US Navy blimp protecting a convoy during WW2, 1943 (lemmy.world)
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I’ve known about these for a long time now, but seeing one actually carried is real Looney Toons shit, I love it.
“Since a regulation-size football weighs 14 ounces, it was considered feasible to make a shaped charge grenade within this weight limitation. In addition, most US troops are familiar with throwing footballs,” according to the Army’s test report for the weapon....