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The World War I mine barrage had reduced the number of mines required by using a copper wire antenna with a float to extend it above the mine. A ship's steel hull touching the copper antenna would form a battery and seawater acted as an electrolyte completing a circuit with an insulated copper plate on the mine surface to actuate a detonating ...
High-speed transports were converted destroyers and destroyer escorts used in US Navy amphibious operations in World War II and afterward. They received the US Hull classification symbol APD; "AP" for transport and "D" for destroyer. In 1969, the remaining ships were reclassified as "Fast Amphibious Transports", hull symbol LPR.
Pages in category "World War II minesweepers of the United States" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 480 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
During World War II unemployment by 1945 had fallen to 1.9% from 14.6% in 1940. 20% of the population during the war was employed within the armed forces. [ 36 ] The beginning years of World War II shows a spike in employment, but towards the end of the war decreased significantly.
For the most demanding items even low-background steel can be too radioactive and other materials like high-purity copper may be used. [4] In cases where World War II–era shipwrecks in and near the relatively shallow Java Sea and western South China Sea have been illegally scavenged, it has been suggested that the target is low-background ...
Sealed, or lacquered, copper will present as much shinier than raw, or natural, copper—and it's also much easier to clean (tackle sealed copper with a warm, wet dishcloth and dish soap).
German infantry weapons in the Askifou War Museum, Crete Lists of World War II military equipment are lists of military equipment in use during World War II (1939–1945). ). They include lists of aircraft, ships, vehicles, weapons, personal equipment, uniforms, and other equi
By the time of the war’s end in 1945, jet engines were making their way to the battlefield. Today, we’re looking at the fastest American airplanes of the Second World War. 17. Republic P-43 Lancer