Author: Hurricane Somalia
Handsome or egg pain? Why are U.S. military barracks always full of personality?
In most people's minds, the army mostly has iron discipline and steel will. It is not only required to be rigorous in style and discipline; it is even required that every word and deed be uniform.
▲Not only does life require neatness
▲Dress neatly
▲ The most critical weapons and equipment are required to be neat
It always seems difficult to show your personality in the army...
However, the United States, which is jokingly called the young master by the Eastern Army, is an exception: they always like to paint colorful graffiti on the various weapons and equipment they spend their days and nights together to show their personality and attitude.
▲ They will show their personality on their hairstyles
▲ Even on military uniforms...
▲ Even on the equipment...
Many games also have gun paint and weapon skin settings. For example, CS:GO, the benchmark of the Fps industry.
▲ Extraordinary technology with cool weapons
Many people feel that this kind of behavior is a manifestation of ideological corruption, such a casual style, and the army without strict discipline has no combat effectiveness... But is this really the case?
▲ This kind of soldier is afraid that he has long been dragged out and locked up in China
The graffiti culture of the US military originated during World War I and gradually became a culture and tradition during World War II. There are two main necessary elements for the formation of this culture: the development of popular culture and the tragic war environment.
The graffiti theme of the US military always follows the trend of popular culture: the soldiers in World War II like to paint movie stars and beautiful women; the US military likes to paint monsters in magic literature during the Vietnam War, and the modern US military prefers to paint monsters and heroes in comics.
▲During World War II, it was dominated by beautiful women and slogans
▲Not only was it fashionable at the time
It is still an important part of popular culture today
▲ In the Vietnam War, I liked to use all kinds of strange slogans
▲ Now I can play more...
But they all follow a basic point: what is popular to paint what! Soldiers, like other young people, like to pursue trendiness and fashion. In the barracks, they wanted to express this attitude and emotion, so all kinds of graffiti of the US army came into being.
Count Francisco Baraka and his warplanes
The Prancing Horse on the fuselage later became ferrari's LOGO
In addition to the pursuit of fashion, war is another essential factor. World War II not only marked the mechanization and comprehensiveization of the form of war, but also marked the soldiers' journey to fight in areas unknown to common sense! They face dangerous enemies full of unknowns and even more fierce battles. This multiplied the psychological stress of the soldiers. A beautiful graffiti can enhance the cohesion of the soldier group to a certain extent, boost the morale of the team, and strengthen the belief of the team!
▲It will definitely boost morale! You're excited to see it
To this day, the most representative graffiti of the US military is the nose paint of the US Army's Eighth Air Force during World War II. The air force was stationed in Britain and was long responsible for the strategic bombing of the Axis group.
▲ It's those who open up and explode!
Strategic bombing is a new method of warfare practiced by the US military in World War II, with heavy strategic bombers based on B-17 and B-24 at an altitude of 8,000 meters, through the dense anti-aircraft artillery of the German army and the layers of interception by German ace pilots, to carry out large-scale bombing of German strategic facilities.
This group of young people, who had only experienced less than half a year of training, also had to face the thin air and bone-chilling cold, and carried out monotonous flights for more than ten hours. In the harsh environment and tragic air combat, the probability of the soldiers of the Eighth Air Force being sacrificed is as high as 40%! The soldiers came up with ways to combat this enormous pressure. Among them, which has been passed down to this day, is the famous bomber nose graffiti.
▲ Weapons and equipment are like a soldier's lover
The main element of inspiration for the nose graffiti of the US military during World War II is beauty! The ideas for these beauties are generally derived from the popular poster girl (Pin-up girl) at that time.
▲Probably this is the style
Now it's also a different flavor.~
It was generally made by american pilots who made their own needs, and the British local gentleman (bian) painter (tai) painter wrote the design, and then asked the painter or skillful ground staff to copy it to the aircraft.
▲We think it's painted like this...
▲ But in fact...
A B-17 crew consists of 10 crew members, and one aircraft can represent both their squad and the trenches in which they fight. These machine nose graffiti express their common emotions and attitudes.
▲ The most beautiful women
Let always make the warrior full of hope!
▲ Of course, there are also people who like to use cartoon images
Show optimism
▲ Of course, there are also people who let the Fuehrer become a ghost animal star in advance...
▲Some themes are very simple...
