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It’s time for another episode of /k/ Planes! This time, we’re looking at the night fighters of the Luftwaffe.
Early in the Second World War, the RAF made the decision to undertake a nighttime strategic bombing campaign. In doing so, they spurred the development of an elaborate air defense network in Germany centered around the use of night fighters. As the system evolved and expanded, an arms race began between the Luftwaffe and RAF, resulting in quite possibly the most technologically advanced theater of the entire war. Unfortunately, the night fighters had more than just the RAF working against them. From the start, they experienced resistance from high command, who perceived such an elaborate defensive network as defeatist. Offensive arms of the Luftwaffe were consistently given priority over the night fighter corps, and, even when resources were allocated, the night fighter corps was often left competing with cities to improve their network. Even so, Germany’s nighttime air defense network would come to be one of the most elaborate and effective defensive networks of the entire war, only truly losing its effectiveness after factors beyond the control of the night fighter corps began to degrade their network.
>>30547771
In the opening months of the Second World War, Britain had begun limited bombing efforts against Germany. Though the RAF had in its possession a sizeable force of long-range bombers, they lacked any fighters capable of escorting them. Night bombing had been a regular practice of the RAF in the years leading up to the war, but most raids would be conducted in daylight without fighter escort. Such missions went predictably poorly. Despite their comparatively heavy defensive armament, British bombers were far too vulnerable to German fighters. This vulnerability was demonstrated in its extreme in December 1939, when the RAF sortied 22 Vickers Wellington bombers to attack the Kriegsmarine base at Wilhelmshaven. The bombers were picked up by German radars an hour out from their targets, and, though they arrived over the target without being intercepted, they were followed much of the way home by a massive force of German fighters. Without escort, the bombers suffered the loss of 12 aircraft, along with a further 3 damaged. Though the RAF had suffered heavy losses before, this most recent engagement over Heligoland Bight was the final straw. Daylight operations were to be completely abandoned.
>>30547791
In early 1933, after promising tests of Sonar systems, the Kriegsmarine began experimenting with radar systems. Rudimentary systems were developed at first for a proof-of-concept, but, after successfully showing that a radar system could detect surface ships several miles away, the project gained significant support from the Kriegsmarine. While the Kriegsmarine went on to develop surface-search radars for their ships, the concept saw surprisingly little interest among the Luftwaffe. Though the Kriegsmarine’s radar experiments were showing the clear ability to detect aircraft at range as well, such a system was looked down upon for numerous reasons. First and foremost was an institutional bias against an early-warning network, as it was felt that such systems were purely defensive in nature and thus useless for Germany’s offensive focus. The Luftwaffe had its practical reasons to not want the systems, however, as they lacked a real command and control network that would be necessary to make the most of such systems.
>>30547838
Because of the resistance to air-search radars, it wouldn’t be until the eve of war that the first radar stations were deployed. In early 1937, after successfully delivering their first operational radar sets to the Kriegsmarine, the company GEMA began work on an air-search radar. Known as Freya, the new system was derived from the Seetakt radar developed for the Kriegsmarine, differing in its lower frequency range (120-166MHz vs 368MHz), longer wavelength (2.5m vs 50cm), and longer range (120km vs 20km). The Freya system was ordered by the Luftwaffe in 1938, with the first eight systems reaching service that year. Compared to the Chain Home system being used across the Channel, the Freya was considerably more advanced. With its smaller wavelength, it could use a smaller and more manageable antenna and provide higher resolution images for operators. However, this came at the cost of complexity - only eight Freya stations were operational when war broke out.
AK General /akg/
Chinese Bakelite Edition
>Thread #13
Old thread here >>30527240
OK guys, BLM is coming to your house to kill your white ass, but not before making you a cuck. What AK do you fight the race war with?
>>30547576
Jokes on them on them im single.
SLR-107FR, SAM7SF as back up.
The more things change the more they stay the same.
Mys stuzens fit perfect in my m16/m4 crate
They knew the correct overall length for a carbine in 1895.
Anybody have any luck in the june auction?
Milsurp thread, you say?
Pistols edition. Come post your pistol set ups, iwb, owb, edc, range day, 3gun.
>tfw in a race against time to turn 21 and buy a pistol before the national gun control acts go into effect
>>30545047
>Sig P226 Legion
>Surefire X300
>BlackPoint leatherwing holster
>BlackPoint mag pouch
>1 mag in the gun, 1 in the mag pouch, 2 on the chest rig
>>30545047
>>30545086
Also just picked up this Glock 19 yesterday. I've got a Raven Vanguard 2 for it, probably picking up a CompTac Minotaur, but for OWB I'm thinking about going Raven+light.
I just can't decide between the XC1 or X300.
EDC is still my Sig P239 with in a CompTac Minotaur
The buckle is inbound. It took 2 extra months, and Im sorry. But it's coming.
Also, skeletor, lemme see that lh9 and your opinoins on it
Post which girl is best girl
Personally, I like Galil (imagine what her older sister the 7.62 version would be like)
>inb4 'Muh Israel' comments
finnish rape elves best elves
Are anti-air systems a meme?
>>30538054
meme
mēm/Submit
noun
an element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means, especially imitation.
The concept of anti-air systems is a meme. The systems themselves are actually objects.
>>30538054
Well such 'meme' made all commercial air flights diverge from any modern conflict zone.
