 Mserafin  | 16 Oct 2013 1:08 p.m. PST |
Of possible interest: link |
| Sergeant Ewart | 16 Oct 2013 1:46 p.m. PST |
Well done Mserafin – great pictures! |
miniaturemen  | 16 Oct 2013 3:24 p.m. PST |
Unusual to see colour photographs, thanks for posting |
| Captain dEwell | 16 Oct 2013 3:48 p.m. PST |
Excellent. I had never seen those photographs before. I think the photograph (10th from bottom) of the huge gun emplacement is the Jahore battery. The site "consists of a labyrinth of tunnels that was used to store ammunition to support three monster guns that could fire 15-inch shells". "Built by the British in 1939 for the defence of Singapore, the guns were the largest installed outside Britain during WWII. The guns were destroyed before the surrender of the British army and the tunnels were sealed up after the war. Their location remained a secret until the Singapore Prisons Department rediscovered them in April 1991". link |
| Mserafin | 16 Oct 2013 4:25 p.m. PST |
Well done Mserafin – great pictures! You're welcome. What I'm really proud of is beating Tango to it! |
| John Leahy | 16 Oct 2013 7:20 p.m. PST |
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| Shagnasty | 16 Oct 2013 8:28 p.m. PST |
Good pictures. Too bad they didn't fight as well as they looked. Didn't see any fighter planes which was one reason they didn't do as well as expected. |
 Bobgnar | 16 Oct 2013 8:31 p.m. PST |
Great pics, thanks for the link. Liked all the Tommy guns with drums. Interesting cammo. Was that a far east variation. Lots of big guns, should be able to stop any Japanese invasion, well any that comes from the sea :) |
| Kaoschallenged | 16 Oct 2013 10:51 p.m. PST |
IIRC I had read that except for two of the 15in guns all the others had full traverse and actually fired against the Japanese in Singapore and Johor. Robert |
| Etranger | 16 Oct 2013 11:47 p.m. PST |
True. They didn't have ammunition suitable for use against land targets however….. |
| Joes Shop | 17 Oct 2013 5:09 a.m. PST |
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| Scafcom1 | 17 Oct 2013 9:55 p.m. PST |
I think that the twin engine Blenheims were Mark I. F versions, a sort of fighter with a gun pack under the fuselage. Still, not a very good aircraft to use as a fighter. |
| Martin Rapier | 18 Oct 2013 2:54 a.m. PST |
Fabulous pictures, and once more confirmation that the right colour to paint armoured vehicle tracks is….mud:) |
| Kaoschallenged | 19 Oct 2013 8:58 p.m. PST |
LIFE has always been known for their awesome wartime photos. Especially the color ones. Robert |
