Let me try this again. My first post got triplicated and then when I tried to rewrite a duplicate, it deleted all but the rewrite. The "paid in...
Everyone is talking about combat planes, but what about the DC-3? Not only far exceeded the expectations for a cargo plane, it also was used as a...
Not to nitpick, but my statement was more useful. Any crew served weapon with replaceable barrel is going to be more orientated for defensive...
ChiefGeorge, my point was that we were talking about Germany and you got onto Iran. I was showing how people could make a link between the two...
When you consider that the main population of Iran is Aryan based, are you inferring that there is a pecularity to the Aryan people that make them...
When comparing the Bren and BAR, there is a difference in tactics that must be considered. The Bren was a crew served weapon. It was more useful...
The factors involved with weapon choices is varied. Given a choice of the three, it would be the Thompson with the straight clips, preferably the...
The minis so popular in use today, are directly descended from the Gatling guns of the 1800s. Weaponry is more a matter of identifying failings...
Dive bombers have usually done the most damage. During Midway, the torpedo planes were only effective as a divrsion for the dive bombers. The...
I should also mention that when I made that statement, I was mainly thinking about British carriers. The only one sank by aircraft was HMS...
HMS Courageous - Torp. by U-29, 9/17/39 HMS Ark Royal - Torp. by U-81, 11/14/41 HMS Eagle - Torp. by U-93, 3/9/42 HMS Avenger - Torp. by U-155,...
Almost every aircraft carrier that was lost was attributed to submarines. However, the U-boats were wasted in attacks on capital ships. If...
The only way that Hitler could achieve his goals without a holocaust, would be to promote a program that would allow a Jewish state. It does not...
A more effective submarine force can do a lot of damage, but it would take more than just building more and better subs. They would have to have...
There are too many low-lifes that aware of their rights, but could less care about their responsibilities. The more civilized the nation, the...
I have always admired Teddy Roosevelt, Jr. Many MoH recipients were a brave man at a moment in history. TR, Jr fought to be at the front many...
It depends on the goal allowed. Hitler and Company did not allow for what I would refer to as any real strategy. As always, the politicians...
It was not uncommon for enemy soldiers to use damage tanks as hidey holes where they would wait in ambush for patrols. It was always good policy...
The USS Batfish is on display in Muskogee, OK. I am fuzzy on the details, but as I remember, they were wanting to get another famous sub for...
It seems to me that it was Patton that saved the day, not Montebank. However, I had a friend that was captured at the Bulge. While he was just a...
