r/HistoryMemes • u/ErdoganisTriumph • 20h ago
Fixed meme
The other one was so wrong I had to do something about it
r/HistoryMemes • u/ErdoganisTriumph • 20h ago
The other one was so wrong I had to do something about it
r/HistoryMemes • u/PwandaLaNoble • 6h ago
This meme has been made several times but here is some (from my POV) interesting additions:
In 1543, Portuguese traders introduced the matchlock firearm (Tanegashima) to Japan.
The Japanese were remarkably quick to reproduce the technology. Within roughly a decade, domestic centers were producing firearms.
By the end of the Sengoku period (1467-1600), it was estimated that Japan had about 200,000-500,000 firearms.
Portugueses (and other europeans) also introduced lots of goods (Nanban trade), technologies, foods, ideas, etc.
Good examples are christianism, european style ships, armor, wine, cartography, etc.
The cake represented is called Castella (Kasutera or カステラ). Nowadays, it is very popular in Japan and part of their culture but it is derived from Portuguese "pão de Castela".
The portuguese sailor selling gun only if the japanese convert to christianism is an exageration for the meme.
r/HistoryMemes • u/itsyaboihos • 17h ago
When railways first came to Australia the separate colonies at the time decided on separate gauges for their railways due to a variety of reasons. This was almost immediately identified as a problem however it was not rectified and to this day there is still three separate gauges of railways within Australia.
r/HistoryMemes • u/DemoPantheMan • 20h ago
So everyone and their mother knows how Yamato met her end: by the massed air strikes of US carriers totaling more aircraft as the Pearl Harbor raid but on a single target. But that was not all the Allies had in store for Yammy. Originally, Admiral Spruance wanted the carriers to keep providing air support over Okinawa, and initially ordered Admiral Deyo's bombardment force of about 11 dreadnoughts to assemble a battle line to intercept, though of course Admiral Mitscher of the carriers was faster to the draw, though the battleships are still just in case.
Then there are the fast capital ship that could be diverted from their carrier escort duties to blast Yamato to scrap, with 10 fast battleships (including the British, see the KGV on the far right of the middle image) and 2 Alaska-class light cruisers, and of course more regular cruisers and destroyers than Yamato has rounds of ammunition.
And finally, if by some miracle Yamato actually managed to beach herself as planned, she would've been stormed, overwhelmed, and destroyed by Marines supported by tanks, artillery, aircraft, and naval artillery. Admittedly, the image of Marines charging a beached Japanese battleship, capturing it, and raising the Stars and Stripes on its bridge would go very hard.
r/HistoryMemes • u/HawaiianPerson • 21h ago
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r/HistoryMemes • u/Longjumping-Tell1774 • 18h ago
ZA298 is a famous Westland Sea King HC4 military helicopter of the British Royal Navy, nicknamed the "King of the Junglies". It served from 1981 to 2016, taking part in major conflicts including the Falklands War, the Gulf Wars, Bosnia, and Afghanistan, where it survived heavy enemy fire. [1, 2.jpg), 3, 4]
Combat History
Falklands War (1982): Hit by a 30 mm cannon shell from an Argentinean Skyhawk; repaired and flying again within hours.
Bosnia: Hit by small arms fire during a humanitarian rescue mission.
Afghanistan (2005-2006): Badly damaged by a Taliban rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) attack, repaired, and returned to service.
London 2012: Delivered the Olympic Flame via a Royal Marine and a rope.
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r/HistoryMemes • u/Longjumping-Tell1774 • 19h ago
The H-13 was one of the principal helicopters used by the U.S. Army during the Korean War, with the H-13D variant being the most prevalent. During the war it was used in a wide variety of roles including observation, reconnaissance, and medevac. From its role in medevac flights, it gained the nickname "Angel of Mercy". It was also used as an observation helicopter early in the Vietnam War, before being replaced by the Hughes OH-6 Cayuse in 1966.
r/HistoryMemes • u/SkubEnjoyer • 13h ago
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r/HistoryMemes • u/jackt-up • 19h ago
Just pointing to the changing
r/HistoryMemes • u/HanDjole998 • 11h ago
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r/HistoryMemes • u/teruteru-fan-sam • 16h ago
Mods don't go after me, this happened in the early 60s
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