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Miniatures Adventure => Interwar => Topic started by: Bezzo on 21 November 2014, 10:30:34 PM

Title: Light artillery for the VBCW
Post by: Bezzo on 21 November 2014, 10:30:34 PM

I recently came across the story of an eccentric inventor, Harry Grindell Matthews, who for several years during the 1920's teased the world with announcements of his 'death ray'. He failed to produce the promised weapon but did create a machine capable of projecting advertising messages onto the underside of clouds. This was his Sky Projector, and a commercial flop. However it looks so cool, and surely a machine that projects an intense light beam has some offensive use, however limited. Here it is:

(http://www.harrygrindellmatthews.com/images/420/skyprojector.jpg)

(http://www.frenchaymuseumarchives.co.uk/images/Individuals/Matthews/Sky_Projector.JPG)

Anyone fancy building one? Here is the man himself and he just looks like a boffin.

(http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46400000/jpg/_46400439_harrygrindellmatthews1880-1941.jpg)

Title: Re: Light artillery for the VBCW
Post by: former user on 21 November 2014, 11:41:25 PM

I can hardly imagine the home guard did NOT try to use it for air defense?

Title: Re: Light artillery for the VBCW
Post by: former user on 22 November 2014, 08:00:14 AM

I was thinking more of lighting up or blinding the crew

Title: Re: Light artillery for the VBCW
Post by: Thargor on 22 November 2014, 08:13:57 AM

You mean like searchlights did ?  lol

Title: Re: Light artillery for the VBCW
Post by: former user on 22 November 2014, 08:18:53 AM

I don't know, I am not the AA specialist

Title: Re: Light artillery for the VBCW
Post by: Khmorg on 22 November 2014, 10:33:33 AM

It is Laser cannon  :o o_o

Title: Re: Light artillery for the VBCW
Post by: former user on 22 November 2014, 11:14:01 AM

maybe something like that would have been more useful

Title: Re: Light artillery for the VBCW
Post by: former user on 22 November 2014, 02:10:01 PM

You mean that one?
(http://cdn-0.famouslogos.us/images/playboy-logo.jpg)

no, probably that one (still looks like a bunny)

Title: Re: Light artillery for the VBCW
Post by: Eric the Shed on 22 November 2014, 05:52:53 PM

so crazy... lol lol lol

Title: Re: Light artillery for the VBCW
Post by: georgec on 23 November 2014, 10:22:59 PM

I am reminded of the Canal Defence Light

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canal_Defence_Light

which ended up a very large force given that it was never used as intended.

Title: Re: Light artillery for the VBCW
Post by: former user on 23 November 2014, 10:27:23 PM

this was my thinking - didn't know something like that existed