The Octopus and The Military

[Clem]

 

[WhiteKiboko]

Very nice... love the logo....

 

[cthulhu77]

OP sent this over to me this morning...

 

[Phil]

The following image is a rare picture of the 'Sherman Octopus'.

This was a late WW2 British Sherman tank adaption bridging vehicle with fore and aft ramps designed to be driven into ditches or rivers to be spanned. This was a testbed vehicle and was not used in combat. Similar to the 'Sherman Ark' but with a greater span there were two prototype designs made, one with lattice ramps and one with box girder sections.

In the event the British Churchill tank was chosen for the role of bridging vehicle probably because it was a longer vehicle (Churchill Ark), but the Sherman Arks and Octopuses were used for training and trials.

In this image the first Sherman Octopus, with girder ramps, is being crossed by a Churchill VII.

 

[cthulhu77]

Interesting adaptation...I gather that the high profile of the sherman's hull lent itself to project?

 

[Donnerboy]

I found this patch,

It is supposedly a NY police diver's patch.

 

[Phil]

That's a great find, Donnerboy and thankyou! Oh, and welcome too!

(I've been meaning to get around to restoring as many of images as I can, glad you've reminded me!).

 

[cthulhu77]

Came across this one:
Harbor Net Tenders in 1943:

 

[Donnerboy]

Military Octo patches...

Just a follow up...

I did a little looking and found some more military octo patches that I thought I would share.

 

[Donnerboy]

Military Ceph patches...

I also found these.

The Kraken is a bit of a stretch. They took some liberties with him, and of course the Nautilus.

 

[erich orser]

Great stuff Donnerboy! Thanks!

 

[Donnerboy]

Great stuff Donnerboy! Thanks!

Just looking out for my underwater homies...lol

 

[Toren]

Just a follow up...

I did a little looking and found some more military octo patches that I thought I would share.

Holy junk! An octopus with lightning bolts - why didn't I think of that? I think I smell a new Thickets shirt coming on.

 

[Toren]

That octopus with the lightning bolt inspired this logo for my band:

Octopus as band logo - what could be more natural?

 

[Taddea Tentakel]

Japanese Octopus Helmet

"Helmet in the shape of an octopus kesi (Hoshi bachi Kabuto). Steel, gilded copper, silver, lacquer, leather, silk,
Edo period, first half of the 18th century. Florence, Museo Stibbert."

http://www.asianartnewspaper.com/index0606.htm#

For kabuto:

Kabuto - Wikipedia