I rarely entertain alternate scenarios, too much to learn about the history that occurred. I would point out that Germany invaded the USSR...
I'd say Germany was not prepared for WWII (duh!). They did not use their industry, scientists, or civilian population effectively. Their air...
A good book to look at would be Panzer Operations, by Erhard Raus. Raus, and Austrian, did not feel the need to protect the fatherland as many...
Recently added his work to my wish list. I was surprised I had not known of this guys work before.
I have to, with all that has been posted, go with the original claim that the gun and sight are very close. Too close. If the gunner does wear...
As I have said you have excellent resources, of this I am sure. You like the pleasure of posting pictures that no one can verify for authenticity...
Yes, tanks did fire while stopped but they brought the gun to the target before stopping. You know that I'm sure (hope?) Making up how you...
I would check your sources for books. My favorite book site, alibris.com, has it used for $220. I just picked up a copy at my library through...
You went out of your way to point out what the gunner would do in combat situations, request increased RPM's. This design feature adds a step for...
The fuss was about ergonomics. I'm wondering if different models didn't have more/less room. Good shots Mike, certainly looks too tight there...
Looking at the turret shots back in this thread it seems like a tough spot to put a camera since the shot of the gunner is in front of his face,...
Of course it is not too dark on your screen and I'm sure you can see all you want to see. I'm afraid I don't. I also wonder if you can explain...
Proeliator- I wanted to say a couple of things. First, I can't see much in the video as it is pretty dark. Too bad, it seems like good stuff....
I highly recommend Armored Thunderbolt.
I was reading the other night the high numbers of women in industry for the Allies during the war. Apparently the percentage was even higher in...
Great links guys. Thanks. In a day or so I'm going to post more from Overy's book, numbers that put Germany's production in better perspective.
I'm reading Overy's The Air War: 1939-1945. I love numbers and came across this sentence and was amazed. "At its peak the Ford plant for B-24...
Good one.
You will resort to anything to get in the last word. Now it's name calling. Brava!