>>30538054
against aircraft? especially civilian airliners? they are quite lethal.
against an ICBM wave from russia? they're a joke.
If you've downloaded pokemon go and own guns, post like pic related.
I posted this on /v/ yesterday, this morning my buddy found it on r/gaming with my username cut off. Thanks reddit.
>>30533957
Honestly, you shouldn't want pictures of your gun tying back to you, anyway. Reddit did you a favor. Now, repeat after me:
OPSEC
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>>30533982
Tbqh that wasn't even sarcasm. I don't into reddit anyway, so if someone wants to farm upboats off my pic, more power to them.
>Games uses AR mode
Dammit, the joke writes itself. I wish the server wasn't being raped right now.
After buying a new box of ammo, you find a cupon for one free gun! It can be anything that has ever been produced.
>What do you choose?
>>30525043
something that nobody on /k/ will give me shit for having chosen
the jury's still out
>>30525043
Im torn between the .45 acp kriss vector smg or a steyr AUG A3
What does the term Assault Weapon mean to you?
A select-fire (read: capable of burst fire, full auto, or both) rifle that fires an intermediate cartridge and feeds through detachable magazines
Scary black furniture is a plus but not required
>>30566917
Any gun that is capable of selective fire.
>>30566917
This thing.
I really want this, they go for about 300-350 bucks. Should I do it? Has anyone fired one? I don't feel like dropping the 1500 for the real thing if it's just going to be a range toy
>>30566614
Is it the Norinco clone? If so, be very wary if you do purchase one, they have quite shoddy quality control but if you don't get a lemon they're fine albeit extremely dated shotguns.
I've fondled one, it's not as good as the real deal but is adequate as a range toy.
>>30566635
It's the century arms one, the norinco is like 500 or so if i remember correctly. I couldn't find one locally and my local indoor range/shop can get me the century.
Do you have any giveaway guns for your friends/family for when SHTF?
I have about 20 guns, but the only ones I'd freely part with are shotguns and noguns can't into effective long gun use.
I'm thinking of buying a cobra five pack of .380 pistols for liberator style use.
>>30566677
Really? I've found long guns are easier for noguns to use than pistols. I'd honestly get a 10 crate of mosins and 10k rounds of I wanted to inexpensively outfit a zombie hunting party.
>>30566677
>noguns can't into effective long gun use
They can into long guns way fucking easier and faster than they can into handguns. And a shotgun? Forget about it. No complications with sight picture. Put the bead on target and see if shit don't just work out.
>>30566709
I mean, a noguns can get a pistol within a few feet of a target. Diplomats and world leaders are usually shot with pistols. I can totally see a noguns blowing an ambush by sticking a barrel out a window.
Is standard military ammo such as M855 and M193 terminally capable and able to penetrate light barriers, such as glass or a car door, at 400 yards? Provided you're using a 20 in barrel.
>>30565674
about 60 percent penetration depending largely on angle of impact.
>>30565746
Can you clarify a bit? It sounds almost incredible to hear that military ammo will fail to break glass in less than 500 yards. If that IS the case, is MK262 the only good ammo for the AR?
>>30565674
>Is standard military ammo such as M855 and M193 terminally capable and able to penetrate light barriers, such as glass or a car door, at 400 yards?
Absolutely not. A 5.56 bullet won't even penetrate skin at 600 so why the hell would it be able to penetrate glass at 400? Think about it...
What's the process for properly buying a gun online? Should you contact your FFL before placing your order? Do you tell them you're ordering a gun online?
>>30565257
>o.30565257▶
>What's the process for properly buying a gun online?
Make sure your chosen local shop or FFL will accept delivery on online orders. Some won't. Get their name, address, phone.
Order the gun, tell them to ship it to your FFL.
Of course, you'll have to have the same qualifications and go through the same paperwork at your local FFL when it arrives.
>>30565257
I contacted a FFL beforehand, mentioning what gun I am planning on purchasing to see if he is willing to handle the transaction, along with anything I'll need before and during our meet, and the best way to be in contact with him.
Everything went very smoothly when I received my SKS
>>30566183
P.S. sometimes the online store will want the hours that your FFL is open, too.
What's the best gun for the race war?
>>30564064
AR assuming that you keep the war on the streets. Magazine based shotgun works too. Pistols with that extendo mags.
My preference
>20" barrel AR with quick detach short range scope
>saiga as an all purpose weapon
>Glock 17 with them extendos
Thinking of common ammo and performance where dirt and shit doesn't matter
>>30564064
none because it's not happening you kike
>Number built: 6,000,000
Where'd they all go?
If full fun wasn't illegal, would we see the market flooded with slavshit surplus ppsh?
Also, how the fuck is 7.62x25 surplus so hard to find? There should be tons of it lying around in the potato-block countries waiting to be snapped up.
>>30563756
A lot of them got sent to southeast Asia or Africa and the rest are still in Russia/Eastern Europe
>>30563756
To the Middle East, China, Vietnam, Korea, and other places wth communism that wanted to rebel and be fucking bastards.
The ones that survived got captured and brought back or stolen and used for crime.
It's sad to think that somewhere out there drug cartels are using glorious and sexy armaments that /k/ will never have only because some stupid motherfuckers sat down in the twenties and watched one too many gangster movies.
>>30563756
Probably rusted away because Russians stockpiled so many weapons but didn't do any maintenance on them until later. A lost of German k98s went to shot for the same reason
