| World War 2 saw the mobilization of armies spanning | | | | coated with tin to ensure rust-free drinking water. |
| the globe. Logistics were often stretched to the limit | | | | Some soldiers are also equipped with tin cups that |
| as one side sought to outmaneuver the other in a bid | | | | double up as pots to either cook a warm meal or |
| to gain supremacy. Technology was also pushed to | | | | brew some coffee. |
| its limits in a quest to have the upper hand. Raw | | | | Tin also played an important role in the electronics |
| materials were being utilized by the dozens and | | | | used by soldiers. Tin was used in the soldering of |
| supply lines to production factories were being | | | | circuit boards that made up the bulk of military |
| guarded just as tightly as supply lines to troops on | | | | electronics. The communications radio pack carried by |
| the front line. One of the more important raw | | | | the infantry had a fair amount of electronics. Since |
| materials used in World War 2 was tin. | | | | the solders were made of tin, they can easily be |
| Tin was important in the war because it was needed | | | | fixed if they were damaged. All it took was a hot |
| for many purposes. A major usage of tin was in the | | | | soldering iron to put things back together again. |
| making of the tin can to store perishable goods for | | | | Obviously, a communications pack that was blown to |
| the soldiers. Since tin is rustproof, it was used to | | | | pieces was beyond repair, no matter how much tin |
| coat steel cans before sealing food into the cans. | | | | you had. |
| Soldiers can then carry around the tin cans in the | | | | Last but not least are the tin fish used by |
| battlefield and be ensured of a meal when a safe | | | | submarines. The tin fish were not really fish and not |
| haven is found. Since tin cans are metallic, soldiers | | | | made of tin either - not completely anyway. Tin fish |
| also have the option of heating their meals. A hot | | | | was the nickname given to torpedoes used in the |
| meal is always welcomed in cold climate battles - no | | | | submarines. |
| matter what it tastes like. Water containers are also | | | | |