Slick
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Nearly zero ordnance related.
Just ran across this sight: http://sovietmaps.com/
The source with a backstory: http://www.wired.com/2015/07/secret-cold-war-maps
Full disclosure - I probably have as many maps & atlases(atlasi?) as I do shells & projectiles in the collection. Many '50s & '60s era "gas station" maps. Yet another thing I've made an effort to amass. This GPS stuff, while nice, only furthers the dumbing down of the population. I grew up reading and following maps while on numerous road trips. I suspect many, now, don't have a clue what "up" on a map denotes. Or even how to fold it back up.
Anyway, the Soviet maps were news to me. Makes sense. Quite a bit more info than the normal road map. Bridge wt. capacities, manufacturing facilities, etc. Nice info to have if one finds oneself in need of such details. Like a tank commander. Or targeting folks.
I know, almost nothing to do with ordnance, but it sorta does in a warry way, where many bombs are flung.
Nearly zero ordnance related.
Just ran across this sight: http://sovietmaps.com/
The source with a backstory: http://www.wired.com/2015/07/secret-cold-war-maps
Full disclosure - I probably have as many maps & atlases(atlasi?) as I do shells & projectiles in the collection. Many '50s & '60s era "gas station" maps. Yet another thing I've made an effort to amass. This GPS stuff, while nice, only furthers the dumbing down of the population. I grew up reading and following maps while on numerous road trips. I suspect many, now, don't have a clue what "up" on a map denotes. Or even how to fold it back up.
Anyway, the Soviet maps were news to me. Makes sense. Quite a bit more info than the normal road map. Bridge wt. capacities, manufacturing facilities, etc. Nice info to have if one finds oneself in need of such details. Like a tank commander. Or targeting folks.
I know, almost nothing to do with ordnance, but it sorta does in a warry way, where many bombs are flung.