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Pykrete (/ ˈ p aɪ k r iː t /, PIE-creet) [1] is a frozen ice composite, [2] originally made of approximately 14% sawdust or some other form of wood pulp (such as paper) and 86% ice by weight (6 to 1 by weight). During World War II, Geoffrey Pyke proposed it as a candidate material for a supersized aircraft carrier for the British Royal Navy.
Conceptual design of Project Habakkuk aircraft carrier with 600-metre (1,969 ft) runway. Project Habakkuk or Habbakuk (spelling varies) was a plan by the British during the Second World War to construct an aircraft carrier out of pykrete, a mixture of wood pulp and ice, for use against German U-boats in the mid-Atlantic, which were beyond the flight range of land-based planes at that time.
Soviet soldiers in SSh-40 helmets at 1945 Victory Parade. The SSh-40 was the most commonly seen in-service helmet used by the Soviet Union during World War II. [citation needed] The only external difference between the SSh-39 and the SSh-40 was the six rivets near the bottom of the helmet, as opposed to the three near the top of the SSh-39 shell.
Geoffrey Nathaniel Joseph Pyke (9 November 1893 – 21 February 1948) [1] was an English journalist, educationalist, and inventor.. Pyke came to public attention when he escaped from internment in Germany during World War I.
Comparative military ranks of World War II; List of equipment used in World War II; Imperial Japanese Army Uniforms; United States Army Uniform in World War II; Ranks and insignia of the Red Army and Navy 1940–1943; Ranks and insignia of the Soviet Armed Forces 1943–1955
In 1935 the Wehrmacht adopted a lower, lighter version of the M1916/18 "coal scuttle" helmet; this became the ubiquitous German helmet of World War II, worn by all branches of the Wehrmacht and SS, police, fire brigades and Party organizations. Collectors distinguish slight production variants as the M35, M40 and M42.
Patricia Lake is notable for its involvement during World War II with Project Habbakuk, a plan to build an unsinkable aircraft carrier from an ice-based composite material termed "Pykrete". [3] Initial studies of natural lake ice had been carried out at Lake Louise.
PASGT-style helmet with four-point retention strap system and velcro-attached head pad system. Also used by NZDF since the 2000s. LShZ 1+ Russia 2012 Russian Special Forces, FSB, Syrian Army: M02 Composite Helmet: Finland: Finnish Defence Forces: Upgraded PASGT-style helmet, replacing the Gefechtshelm M92-style M/92 Komposiittikypärä helmet.
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