Tomcat - enlighten me regarding the MG 34/42 "drum attachment". I was under the impression both weapons were belt-fed only. I know the post-war...
Exactly. I think the scale would have to be lengthened to 1-20 to accommodate the different permutations. For example, re quick-change barrels:...
Welcome to the forum, Pieter. Excellent stuff - I'm fascinated. Was it possible that the 741st fitted their Shermans for both roles (DD and...
Wasn't the Ross a "straight-pull" bolt - meant to speed up reloading? ISTR reading that the action could be incorrectly reassembled, and it would...
This is an "apples & oranges" comparison. The Brits have always designed superb interceptors: defending a small island nation, the Hurricane &...
I think most WWII aircraft were found wanting outside their specialised tasks. Some, like the Hawker Hurricane, left behind in the development...
tomcat, you really should read "Gallipoli" by Les Carlyon. He's a journalist by trade, so he doesn't have any favours to return amongst military...
I'm more impressed with the users' opinions:- Churchill vs Sherman: British tankers who'd operated the Churchill, thought the Sherman was a...
My WWII weapons firing experience is v. limited: SMLE No 4 (helluva recoil after firing the SLR); .303" Bren (best-ever LMG). But my most...
If I said (heart ruling head) "Panther", it would have to be with a heap of caveats. Start with: The Allied bomber offensive, and the Allied land...
Me fav'rite tank, Guv'nor? Deffo the Centurion. But if this is confined to WWII - I can't decide between the Churchill & the Comet. Both...
I think that, because they were designed for the same job, they looked similar. Infantry no longer fired at ranges over 300m, so they needed a...
I can only imagine they were referring to the US 76mm tank gun. Don't know the exact figures, but its muzzle velocity must've been comparable to...
Thanks, Jaeger. It's a lively forum; I look forward to some interesting discussions in the future. Klive
Sorry to be pedantic, Miller - but Hugo Schmeisser had nothing to do with the MP-40. He is credited with designing the excellent MP-18, but...
Joe - I suspect your prejudice vs. the Thompson is to do with the weight of the thing? (I fully agree, by the way - SMGs oughtta be portable,...
I think most true LMGs in the late 20s/early 30s tended to borrow a bit from each other's design - the tipping-bolt locking system was common to...
The sinking of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse off Malaya in Dec 1941, was a textbook demonstration of coordinated torpedo and bomb attacks....
By war's end, most of the problems with the Sten (named, incidentally, after its designers Messrs. Shepherd & Turpin of the Royal Small Arms...
www.aviastar.org/air/france/potez-630.php K-P - The above site quotes "up to 30" Potez-631's shot down in error by Allied gunners. I assume this...