▲ There are also some, some of them have achieved outstanding feats
▲Some no. 1 machines were shot down
There is also the second machine inheritance...
These graffiti are often mixed with strong personal emotions and stories. For example, the famous Memphis Beauty Has a love story behind it:
The Eighth Air Force had a rule: "As long as you can complete 25 bombing missions, you will finish your service and go home." However, from the summer of 1942 to mid-May 1943, not a single unit had completed this goal.
As of May 43, 73% of people would never be able to complete their 25 missions. Fifty-seven percent of crew members were killed or missing (1,900), and the remaining 16 percent were either seriously injured or permanently grounded due to mental illness or physical disability (mostly lifelong disabilities).
▲In the era when there was no aviation medical treatment
Injuries at high altitudes are fatal
The Memphis Beauty was nominally the first crew to complete 25 missions, and this date was May 17, 1943. It can be said that they were the first of the Eighth Air Force to return to the United States.
The crew's famous nose painted "Memphis Beauty" is the real girlfriend of Captain Robert Morgan. During the war, in order to express his longing for his girlfriend, he firmly believed in living; he painted his girlfriend on his own plane. After returning to China, his behavior was rumored to be a good story, and the graffiti of Memphis beauty became popular culture, becoming synonymous with application and romance.
▲ Carried out 25 missions and shot down 8 German fighters
Memphis beauties were legendary at the time
Ironically, however, the Memphis Beauty was not the first crew to complete 25 missions, and not all of the 10-person crew that returned to the United States for parade propaganda had served on the aircraft, but not all of them had flown 25 missions.
▲ According to statistics, the Hell's Angel is
The first unit to complete 25 missions
Three days earlier than The Memphis Beauty
In December of that year, Captain Morgan's propaganda parade in the country ended, and he was married! But the bride is not the "Memphis beauty" he once believed in, but a hometown girl she met during the parade...
▲ So in essence, the "Memphis Beauty"
It is the product of wartime propaganda packaging.
In addition to the nose graffiti on the bomber, the graffiti of the fighter unit is also very distinctive. Strangely, slogans and graffiti with various "stems" were used by American pilots to name their own landlines.
A considerable part of the U.S. Road Airlines air fleet collectively uses the same kind of graffiti.
For example, the Black Uncle Air Force is all red tails
One thing that has to be mentioned is the "Flying Tigers" stationed in China. The Full Name of the Flying Tigers was the "Chinese Air Force U.S. Volunteer Aid Air Force for China", which was later reorganized into the 14th Air Force of the U.S. Army Air Force (the mixed group of the U.S.-China Air Force belongs to this rate). The American P-40 fighters they use tend to paint the nose with the shark's head logo.
▲ This famous graffiti comes from
British Air Force in Liberia
The German Bf-110 has a similar livery
There are many theories about why it is called the "Flying Tigers", one of which is that Chinese soldiers saw the painting and mistakenly thought it was a tiger, so they named it the Flying Tigers.
▲ Another theory is that Song Ziwen named it the Flying Tigers
Take the meaning of Chinese "like a tiger adding wings"
The flying tigers' graffiti generally consists of three parts, in addition to the terrifying shark's mouth at the nose, there is also a flying tiger in the middle of the fuselage.
▲ This is the Flying Tigers' team name General Chennault
Specially designed by American designers
There is also a part that is often not noticed: next to the cockpit, there is a small graffiti that represents the squadron to which the fighter belongs. The Flying Tigers have three squadrons:
Adam and Eve squadron
▲ Panda Squadron
▲ Hell's Angel Squadron
It is worth mentioning that the later Flying Tigers were reorganized into the Twenty-third Air Group of the Tenth Air Force of the United States. This brigade is still an active duty establishment of the United States Air Force. And its fuselage graffiti is still partially inherited.
▲At present, the emblem of the 23rd Aviation Brigade is still the Flying Tiger
▲ Equipped with A-10 attack aircraft
Shark's mouth graffiti is still used
In modern times, the graffiti on the fuselage of fighter jets is strictly limited. However, this did not hinder the pilots' obsession with graffiti – they successfully transferred from the fuselage to the helmet...
▲ Look at how fancy Brother Atang's helmet is
▲There are all kinds of styles.~
In recent years, the flying helmets of the Chinese Air Force have also become more and more colorful, more and more full of personality! This has also been ridiculed by netizens more and more "cooking"!
