I'm glad it was you who responded by the way Rich. I was curious about your opinion. He failed to pin down the Germans so that they could be...
I hear you Rich but g2 assessment shmee2 assessment. He failed in his mission the g2 is only an adviser. My copy is on pdf page numbers must be...
"As "the direct pressure force," VIII Corps was to tie down the Germans to prevent their disengagement and withdrawal before the completion of the...
Ya the Soviets mainly focused on interdiction and ground support. Truck killing is very dangerous work. The Germans had excellent anti-aircraft...
Yes the guns should be flown in on c47s and air dropped at local gun shows.✈
I don't think Middleton was a very good Corp commander. His very assignment to the Ardennes might indicate what his superiors thought of him. I...
Greets!
But it wasn't just the b-26. Being a major training area for pilots during the war ALOT of pilots died in Tampa and around Florida during the war....
Ya Slipdigit I know what your referring to. Its very ingrained in the local aviation lore. They still refer to it in the news whenever there's an...
Yes One A Day (TM) vitamins are the State fruit here in Florida lol (many retirees). So One A Day (TM) in Tampa Bay is very appropriate!
Ya one year we had 4 hurricanes blow through Tampa ('99?) Surprisingly not a lot of damage to the city that year although some of the surrounding...
Thanks KJ! Yes CAC it's pretty tropical here, lizards everywhere and grasshoppers and roaches the size of mice. Aside from that though it's pretty...
Hey guys my user name is DaveOB and I'm from Tampa. First I want to say thank you to the posters on the ww2 forum especially the ones who make a...
Well I'll take one of each.... If they ever make it
The Garand for long and medium work the carbine for close in stuff and Tommy gun for room clearing.
Well there you go, at least one account so far of a tank destroyed. I read somewhere that they made 27 million of the M9s so they must have been...
Has anyone ever seen ANY account of a US M9 or any countries version of a anti tank rifle grenade actually destroying a tank? I just read...
Any who... back to the Tiger vs Sherman debate.. After considerable research on the subject and much digging through historical archives and also...
Ya I can imagine that after living without showers for weeks at a time the combatants might be able to smell each other at considerable distances...
It's so funny that you wrote that bit about being able to smell Tiger 2 crews. I saw an interview with a US M5 commander who said he could smell...
