| Kaoschallenged | 27 Jul 2013 8:37 p.m. PST |
Here is a subject I knew little about,
Manchkuoan and Nanking Navies 1931-45
PDF link
Robert |
 Grelber  | 27 Jul 2013 8:50 p.m. PST |
I certainly hadn't heard about a navy for Manchukuo. Several of the ships are rather handsome, and they did see some action. Hmmmmm . . . Grelber |
| Texas Jack | 28 Jul 2013 3:56 a.m. PST |
That was quite interesting, thank you Robert! |
| jpattern2 | 28 Jul 2013 8:30 a.m. PST |
Nice find! The Tatung would look fantastic on the tabletop.
EDIT: The ship identified in the PDF as the Tatung (or Daido) is identified as the Limin (or Rimin) on this website: link
Limin:
Tatung:
Looks like they might have been sister ships. |
| RexMcL | 28 Jul 2013 8:39 a.m. PST |
I hadn't read anything about that before. Very interesting. |
| ptdockyard | 28 Jul 2013 9:21 a.m. PST |
I know there was a sharp river battle in 1929 set ween the Chinese river flotilla and the Soviet Amur Flotilla but it is not an easy rent to research. Riverine combat is very interesting but often overlooked |
| RexMcL | 28 Jul 2013 9:55 a.m. PST |
I have a couple photos of a Japanese gunboat in my collection. The turret looks like it might have been taken from a Type 89
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| Texas Jack | 28 Jul 2013 11:24 a.m. PST |
Wow, that would be the perfect gunboat for a little pulp action! |
| RexMcL | 28 Jul 2013 11:33 a.m. PST |
Yeah, that's why I saved the picture. Plus, they're small enough to reasonably fit on a table. After taking a second look, that's not a Type 89 turret after all. |
| ptdockyard | 28 Jul 2013 1:24 p.m. PST |
These are Landing craft AB, very close to the Gunboat Type C. A few saw action against PTs in SW Pacific. Not the actual tank turret but the same gun. A PT came home one morning to find one of the little 57mm shells imbedded unexploded in one of it's torpedo warheads |
| Kaoschallenged | 30 Jul 2013 5:26 p.m. PST |
Most welcome everyone. Thanks for the photos. Robert |
