Malta A 3-inch mortar team laying a smoke screen during a demonstration exercise, 13 April 1942. Note helmet camouflage.
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...85280938-1.jpg
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Malta A 3-inch mortar team laying a smoke screen during a demonstration exercise, 13 April 1942. Note helmet camouflage.
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...85280938-1.jpg
They obviously hadn't heard of the principles of camouflage. Shape, shine, shadow etc etc. The first principle is to break upo the shape of obvious objects....., like helmets!
What's that emblem though? Free French?
Possibly The Kings Own Malta Regiment. Or-Bat shows their 3 Battalion was there then.
Paint pattern's the same, the emblem not so much...
The vast majority of histories of the Malta campaign are dedicated solely to RN and MN or RAF (&FAA) participation. Land forces are grossly ignored. The best internet reference to the land force Or-Bat is this thread from another website: Malta Garrison 1942 - Axis History Forum
That must have made a terrifying sight for the receiving end:
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Originally Posted by Ro-bert
All 3 of these are posed, but give an idea of Tommies on campaign in South Africa 1899-1902.
This one shows MLM Mk IIs (I think), in use at Modder River.
This photo explains at a glance the high number of head wounds sustained by British troops. The British attributed this to the uncanny marksmanship of the Boers, but it is actually just a function of shallow trenches, flat trajectories, and huge volumes of rifle fire.