BowTied
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Post by BowTied on Aug 29, 2016 7:16:33 GMT -5
Most of us are probably familiar with the old photos and footage of soldiers scrambling down cargo nets into landing craft off the turbulent coast of Normandy on D-Day. Anyone have any insights into how those cargo nets were attached to the ships?
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jpc1968
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Post by jpc1968 on Aug 29, 2016 7:41:15 GMT -5
looks to me they were just draped over the side. I would think if they were mounted to the sides it would damage landing craft alongside when the swells caused them to bump the sides of the ships. Hanging free they could move with the swells and the landing crafts.
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BowTied
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Member since: February 2012
Need to get off my butt on a couple of old 1/25 scale Tamiya Tigers I've had laying around.
Posts: 48
Feb 27, 2012 18:20:44 GMT -5
Feb 27, 2012 18:20:44 GMT -5
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Post by BowTied on Sept 8, 2016 10:41:22 GMT -5
In some photos, there looks like there are chains securing them. There are also lengths of lumber running horizontally every so many spaces, I suppose to keep the nets spread out against the side of the ship during descent. Some of the troop ships have the nets slung over rails, others have a more solid bulkhead they're slung over.
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