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  1. ArmchairSamurai

    Welbum

    Hello all, been a minute I am not sure where to post this, but has anyone heard of the Welbum? It's in the same league as the Welrod, Welwand, Welfreighter, and Welman when it comes to British convert R&D at Station IX in WW2. I saw the name pop up while reading about the Welwand and I...
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    • airborne forces british army clandestine insertion combat swimmers espionage great britain irregular warfare special operations special operations executive special reconnaissance station ix war office waterborne infiltration world war ii
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  2. A Tentative Fleet Plan

    Vickers Interwar Super-Long-Range Artillery

    Found these images buried in my folders along with a screenshot of the (limited) information on these artillery pieces. It took me a while to track down which forum post I got them from (link and just in case, archived). Quoted from the thread in question:
    • A Tentative Fleet Plan
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    • british commonwealth british empire great britain interwar period royal artillery united kingdom vickers ltd vickers-armstrongs limited war office world war i
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  3. robunos

    The 'AB.123' project designation system...

    I've done a search. and I'm surprised that there's no thread for this... Following the partial replacement, in 1959, of the British Ministry of Supply by the Ministry of Aviation, the iconic 'Rainbow Code' system for projects was also replaced, by a new system of two letters, and three numbers...
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    • 1960s 1970s air ministry cold war late 1950s ministry of aviation ministry of defence ministry of technology united kingdom war office
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Designation Systems
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