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Why were Pluto and Fido vital elements in the invasion plans D-day?
Operation Pluto was an ingenious underwater 8-in oil pipeline secretly laid on the sea bottom to deliver gasoline directly from the UK to Normandy's soon emplaced fuel storage tanks. Guaranteed the fuel, food, men and ammo needed, the Army okayed the plan. I don't know how "fido" relates to D-Day. Is it spelled correctly?
Why were tanks good in the World War 2?
The second world war saw about a new form of combat, as the first world war primarily focused on trench warfare the second world war was much more mobile and tanks with their higher mobility than emplaced weapons were much more effective at breaking enemy lines than previous methods such as infantry charges and prolonged bombardments which would cause a battle of attrition. Tanks also provided more protection to soldiers in large scale firefights by making a wall between enemy soldiers or by drawing the enemies fire from the unprotected infantry.
What large cannon was used in Germany in world war 1?
The most famous large cannon used by the Germans in WWI was "Big Bertha". This was a postwar nickname, taken from the daughter of Alfred Krupp, the German military industrialist whose factory made what the Germans called the "Paris Guns". There were four of these emplaced. These were guns with extremely long barrels - something well over one hundred feet, but they did not fire very large shells. Their remarkable capability was in their range. These guns could fire shells 75 miles into Paris. The shells took about two minutes in flight, and arrived at supersonic speeds, meaning there was no warning shriek of sound before the shells hit, just a sudden explosion. At such a range and without means of correcting their aim, the best these guns could manage was harassing fire, more for its demoralizing terror value, and almost certainly killing civilians almost exclusively. The worst damage done was a hit on a church during services, which killed 120 French civilians. The guns could only fire one shell about every half hour, and after a few hundred rounds had to be returned to the Krupp factory for a new barrel. It took four specially constructed railroad carriages to move the guns, and the crews were about the size of an entire regiment of infantry - something like 3200 men. All in all probably a tremendous waste of resources. But the Germans have always been fascinated by massive artillery pieces. There were a couple of other Krupp guns - I think one was called Thor - that were massive mortars, or siege cannon, firing much bigger and more destructive projectiles that the Paris guns, intended for reducing enemy fortifications, which actually did see some use in the first few weeks of the war, against the Belgian defensive fortifications. These pieces also required trains to move them, and huge crews, and were of little use through the rest of the war.
How can the invasions east and west of pointe du hoc be contrasted?
West of Pointe du Hoc there was only Utah Beach, one of the American beaches. Unlike Omaha Beach, the other American beach and the first one immediately to the east of Pointe du Hoc, at Utah Beach the terrain behind the beach was flat, and was actually a flooded marsh. The most significant problem faced by the troops of the US 4th Infantry Division who landed at Utah Beach was capturing the causeways, raised structures like long bridges above the flooded marsh. These were long and straight and with Germans at the inland end of them, able to fire down the length of the causeways at any troops trying to advance. They were aided in this by paratroopers who had been dropped in the hours before the sea borne forces landed with the purpose of capturing the inland exits from these causeways. There were few defenses on Utah Beach, the German plan having been to cover that area with the guns of the battery at Pointe du Hoc, which had not yet been emplaced. What few defenses there were the landing force actually missed, because they landed at the wrong place, about a mile from the intended landing spot, which turned out to be very fortunate. On Omaha Beach, east of Pointe du Hoc, there was a high bluff just back of the beach, honeycombed with pillboxes and machine gun emplacements, strung with barbed wire, and extensive mine fields. Numerous field artillery pieces could be brought to bear on the landing force, and were. Extremely heavy casualties were suffered before the landing force was able to fight its way off the beach, up the bluff, and clean out the pillboxes, gun emplacements, and bunkers. Further east were the two British and one Canadian beaches. The Canadians did have a serious fight to secure their beach. But on those three beaches the terrain had again leveled out to flat coastal plain, so the invaders were not faced with defenders entrenched in heavy fortifications on high ground, as was encountered at Omaha Beach.
What are the causes of the battle Dien Bien phu?
The French wanted to destroy the Viet Minh in a set-piece (conventional) battle. They under-estimated the Viet Minh, when the communists managed to emplace field guns (artillery) around the French garrison (compound). The French had made their operation plans believing that enemy cannon (guns) could not be emplaced in such rugged terrain...so quickly, and efficiently. Consequently, Dien Bien Phu was pounded mercilessly.
What is explosive ordnance that has been fused and then dropped projected thrown or emplaced but remains unexploded either by malfunction or by design?
That is a UXO- Unexploded Ordnance.
What is an explosive ordnance that has been fused and then dropped projected thrown or emplaced but remains unexploded by malfunction or by design?
It is commonly known as a dud or an unexploded shell.
What is explosive ordinance that has been fused and then dropped projected thrown or emplaced but remains unexploded either by malfunction or by design.?
uxo
What is an explosive ordanace that has been fused and then dropped projected thrown or emplaced but remains unexploded either by malfunction or by design?
It is a dud.
What is explosive ordinance that has been fused and then dropped projected thrown or emplaced but remains unexploded either by malfunction or by design?
UXO
What is an explosive ordance that has been fused and then dropped projected thrown or emplaced but remains unexploded either by malfunction or by design?
UXO
Is exploseive ordinance that has been fused and then dropped projected thrown or emplaced but remains unexploded either by malfunction or by design?
UXO
Is explosive ordnance that has been fused and then dropped projected thrown or emplaced but remains unexploded either by malfunction or by design?
Both. After World War 2 a significant number of bombs dropped by both sides were found unexploded. They were considered live and dangerous and professionals had the job of defusing them at the risk of their lives. Neither side intended for this too happen. On the other hand, Mine fields were used for various reasons to create areas hazardous to enemy soldiers. Some of them still exist in Africa and Asia and present a hazard to local inhabitants.
Is explosive ordnance that has been fused and then dropped projected thrown or emplaced but remains unexploded either by malfunction or by design.?
Both. After World War 2 a significant number of bombs dropped by both sides were found unexploded. They were considered live and dangerous and professionals had the job of defusing them at the risk of their lives. Neither side intended for this too happen. On the other hand, Mine fields were used for various reasons to create areas hazardous to enemy soldiers. Some of them still exist in Africa and Asia and present a hazard to local inhabitants.
Which is NOT one of the ways in which an igneous rock is emplaced into pre-existing rocks?
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Is galena metamorphic sedimentary or igneous?
Galena is a mineral. not a rock, but is commonly found emplaced in sedimentary rock from hydrothermal deposition in faults and fissures.
What is the name of the battleship which is moored opposite the Houses of Parliament?
There should be only ONE battleship moored/emplaced in Great Britain, the "WOODEN" warship HMS Victory; Admiral Horatio Nelson's flagship from the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar. There is a steel battleship moored/emplaced in Japan, Admiral Togo's flagship from the 1905 Battle of Tsushima.
