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re: It's 1943, you're 18 years old, which would terrify you more?
Posted on 6/14/19 at 1:29 pm to Darth_Vader
Posted on 6/14/19 at 1:29 pm to Darth_Vader
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Being assigned to the 1st Marine Div. as a rifleman
frick the South Pacific
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Posted on 6/14/19 at 1:32 pm to Darth_Vader
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A. Being assigned as a ball turret gunner on a B-17 bomber crew with the 8th. Air Force
B. Being assigned to the 1st Marine Div. as a rifleman
C. Being assigned to the 101st Airborne Div. as an Infantryman
D. Being assigned to the 4th. Armored Div. as a tanker on an M4 Sherman
Conversely, if you had to choose to do one of the above, which one would it be and why?
You have an excellent chance of dying with any of these options. I'm gonna take my chances and go with 101st Airborne Infantryman. Probably a fatal decision, but if I get caught behind enemy lines, I'd have the best chance of survival, as a POW.
This post was edited on 6/14/19 at 1:35 pm
Posted on 6/14/19 at 1:32 pm to mikelbr
Knowing what I know now, anything that could get my hands on some cool nazi shite to take home and profit on later.
Posted on 6/14/19 at 1:33 pm to Darth_Vader
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Being assigned as a ball turret gunner on a B-17 bomber crew with the 8th. Air Force
My grandfather manned that job in the pacific theatre.
Posted on 6/14/19 at 1:35 pm to Darth_Vader
“A” would probably have the lowest chance of survival. A lot of B-17s in the 8th Air Force did not finish their 25 missions, and the ball turret had a good chance of getting shot by flak/German fighter or getting destroyed in a belly landing.
This post was edited on 6/14/19 at 1:36 pm
Posted on 6/14/19 at 1:35 pm to GEAUXT
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Statistically speaking, A would be the most dangerous
Nice to be able to bang broads and live off steak and beer between missions though.
Posted on 6/14/19 at 1:39 pm to jchamil
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Another thing about the ball turret: if the plane is hit and is going down, is there even a way for that guy to bail out with a parachute?
Technically, yes. They entered the ball turret through a door from the outside, here is an example.
But that door was locked once he was inside and he could not reopen it. They didn’t put latches on the inside because even if they were there, he could not have reached back to them. Once inside the turret he was basically in the fetal position like this...
... and extremely cramped. Most ball turret gunners did not have room for a parachute so one was stored outside the turret top hatch for them. It was this top hatch they opened to the interior of the bomber that was the gunner’s only escape during flight. Here is an example of this door.
But just as he could not open the bottom door to the outside, he likewise could not open the top door to the interior of the bomber. Someone else had to open it up and help him out.
Posted on 6/14/19 at 1:41 pm to Darth_Vader
That seems like it could have been designed much better.
Posted on 6/14/19 at 1:45 pm to Klark Kent
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E. Being 18 in 2019 - facing the oppression of: white privilege, a racist president, and living in a fascist hateful country.
God those liberal tears just keep getting better and better.
Posted on 6/14/19 at 1:45 pm to Crawdaddy
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Knowing what I know now, anything that could get my hands on some cool nazi shite to take home and profit on later.
That would put you in the 101st. You now have to survive fighting the elite of the German military which includes; 1st SS Panzer Division, Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler, Führerbegleitbrigade, 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend, and the 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen.
But if you are successful your wish will be granted.
Posted on 6/14/19 at 1:46 pm to LSUBoo
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That seems like it could have been designed much better.
It, along with the Nordon bombsight were both considered the two most technological wonders of American heavy bombers. The reason it was made so small was to reduce the amount of drag it created. They made it as small as possible for that reason.
ETA: and if you had the bad luck of being the smallest guy on your crew, guess where you get assigned?
This post was edited on 6/14/19 at 1:47 pm
Posted on 6/14/19 at 1:47 pm to Darth_Vader
A Trump hat would scare the f outta me!
Posted on 6/14/19 at 1:50 pm to Darth_Vader
In the US Navy on one of the big battleships.
Posted on 6/14/19 at 1:51 pm to Darth_Vader
Don’t know what any of these mean
Posted on 6/14/19 at 1:52 pm to Darth_Vader
Honestly, being on a merchant marine vessel or in the navy. I hate the idea of being torpedoed in the middle of the night with nothing I can do.
Posted on 6/14/19 at 1:52 pm to upgrayedd
Jimmy Stewart flew 20 combat missions in the 8th AF. He was initially denied entry into the Army because his weight was too low for his height. He actually gained weight so he could get in. That generation just amazes me.
Posted on 6/14/19 at 1:53 pm to Darth_Vader
Ya sorrey, I'm going to choose Canada
Posted on 6/14/19 at 1:54 pm to I Bleed Garnet
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Don’t know what any of these mean
I’m honestly speechless. I don’t even know how it possible to not know what any of these mean.
Posted on 6/14/19 at 1:54 pm to Darth_Vader
Not A! Think they had the highest mortality rate in WWII.
C for sure out of those choices... with Easy Company.
C for sure out of those choices... with Easy Company.
Posted on 6/14/19 at 1:55 pm to Champagne
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In the US Navy on one of the big battleships.
From s gravy standpoint, this would be the assignment to draw during WWII.
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