German pilots of Heinkel He-111 bombers partake in a symbolic cremation, burning an empty coffin with the inscription “Dein Leben – dein Gewinn” (Your life is your wealth).Kharkov, Ukraine. Autumn 1942.
Bombing of Japanese merchant ships at Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands by VB-108, 12 Jan 1944
A TDM Avenger flies on despite the loss of a good third of its wing.
P-47 of Lieutenant Edwin L. King covered in engine oil after doing strafing attacks on a railroad. During the strafing run, the aircraft took a direct hit, hitting two of the engine’s cylinders. France 1944
B-24D Liberator lead assembly ship ‘Barber Bob’ of 93rd Bomber Group, US 328th Bomb Squadron based out of RAF Hardwick, Norfolk, England. 1943
Non-Standard B-17. With six Brownings at the ready
RAF P-47s in Chittagong, India (now Bangladesh)
Fairey Barracuda of 767 Squadron at Navy HMS “Spurious” a runway that simulated the deck of an aircraft carrier.
Tiger II destroyed by a 122mm HE round during Russian testing. Though impervious to most AP projectiles, the force of the right HE round could burst the weld seams. The report on this test records:
Spalling across an area 300 mm by 300 mm. The welding seam between the upper front plate and the machine gun port burst on ¾ of its circumference. Internal bolts holding the machine gun ball were torn off. The welding seam between the upper front plate and the right side burst, and the right side was displaced by 5 mm. The tank caught fire internally.
KV-8 flametank abandoned after ramming a FlaK 18.
yuo see Ahmed, if gun shield is made of trampoline then boolet just bounce back!
RC-VBIED. This bulldozer example was used by the jihadist group Ahrar al-Shamduring during the battles to break the siege of Aleppo
Syrian boys make do.
ISIS armored technical with a BMP-1 turret