Word: subs
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...suffer.' As this analogy was not allowed, a suggestion previously made by the Secretary of War was adopted. Under orders of June 18, Rains was assigned to the river defenses, where the use of torpedoes was 'clearly admissible.' A time was to come when his 'sub-terra shells' were a welcome adjunct of the Richmond defenses...
Honor and Msambi Juice. Shocked by the terror loosed when the Indian National Congress party was driven to open revolt, Bhansali became involved in investigations of an incident at the village of Chimur. There a mob killed three constables and a sub-inspector, then burned their bodies. British troops arrested 321 men, imposed a collective fine of 100,000 rupees on Chimur's Hindus, and sentenced 20 to be hanged, 26 to life imprisonment. Later the British modified their punishment (14 to die; 27 to receive life sentences), but ruled out Indian protests that the soldiers had looted homes...
...racks and sights are simple, efficient devices. Designed by an Air Forces officer, the rack can carry two demolition and two smoke bombs (for marking sub locations), is operated by a lever on the floor. The bombsight, hung outside the window, is effective up to 3,000 feet and is made of materials worth only...
Until it got racks and sights, CAP was chiefly effective in locating submarines for the big-game hunters in bombing planes and surface craft. CAPmen would radio a sub's location, wait for the nearest craft with slugging power...
...that CAP planes have the 20? bombsight and the eggs snuggled up against their bellies, German sub commanders will have to dive faster and more often and fewer will escape...