manic47
manic47 t1_j0gxpjm wrote
Reply to comment by Delvestius in What ranks were crew members of World War One tanks? by Delvestius
Actually - here's a scan of the Kings Regulations from 1914 with a listing of the ranks in use at the time.
manic47 t1_j0gwwjo wrote
Reply to comment by Delvestius in What ranks were crew members of World War One tanks? by Delvestius
Gunner was a rank - basically the Royal Artillery equivalent of a private.
AFAIK Lance Bombardier & Bombardier was the RA equivalents to Lance Corporals and Corporals. I'm not sure why Fray Bentos is listed as having an LC serving in it - it might simply have been due the way ranks were structured at that exact time, and the fact the RA was three separate branches.
manic47 t1_j0fpnef wrote
The Tank Museum at Bovington has a load of information about WW1 crews.
There’s a big exhibit there about Fray Bentos and which details the crew and their ranks.
They have details of lots of other tanks and their crew too, this is just the most famous one.
manic47 t1_iy7rh81 wrote
Reply to comment by no_step in TIL that 25% of all known animal species are beetles by [deleted]
>“An inordinate fondness for beetles.”
There's a great book all about beetles with exactly that as a title.
manic47 t1_jdesnlq wrote
Reply to ELI5: How do the new airplane windows that turn dark using a button work? by gazpachosoupday
It’s got a LCD film in it.
When energised the crystals in it align and it becomes opaque.
The mirrors in my car have the same film and will automatically darken at night to stop any chance of getting blinded by reflected headlights.