One of the strange quirks of the Japanese military was the division of responsibilities between the IJA and IJN. And I think this had a big impact...
TOAW IV was a great game for me, because the sandbox feature gave good scope to make a lot of different scenarios. Aviation and Naval warfare...
I think quite simply because someone didn't do their homework on the defences of Wake Island, no knowing there were 5-inch coastal gun batteries...
Hi all, I watched a video on YouTube, see [MEDIA] called "Thunder Runs: Analyzing Ukraine's Devastating New Tactic" by Warographics. Its quite a...
Wow thank you USMCPrice, for such a detailed reply, which must have taken some considerable time to compose. Yes that's extremely helpful,...
We’ve all seen it in the movies, a thin line of men crouched in foxholes and trenches, valiantly trying to hold off the attack with their rifles...
A slight deviance on this is, if the Eighth did take on a role of night bombing, possibly some of the resources spent in building up the RAF's...
Thank you tom!, most informative. I wonder if this machine was studied by the Americans after Japan's surrender?
Hi Tom! Am I looking at a Type 87 medium tank variant with rocket launchers fitted to its rear. Do we know much about how this was meant to work,...
How much more difficult must it be to use camouflage in the field these days with drones equipped with heat seeking sensors.
Thank you for replying Andy Codd, and yes, I did try another forum, and found the answer there as Owen says
Y You must have been one of those daring young chaps that tuned into Radio Caroline, a 'Pirate' radio station!
Hi all, John Hurst Edmondson died of his wounds on 14th April 1941, at Tobruk, fighting in its defence, and received the Victoria Cross. Here is...
Prior to the Japanese invasion of Malaya, Brooke-Popham had the Indian III Corps on 24 hours’ notice, to either implement operation Matador or...
Hi all During WW2 how many levels of readiness did the British armed forces have, up to being fully alert, ready to respond to armed aggression....
Hi all For ships and/or submarines operating in hostile waters during WW2, how dangerous was it sending radio messages back to your HQ. By using...
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Often, reading through the text of a particular battle, I come across a named landmark, which has become a reference point for one or the other...
Hi all, with the coming of World War Two, and all the different theatres they operated in, there must have been a considerable rise in the number...
A six-year Royal Engineer Lieutenant before WWI, he won a VC in December 1914, was mentioned in dispatches twice, and won a DSO in January 1916....
