slysniper Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 They must have used this as their template for the on board mortars 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongLeftFlank Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 "That man is the biggest nuisance on the beach." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejetset Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Have you ever tried to take a human played, German-held hedgerow without mortars or armor support?? I think the mortar is a pretty good answer to the widely distributed MG42. In RL, the Germans deployed a lot of MG's into their infantry squads. The Allies had 2" and 60mm mortars. Mortars were, and still are, extremely deadly. You don't hear the shells coming and they just throw loads of metallic crap all over the place when they pop. And when they are direct-sighted, or indirectly sighted by a guy just a few yards away peeping through a hedgerow or over a small hill .... they can zero in on their target in just a few rounds. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 120mm, or...? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slysniper Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 Lets see who can identify this weapon and what country owned it, and no it is not a 120mm. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbfg Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Only a Brit or an Australian would wear shorts like that. edit: I'm going with Australian. If he was British his socks wouldn't be down round his ankles. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoolaman Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 150mm Japanese 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Radley Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 "That man is the biggest nuisance on the beach." Funniest thing I've seen all day. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Actually they're based on this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slysniper Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 Only a Brit or an Australian would wear shorts like that. edit: I'm going with Australian. If he was British his socks wouldn't be down round his ankles. That is not correct 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slysniper Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 150mm Japanese This is very close, if not correct, I remember the size not being 150, but that would have to be verified 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slysniper Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 This is very close, if not correct, I remember the size not being 150, but that would have to be verified Type 96 150 mm Infantry The Type 96 and Type 97 were Japanese 150 mm calibre mortars used during the Second World War. The Type 96 was first introduced in 1936. It had a caliber of 150.5 mm, and approximately 90 were produced. The Type 96 was used in Iwo Jima and China, but its performance is not known. In 1941 the weapon was developed into the more portable Type 97 150 mm Mortar, which simply has the recoil absorber removed. Designation Type 96 Type 97 long barrel Type 97 short barrel Barrel length 1.325 m 1.935 m 1.395 m Elevation +45 to +80 degrees Shell weight Reported between 25.65 kg and 23.8 kg Muzzle velocity 214 m/s Weight 722 kg 342 kg 232.5 kg Range 3,900 m Quantity produced 90, 110 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holien Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Israeli? Looks like a more modern photo and has he painted his finger nails? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan/california Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 A quick google points me to the Soltan M66 160mm Mortar. Some usage by Israel, Russia, and Finland. "Uniform" definitely looks Israeli to me. A round from that thing would ruin your whole day. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeeDog Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 A quick google points me to the Soltan M66 160mm Mortar. Some usage by Israel, Russia, and Finland. "Uniform" definitely looks Israeli to me. A round from that thing would ruin your whole day. Regardless of how Semitic the guy looks, that's not the Soltam. Totally different carriage on the Soltam. It's definitely the heavy Japanese mortar; I had forgotten the exact caliber, but that's definitely it. I assume the image is of one that was captured, and the guy next to it is an a Aussie or a Kiwi er sumfink. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slysniper Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 I swear sometimes you guys are crazy. The photo is from the site of the USMC that the battle for a certain island is available at. The information I posted is the correct information for the Japanese weapon, this photo is showing the captured weapon, since only US marines and a small amount of US Army units were on the island, he is likely a marine. So now there is only one question left you can try and guess the answer to, what island and battle was it that this photo is from. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slysniper Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 A quick google points me to the Soltan M66 160mm Mortar. Some usage by Israel, Russia, and Finland. "Uniform" definitely looks Israeli to me. A round from that thing would ruin your whole day. You can focus on sending me a turn instead of working on my photo quiz. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Random Gamer Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 So now there is only one question left you can try and guess the answer to, what island and battle was it that this photo is from. Peleliu. 40% casualties for the invading force. He most likely is a Marine by statistical chance, as you pointed out. But those are highly irregular cutoffs and footwear too. Perhaps a member of a naval landing party? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slysniper Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 Peleliu. 40% casualties for the invading force. He most likely is a Marine by statistical chance, as you pointed out. But those are highly irregular cutoffs and footwear too. Perhaps a member of a naval landing party? Very good, at least someone shows they have some grog in them that is able to be correct. As for the man in the photo, you might be right, we will never know. There is something about him that is funny, You have to smile. As for the Battle, it is some interesting reading, plenty of stories about going above and beyond ones duty. For most it also rewarded with death. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardem Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 This is interesting if he is a marine or not, THe only think we really have to go on would be his army issued boots. I am not 100% sure of marine boots but they look very short and I remember most australian ww2 boots are very short. Here is some example http://medalsgonemissing.com/gallery/australian-army-jungle-boot.jpg Looking at the ankle support the first picture seems the correct boot, compare the the US Army/Marine boot. http://medalsgonemissing.com/gallery/ww1-boots-&-ww2-boots.jpg Here are american ankle boots http://www.medalsgonemissing.com/gallery/u.s.-army-boots(1).jpg Also the Shorts remind me of either british or australian Light kharkis. One of the many variants http://www.medalsgonemissing.com/gallery/second-world-war-aif-shorts.jpg Not sure what marine shorts look like. I still not sure, part of me thinks australia just the way he standing and posed. But that probably me being bias. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seedorf81 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 I thought he could be a Turkish Tourist. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 The man looks to me to be of Mediterranean extraction. Initial impulse was Greek. Did some digging, and the weapon is a Japanese 141mm mortar. His name is Corporal Peter P. Zacharko. Page 13 here. http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/USMC-C-Peleliu/index.html Further exploration suggests his surname is Polish. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
togi Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 I thought he could be a Turkish Tourist. why ? BTW: I'm Turkish and I would like to know why are you thinking that is a Turk tourist? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
para Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 He looks French to me 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 togi, He has X-Ray vision and has determined the man has Turkish apricots in his pockets and is pining for Lahmacun and a good baklava! Yes, I cheated, but I have eaten Turkish food, thanks to my sister and her family deploying with him when my brother-in-law Mike was stationed at Incirlik Air Base. Having been trained in Turkish, they lived there for years. There was also this rather exciting incident. http://www.torch.aetc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123245179 Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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