I am sure those of you who also follow the joint project by Deidre and I (Brave Resistance), will have seen this coming.
I really apologise for the lack of update this week, but I honestly have no time due to some RL demanding stuff I need to see to. I promise it will resume next Monday as scheduled, and one of these days I will try for a double update just to catch up.
So instead, I present you with one of my artistic inspirations for WM, as I am sure you will notice. This painting is by Alexandros Alexandrakis, a painter who is famous for his paintings about WWII in Greece.
“AEPA!” was the war cry the Greeks yelled when they charged as depicted in the painting (pronounced ah-AE-rah}, hence its title. And here's a hint of that nasty bayonet action Greeks had become notorious about back then >:)
For anyone who is interested, here is the entry for him in Wikipedia, with links to more of his works: Alexandros Alexandrakis
I'm uploading this now, so you know this is no regular update and there's no disappointment :) I hope you enjoyed this anyway!
It's worth noting that "AEPA" (the P in Greek is an R, as Tantz described) has two meanings. Its literal translation is "air," however, it is also a synonym for "freedom." That should give you some food for thought as to what the concept of liberty meant to the Greeks; that it should be as natural and available as air.
I'd rather be shot then bayonetted to death @_@. Very scary, but when your fighting for your land and your life it's a pretty impressive tactic. I see the influence from this piece. :D
@bravo1102 the Lee Enfield was commonly issued with a 10 round short magazine for the .303 shells. The magazines loaded single shot at a time unless you were lucky enough to have the 5 round chargers.
@Tantz looks like you have me on this one, the barrel past the forestock and the mounted bayonet match this to a T http://www.angelfire.com/realm/cruffler/Pages/greek_m1903_14_ms_rifle.htm
Good on you girl! You Go!
LanceDanger: It is! Considering Alexandrakis also served in the front.
Bravo1102: yup, the Greco-Italian war indeed.
DAJB: I agree!
usedbooks: D: It's for a good cause, I promise.
dragonrider: Yes, considering ammo was often scarce for various reasons, Greeks often resorted to the bayonet to do the job rather than waste rounds. Especially if they attacked in the night or ambushed the enemy, accounts say.
Their weapons were also often outdated, often relying on capturing better (or any) stuff from the enemy. The M-S rifle was common and there were also the Gras rifles, a steady companion apparently throughout the Hellenic wartimes.
What these guys are holding does look a lot like the Lee Enfield, though for the longest I thought them to be M-S M1903/14s with maybe the M1903 long bayonet mounted.
But now that I peer at it more, it looks more and more like the no. 4 Enfield indeed:P
And I rambled but it was fun anyway. XD
Greco-Italian war. @dragonrider rifles are worse than that; they're French. At least the bolt action on a Lee Enfield works and you can load from the top, not a tube up the stock. The French loved issuing long needles as bayonets. Pig stickers.
From the Helmets and Bayonets my first impression was early WWII British equipment, Lee-Enfields, Gawd those things are cantankerous a WWI model that has been gas locked due to poor maintenance will kick worse that two Missouri Mules. Yes, those bayonets could definitely ruin someones morning and the nice thing about a rifle equipped with a bayonet, it never misfires or runs out of ammo, just runs out of targets to stab.
HawkandFloAdventures at 2:18PM, Jan. 1, 2023
wow fantastic page :O
FormerDDer at 10:23AM, Oct. 2, 2011
It's worth noting that "AEPA" (the P in Greek is an R, as Tantz described) has two meanings. Its literal translation is "air," however, it is also a synonym for "freedom." That should give you some food for thought as to what the concept of liberty meant to the Greeks; that it should be as natural and available as air.
Nicotine at 8:44AM, Jan. 11, 2011
I'd rather be shot then bayonetted to death @_@. Very scary, but when your fighting for your land and your life it's a pretty impressive tactic. I see the influence from this piece. :D
dragonrider at 7:15PM, Jan. 10, 2011
@bravo1102 the Lee Enfield was commonly issued with a 10 round short magazine for the .303 shells. The magazines loaded single shot at a time unless you were lucky enough to have the 5 round chargers. @Tantz looks like you have me on this one, the barrel past the forestock and the mounted bayonet match this to a T http://www.angelfire.com/realm/cruffler/Pages/greek_m1903_14_ms_rifle.htm Good on you girl! You Go!
Tantz_Aerine at 7:44AM, Jan. 10, 2011
LanceDanger: It is! Considering Alexandrakis also served in the front. Bravo1102: yup, the Greco-Italian war indeed. DAJB: I agree! usedbooks: D: It's for a good cause, I promise. dragonrider: Yes, considering ammo was often scarce for various reasons, Greeks often resorted to the bayonet to do the job rather than waste rounds. Especially if they attacked in the night or ambushed the enemy, accounts say. Their weapons were also often outdated, often relying on capturing better (or any) stuff from the enemy. The M-S rifle was common and there were also the Gras rifles, a steady companion apparently throughout the Hellenic wartimes. What these guys are holding does look a lot like the Lee Enfield, though for the longest I thought them to be M-S M1903/14s with maybe the M1903 long bayonet mounted. But now that I peer at it more, it looks more and more like the no. 4 Enfield indeed:P And I rambled but it was fun anyway. XD
LanceDanger at 5:53AM, Jan. 10, 2011
Interesting painting =0
bravo1102 at 1:58AM, Jan. 10, 2011
Greco-Italian war. @dragonrider rifles are worse than that; they're French. At least the bolt action on a Lee Enfield works and you can load from the top, not a tube up the stock. The French loved issuing long needles as bayonets. Pig stickers.
DAJB at 11:25PM, Jan. 9, 2011
Terrifying. In so many ways!
usedbooks at 5:37PM, Jan. 9, 2011
Very interesting. Still disappointed but the blow is softened.
dragonrider at 3:55PM, Jan. 9, 2011
From the Helmets and Bayonets my first impression was early WWII British equipment, Lee-Enfields, Gawd those things are cantankerous a WWI model that has been gas locked due to poor maintenance will kick worse that two Missouri Mules. Yes, those bayonets could definitely ruin someones morning and the nice thing about a rifle equipped with a bayonet, it never misfires or runs out of ammo, just runs out of targets to stab.