a view forward of the Bennington in the typhoon... http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/022011.jpg
I don't know how many are forward of these but looks awfully hard for it to be 52 on the deck... Now look at this deck park on the Essex.........
Does anybody know where I can get a copy of "USS Bennigton,Action Report,Operations in Support of Okinawa Including Strike Against Kanoya Airfield...
and this.... In reply to your post on Nov 22, 2015 3:37:38 PM PST T. Telenko says: And you're missing several point about the 450(+) German...
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and per using smoke... T. Telenko12 hours ago Report abuse Mr. Gray, Thanks for the link, but while the folks at Tank-net are usually...
His response in linking to tank-net per my asking about how well a Sherman would traverse a rice paddy. I relied mainly on Kevin Estes's post...
what do you guys think of this review of "Hell to Pay"??/ This reviewer seems just a bit harsh on it. He seems to think M4 & M26 with grousers...
some don't think too much of Zaloga....... but I guess to each his own....I've always liked him...
Oh you didn't comment on his reliability...Sorry bout that mis-understood your post...Great to have you over here Rich..
Damn I always thought Zaloga was pretty reliable !!!! He states in this book ( I finally found it) the stats in his book it was based on 98...
The US Army's Ballistics Lab, They used data gathered from the 3rd & 4th armored divisions. I'll try and find the book it evidently has been...
I was thinking he mentioned something about an investigation into the Sherman versus Panther combat effectiveness but can't find my copy...
Has anybody read Steven Zaloga's "Panther versus Sherman Battle of Bulge 1944" ?
The terrorists involved in 9/11 attacks also took hostages in order to carry out these attacks, a clear violation of international law.
Actually I meant just the face plate not the whole turret. Now it wasn't you but I think someone mentioned that the USS Skate hit IJN Yamato with...
Well in all fairness if it was a "fluke" or "dumb luck" it still took an accurate gun & FC,as well as well trained crew, to get straddles to...
Yamato's turret armor really couldn't be penetrated at any realistic range other point blank range....
How is a CVE even if just going 18-19 knots a sitting duck at 34K yards? Furthermore don't forget about the smokescreens Kurita had to put up with.
I have Rob Lundgren's book and corresponded with him up to it'e release. He sent me a copy in PDF form before it's actual release and it is a...