So after the @WeHaveWaysPod on Gold Beach, a question relating to the Sanatorium came up. It got me thinking so I decided to look at the targets designated to Force D, Sword to see exactly what was in the plan for the most eastern landing beach.
Video- IWM ADM 1258
HMS Danae and Dragon both with five 6-inch guns and a 4-inch gun.
Photographs from https://t.co/TLuLXokg0T
HMS Roberts with two 15-inch guns and over 40 anti aircraft guns. Image- IWM FL 3787
HMS Mauritius with twelve 6-inch guns and eight 4-inch guns. Image- IWM A 10614
HMS Warspite with four twin 15-inch guns and fourteen 6-inch guns. Image- IWM A 23975
I have heard two first hand accounts of veterans that passed Warspite firing broadsides, it always remained with them.
Image of HMS Arethusa, Danae and Mauritius IWM A24094
To assist those who haven't looked at timings before H-Hour is the time the landings began, - is before and a + is after, both in minutes.
Video- ADM 671
To be hit at H-40 to H+50 by HMS Frobisher. It would also be bombed during the night twice by Heavy and Medium bombers.
To be hit at H-40 to H+320 by HMS Roberts. It would also be bombed during the night by heavy bombers.
AA guns from this location would also cause issues for planes heading into LZ and DZ during the night.
To be hit at H-40 to H+320 by HMS Ramillies. It would also be bombed during the night by heavy bombers.
AA guns from this location could also trouble planes for the initial drops.
To be hit at H-40 to H+320 by HMS Warspite. It would also be bombed during the night by heavy bombers.
To be hit at H-40 to H+140 by HMS Dragon. The RAF via air spotting to hit up to H+30 by medium bombers or fighter bombers.
*guns actually found at locations may have been different to the intelligence.
With timings, HMS Dragon given a window to fire up till H+140, it was key that naval spotters on the ground with infantry could communicate and give ranging, update on targets and friendly force locations.
To be hit at H-40 to H+50 by HMS Danae. The RAF via air spotting to hit up to H+30 by medium bombers or fighter bombers.
This location just north of Le Port and Benoville was to be neutralised by 6 Airborne Div.
Nothing is clear from the reconnaissance photograph but may have been ATK Guns covering the main road of Ouistreham/Caen.
To be hit at H-40 to H+50 by HMS Arethusa. Heavy Bombers of the RAF were to hit at H-230 to H-220.
This was an objective of 9 Parachute Battalion, 3 Parachute Brigade, 6 Airborne Division.
The actions at the Merville Battery are worthy of its own thread at a later date.
To be hit at H-45 by two fleet destroyers.
RAF heavy day bombing.
Remark- All destroyers at call FOsB when landed.
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Yesterday, my friend IRL asked me "Where are good old days when techies were
2. In the "good old days" Silicon Valley was about understanding technology. Silicon, to be precise. These were people who had to understand quantum mechanics, who had to build the near-miraculous devices that we now take for granted, and they had to work
3. Now, I love libertarians, and I share much of their political philosophy. But you have to be socially naive to believe that it has a chance in a real society. In those days, Silicon Valley was not a real society. It was populated by people who understood quantum mechanics
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Yesterday, my friend IRL asked me "Where are good old days when techies were
Where are good old days when techies were libertarians.
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2. In the "good old days" Silicon Valley was about understanding technology. Silicon, to be precise. These were people who had to understand quantum mechanics, who had to build the near-miraculous devices that we now take for granted, and they had to work
3. Now, I love libertarians, and I share much of their political philosophy. But you have to be socially naive to believe that it has a chance in a real society. In those days, Silicon Valley was not a real society. It was populated by people who understood quantum mechanics
4. Then came the microcomputer revolution. It was created by people who understood how to build computers. One borderline case was Steve Jobs. People claimed that Jobs was surrounded by a "reality distortion field" - that's how good he was at understanding people, not things
5. Still, the heroes of Silicon Valley were the engineers. The people who knew how to build things. Steve Jobs, for all his understanding of people, also had quite a good understanding of technology. He had a libertarian vibe, and so did Silicon Valley
Every single public defender. Every single day.
Bail arguments, motions, oral arguments, hearings. Judges don’t know, follow, or care about the law. Prosecutors are willing to take advantage of it. And mandatory minimums, withheld evidence, & pretrial detention coerces people to plead before trial. When theres a jury. A shot.
But defenders still fight. And still win. Most times wins aren’t “Justice.” It’s power of repetition of argument in front of same judges. Introducing those in power to the people they oppress. Not just a RAP sheet or words on a page. Defenders make it harder to be brutal & cruel.
I worked as a public defender at an office as well resourced as any in the country. Social workers, team of investigators, a reentry team, support staff, specialist attorneys in immigration, housing, education, family. Relatively low caseloads (80-100). And yet still injustice.
Most think that balancing the scales of justice means more funding for defenders. Thats part of it. Enough a attorneys to actually be at bail hearings. Wrap around services to be able to help people trapped in the system end up better off in their communities. Lower caseloads.
Raise your hand if you\u2019ve lost a case despite having the law, facts, quality lawyering, and justice on your side.
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Bail arguments, motions, oral arguments, hearings. Judges don’t know, follow, or care about the law. Prosecutors are willing to take advantage of it. And mandatory minimums, withheld evidence, & pretrial detention coerces people to plead before trial. When theres a jury. A shot.
But defenders still fight. And still win. Most times wins aren’t “Justice.” It’s power of repetition of argument in front of same judges. Introducing those in power to the people they oppress. Not just a RAP sheet or words on a page. Defenders make it harder to be brutal & cruel.
I worked as a public defender at an office as well resourced as any in the country. Social workers, team of investigators, a reentry team, support staff, specialist attorneys in immigration, housing, education, family. Relatively low caseloads (80-100). And yet still injustice.
Most think that balancing the scales of justice means more funding for defenders. Thats part of it. Enough a attorneys to actually be at bail hearings. Wrap around services to be able to help people trapped in the system end up better off in their communities. Lower caseloads.
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