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  1. John Dudek
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    What if MacArthur goes on the offensive in the PI?

    I read that the retreating Bren carriers used salvaged machineguns taken from damaged, unflyable US aircraft at various abandoned airfields as...
    Post by: John Dudek, Jun 19, 2009 in forum: What If - Pacific and CBI
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    Guam - No Man is an Island

    Yes. Try this site about George Tweed "The Robinson Caruso of the Pacific.: George Tweed Robinson Crusoe USN: The radioman that held out for 31...
    Post by: John Dudek, Jun 7, 2009 in forum: Land Warfare in the Pacific
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    Tank vs Tank actions

    On the contrary, there were Shermans on Tarawa. USMC Tankers also had a target rich environment on Tinian, Guam and Peleliu, according to the...
    Post by: John Dudek, Apr 29, 2009 in forum: Land Warfare in the Pacific
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    Tank vs Tank actions

    There were also 7 Japanese Type 95 light tanks on Tarawa, 12 more light tanks on Tinian, two companies of 15 light and 14 medium tanks on Guam and...
    Post by: John Dudek, Apr 28, 2009 in forum: Land Warfare in the Pacific
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    Serving on the concrete battleship-Fort Drum, Manila Bay

    There were 3 flak batteries on Bataan located around the key airfields there. The batteries were armed with 3-inch, 75 caliber guns, a few 37mm...
    Post by: John Dudek, Mar 24, 2009 in forum: Land Warfare in the Pacific
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    Serving on the concrete battleship-Fort Drum, Manila Bay

    My pleasure! Keep the change! :)
    Post by: John Dudek, Mar 21, 2009 in forum: Land Warfare in the Pacific
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    M-26 Pershing & Panther Ausf A head to head

    I guess it all comes down to "He who shoots first, usually wins." :)
    Post by: John Dudek, Mar 21, 2009 in forum: Armor and Armored Fighting Vehicles
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    Serving on the concrete battleship-Fort Drum, Manila Bay

    More information about Fort Drum taken from the same site: Ramsey Lt., Regiment unknown - 1. For more than a year after the surrender I...
    Post by: John Dudek, Mar 4, 2009 in forum: Land Warfare in the Pacific
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    Serving on the concrete battleship-Fort Drum, Manila Bay

    Taken from "Eyewitness Report of damage suffered to the forts of Subic Bay and Manila Bay" 9. During the trip from Corregidor to Manila 123-24...
    Post by: John Dudek, Mar 4, 2009 in forum: Land Warfare in the Pacific
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    When did the Germans Realize They had Lost?

    I remember reading an account by a German Battalion Commander whose unit had made a considerable breakthrough into the Allied rear area during the...
    Post by: John Dudek, Mar 1, 2009 in forum: WWII General
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    Serving on the concrete battleship-Fort Drum, Manila Bay

    Excellent pictures! Thanks for sharing!
    Post by: John Dudek, Feb 26, 2009 in forum: Land Warfare in the Pacific
  12. John Dudek
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    What if MacArthur goes on the offensive in the PI?

    Let's see. Marrying tanks with mobile infantry, along with artillery support in the PI could have paid off in big divedends, with a whole...
    Post by: John Dudek, Feb 20, 2009 in forum: What If - Pacific and CBI
  13. John Dudek
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    What if MacArthur goes on the offensive in the PI?

    Weaver also didn't innovate, change or adapt to a fluid battle situation either. He turned down requests for badly needed tank support on one...
    Post by: John Dudek, Feb 19, 2009 in forum: What If - Pacific and CBI
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    Soviet-Anglo/American Air War in the ruins of Europe

    Especially with the brand-new and revolutionary HVAP ammuntion that was coming off the assembly lines in ever growing numbers.
    Post by: John Dudek, Feb 18, 2009 in forum: What If - Other
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    What if MacArthur goes on the offensive in the PI?

    Agreed. Sombody should have given Colonel Weaver a copy of Heinz Guderian's Book "Achtung, Panzer" before the war. It might have opened up his...
    Post by: John Dudek, Feb 18, 2009 in forum: What If - Pacific and CBI
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    What if MacArthur goes on the offensive in the PI?

    Many were lost in combat, abandoned during the long retreat into Bataan, or were caught on the wrong side of a blown bridge rivercrossing, but the...
    Post by: John Dudek, Feb 17, 2009 in forum: What If - Pacific and CBI
  17. John Dudek
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    What if MacArthur goes on the offensive in the PI?

    I know that hindsight is always 20-20, but sometimes, I want to reach back almost 70 years and shake some of the US Commanding Officers for their...
    Post by: John Dudek, Feb 17, 2009 in forum: What If - Pacific and CBI
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    Serving on the concrete battleship-Fort Drum, Manila Bay

    Here's the historical account on You Tube: YouTube - thecombatreport .com - Fort Drum
    Post by: John Dudek, Feb 12, 2009 in forum: Land Warfare in the Pacific
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    Serving on the concrete battleship-Fort Drum, Manila Bay

    Fort Drum was garrisoned in 1944 with naval survivors from the Battleship Mushashi. Although none of its original artillery armament was...
    Post by: John Dudek, Feb 12, 2009 in forum: Land Warfare in the Pacific
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    Serving on the concrete battleship-Fort Drum, Manila Bay

    Inspite of all the pounding that it took throughout the siege, Fort Drum's fighting ability was unimpaired. It's artillery batteries were still...
    Post by: John Dudek, Feb 10, 2009 in forum: Land Warfare in the Pacific
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