▲It's getting more and more fashionable.~
However, in the past two years, the US military has begun to forcibly ban helmet graffiti! It is required that more than 50% of the flight helmet be white, so that after the sea crash, the pilot can be quickly seen by search and rescue personnel...
▲ The same as before in China...
Also white...
In fact, this fully reflects the ATTITUDE OF THE US MILITARY TO PERSONALIZED GRAFFITI: IT IS OKAY TO PLAY, BUT IT IS ALSO SUB-OCCASION AND SUB-TYPE! Personalized livery must not affect the practicality of weapons and equipment!
Military mushrooms feel that: In general, personality graffiti is still more beneficial than harmful: it can not only highlight the personality of soldiers, but also reflect the spirit and style of the troops, and enhance the sense of belonging of soldiers. In the long run, the pros outweigh the cons.
▲ Good-looking graffiti is indeed a work of art
However, no matter how good the graffiti is, the soldiers can't play a fighting role if they don't use it well! This reminds junwu of a popular online game called Counter-Strike: Global Action (CS:GO), which has many personalized weapon liveries, but as in reality, the livery and decals do not affect the performance of weapons at all. If you are a CS master, this will be the best choice for you to show off your personality and unlimited skills!
The earliest contact with CS:GO was about 3 years ago, and it has been playing for nearly 1,000 hours now, but it is still enjoyable today. Play twice a day with colleagues after work to refresh your mind and prevent Alzheimer's disease (laughs).
CS:GO makes Junwu mushrooms so obsessed, in addition to his unparalleled competitiveness, is also the addictive skin system!
▲ The favorite of the military mushrooms, The Two Simovs
The skin is meant to honor the great science fiction writers
Isaac Asimov
First of all, it should be emphasized that the skin of CS:GO does not bring attribute bonuses to weapons. This fully guarantees the fairness of the game competition!
▲ The skin of the knife is a precious item in csgo
Most of the skins in CS:GO are not officially approved. Instead, players make it, the player selects it, and players can publish their skin works in the Steam Workshop China, and then after a long period of voting, the official joins the game. It can be said that each skin is cool enough, because they are all the player's choice!
▲AK 丨 Vulcan
Legendary ice cream AK
In CS:GO, there are free skin drops every week. By dropping, players get the skin of a weapon every week. The ability to get the skins you want every week has become a daily routine for CS:GO players.
▲ The cool Raging Beast matches the style of the US military
In addition, players can also obtain skins by opening dropped weapon chests, and various cool skins will be produced in weapon chests!
▲Not only the skin but also the artwork!
For CS:GO veteran players, the knowledge in the skin can be great! In fact, every skin you get is unique! Each skin has its own unique degree of wear, resulting in a different appearance of its weapons.
▲Each skin has its own unique degree of wear
The degree of wear is fixed
It doesn't get worse with the wear and tear of the game!
▲ Even the same skin wear is different
The appearance is also different
Crucially, all of these skins are traded in the official market. And the value of the skin ranges from a few cents to a hundred thousand...
That's right, this rare pure blue quenched claw
Sold for 660,000 yuan at a sky-high price...
▲In front of rare skin
The iPhone counts as a bird...
As the saying goes: a good horse is a good saddle. Almost all pros are equipped with the coolest skins. When your machine is equipped with a very high 300fps without dropping frames, a 144Hz display, and the top peripherals are all available, but still play badly. Please be sure to note: it may be that your skin is not cool enough, and the faith bonus is not enough! (Mistaken)
▲ 19-year-old s1mple is known as a talented player
He has a suffocating operation
▲ This key round jumps over
Let him fight a battle to become a god!
▲ This creative throwing gun
Let countless people remember him!
▲ It is said that his stock skin
The total value is as high as more than 100,000 yuan
Junwu mushroom estimated that it was indeed expensive
▲ The legendary dragon sniper
A handful of tens of thousands of worth!
If you want to show your personality, take your love gun to the battlefield, or fair play, even the original skin can hang a lot of skin dalao. This toxic game is also your best choice!
▲ The knife used by the military mushrooms
Machete 丨 gradient color
CS:GO National Service has officially opened its public beta on September 15th! Say goodbye to high catons and language barriers! If you are a veteran of CS, CS:GO will surely let you get back the joy of staying up all night with friends at an Internet café more than a decade ago! If you are a new player then congratulations, you didn't miss the best competitive shooter right now!
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