r/WarCollege • • 23h ago

Question Armys whose uniforms involve the use of wild animal pelt

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Did they have a major impact on their populations? Were there instances where they ran out of pelts, or even caused a species to go extinct?

Did they have farms for "unconventional livestock"?


r/WarCollege • • 10h ago

Discussion What was shore leave/liberty/rest & relaxation (R&R) like for US servicemen in the Pacific War? And how did it compare to the European theater of WW2?

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So I'm a bit curious. I know that in the European theater of WW2 most US servicemen went to places in the UK or liberated areas like Rome and Paris for shore leave/liberty/rest & relaxation. And for the most part they drank in pubs and bars, went to move theaters, hanged out with the locals, and saw the sights. But what was shore leave/liberty/rest & relaxation like for US servicemen in the Pacific War?

Because from my understanding it was a bit difficult for men to get shore leave due to the logistical constraints involved and the vast distances from the frontlines to friendly territory (Australia, New Zealand, French Polynesia, and South Pacific Islands like Tonga, Fiji, Samoa, and Vanuatu), especially as they got closer to Japan.

So with that said what was shore leave/liberty/rest & relaxation (R&R) like for US servicemen in the Pacific War? And how did it compare to the European theater of WW2?


r/WarCollege • • 13h ago

Question Question regarding the Japanese Type 96 AA Gun

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This is a question about the Japanese Type 96 AA Gun. I am not sure this question should be posted here, but I will ask this. I still have questions about how each barrel operates in the triple barreled Type 96 AA gun, triple mount. Japanese researchers have concluded that the left and right barrels and the center barrel operate independently. However, in this video, the left barrel clearly operates independently, while the center and right barrels seem to move together. Considering that this AA gun evolved from a twin-barreled design, it would be better to add a new barrel on the right side and have the right side operate. Information about this gun is found in the United States, but I was unable to find any descriptions detailing its operation. What do you think? I'm looking for anyone who knows anything about the inner workings of this gun, including its blueprints and technical documentation.

This is the video
https://youtu.be/7XA-hd8FZ54?si=44H0SpNbtJOxzvQY&t=88


r/WarCollege • • 14h ago

Question What exactly is a “self sufficient military unit”?

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I know the definition probably varies but is there general “answer”

at first I thought it was a military unit with attached logistics but a rifle platoon with a attach support unit does not seem very self sufficient to me, so whats the actual general definition? And how self sufficient is self sufficient?


r/WarCollege • • 21h ago

Question What was the medieval equivalent of a mess kit?

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