I found a page of interesting American designs, after googling "JB-3 Tiamat" from another thread. In July 1944, Northrop received a contract to...
That makes a lot of sense. Turret technology is quite interesting, in its own right.
That sounds like it could be easily adapted to work elevation as well - simultaneously. So I expect that would have been the next development.
I thought this was going to be about how World War II would have been reported live, on Twitter, if Twitter had existed then. Interesting...
If I had made a better choice of words for the title, I think some of these issues would not have come up. I will try to be more sensitive in future.
I apologise to all who were offended. The title of my post was badly worded, and gave the wrong impression. Unfortunately I can't change it. I...
I don't think the author is putting all Indians in the same category. It's pretty clear that only some think this way. Other countries, including...
[Edit - On reflection, the title of this post may give the false impression that a majority of Indians approve of Hitler. I apologise for this...
The StuG's original purpose was offensive. It was designed as a mobile piece of field artillery that would support infantry on the attack, hence...
I've always thought the Davy Crockett was meant to be fired from a position next to a trench or bunker (remember, it was a defensive weapon...
That might be right if considering attacks from all possible angles, 360 degrees around as well as above and below. But in practice, most attacks...
Well I had a salute available, hopefully making up for brndirt1's shortage. I had no idea that the early gun stabilisation systems had so many...
One minor point on hydraulic turret traverse vs. electric: A retired tanker once pointed out to me that if a hydraulic-turreted tank is...
Thanks for the information. I'm learning a great deal from this forum!
That video is simply amazing. I had no idea that an automatic weapon like the MG42 could be completely disassembled so quickly and easily, without...
Hold it right there! The Germans enjoyed air supremacy from 1939 to late 1940 in the West, and from 1939 to at least 1942 in the East. The...
But why would he be lugging around an Italian aircraft MG in the Pacific? I guess it's just one of those Hollywood things ...
What about mines? Not so much a permanent-killer, but a pretty effective mission-killer. Not that mines were necessarily the "best" tank killers,...
Since they were exposed to radiation, I expect they mutated into strange new forms and began to terrorise humanity. Subsequently they were...
That's very strange indeed ... though I'd want to see a bit more proof before I believed it. Still, I don't dismiss the story out of hand. There...
