The problem with double Brens is that it took two men to operate each gun - one to fire, one to reload -another Bren would men another No.2 gunner...
The 'dont hold the magazine' rule is not unique to Stens. I spent a lot of time missing targets with the Swedish M45 Gustaf, a bottom feeder. The...
This scenario only works if the the new nazi overlords of the conquered lands avoid mass murder, rape, deportation, asset stripping etc in their...
Hmmm - first of all a Japanese attack on Australia without attacks on the Philippines and/or East Indies is logistically impossible. Japan did not...
From what I have read Japanese medical services were pretty poor. Prevention measures seemed to have been good, enforced by strict disicpline but...
Maybe a simple reason for the lack of glasses-wearing soldiers is the lack of opticians in the 1940s. Many soldiers went into battle not knowing...
Infantry: Stg 44 just beats the Bren gun. Armour: Staghound (AA) T17E2 - 2 50cals and a powered turret - what more could you want. Air: Hurricane...
Remember film has a language of its own, so when a car crashes it has to roll over a few times, fly through the air then exploded in a huge...
On a related, sorta, theme - does anyone know what happened to Germans POWs released by the western Allies when they returned to their homes in...
First of all one should be wary of imposing 21th century views on 1940s men, that said the French treatment of its colonial troops was pretty...
Remember amtracks are amphibious, they can not only drive over reefs and on to the beach, they can also drive off the beach and inland. This gave...
Remind me to leave town if Mr Yamaguchi ever shows up - bad luck comes in threes.
I would think any heli-borne action would be preceded by an artilley barrage (eg Monte Cassino) or fighter-bomber sweeps (Arnhem) to take out...
While gunship/attack helicopters were not going to make much of a differernce a troop transport chopper - like the H-21 which came into service in...
I think the British/Commonwealth forces could have rolled up the Italians before any German help came but it would have put them face-to-face with...
While their fate at the hands of the Soviets was nasty it was not an automatic death sentence. Of the 2.3 million Germans captured about 450,000...
Its just wrong - the movies were made in B&W so the camers shots, lighting etc were set up for that. It like playing a 45 at 33rpm (gee I'm old if...
The book Voices from the Fortress by Paul Rea tells the story of Australian (and NZ) PoWs sent to the Small Fortress of Terezín (Theresienstadt)...
The figures can be a bit deceptive as to effectiveness. Throw up enough lead and the attacking airman might either turn back, drop his bomb(s)...
G'day C.E - The tele-movie was shown on SBS, Australia's second public service braodcaster. It is available on DVD from SBS (via dymocks book...
