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Bart Noir · June 4, 2019, 06:56 PM

It was a good little article, combining mention of heroic actions with the weapons used for them.

There is a picture of the British gliders a day or more after the troopers sailed silently in and captured that important bridge, Pegasus I believe. Those planes are within pistol shot of the bridge they wanted to capture. Impressive successful assault, with a posthumous Victoria Cross story.

So, yeah, the Allies as a group are deserving of credit.

Bart Noir
Who thinks the Sten Mk V is even uglier than the Owen sub-gun. But the Aussie SMG was tested and proven more reliable. Nothing that works well is truly ugly.

Edited: Looked again and am not sure the pic with the gliders is right at the bridge. I was thinking of a pic in a book I had just seen.

June 4, 2019, 06:56 PM	#6
Bart Noir Senior Member Join Date: August 5, 2000 Location: Puget Sound, USA Posts: 2,215	It was a good little article, combining mention of heroic actions with the weapons used for them. There is a picture of the British gliders a day or more after the troopers sailed silently in and captured that important bridge, Pegasus I believe. Those planes are within pistol shot of the bridge they wanted to capture. Impressive successful assault, with a posthumous Victoria Cross story. So, yeah, the Allies as a group are deserving of credit. Bart Noir Who thinks the Sten Mk V is even uglier than the Owen sub-gun. But the Aussie SMG was tested and proven more reliable. Nothing that works well is truly ugly. Edited: Looked again and am not sure the pic with the gliders is right at the bridge. I was thinking of a pic in a book I had just seen. __________________ Be of good cheer and mindful of your gun muzzle! Last edited by Bart Noir; June 5, 2019 at 02:35 PM.