I thought the Israelis changed the Meteor gasoline engine (RR) for a diesel unit (Continental/Allison) because: 1) the British refused to sell...
My favorite is the Centurion. OK, I know it isn't strictly a WW2 tank, but that's only because the Bomb settled the invasion of Japan issue. The...
In our discussion on sidebar topics we've ignored bigdunc's question. OK, here goes. why is always a tough question that historians dread. Who,...
I have often wondered why a pintle-mounted MG-34, or something similar, wasn't standard equipment on German tanks. The bow gun is nice, but who...
Fantastic forensic video work, research, and analysis on Dierk's part, whoever he is. I'm going to email my thanks to Dierk. I think the enhanced...
This is an observation and a speculation rather than a statement of fact: There were two distinct cipher machines based on the same switching...
Maybe it was because Nagasaki, Hiroshima and Kokura are all in the extreme west of Japan. Maybe the planners wanted to impress some Japanese in...
Well, longwave or short, I suspect that the Japanese embassy in Washington had its own radio, and I suspect the Japanese consulate in Honolulu did...
Without Ultra the whole timetable for the war after 1943 could have been pushed back, maybe up to a year. Overlord depended on huge amounts of...
LOL! Look at that anti-aircraft sight! Judging by the cap that picture is from WWI or shortly thereafter, back when planes were wood and canvas....
A pistol that was quite popular with high-ranking SS and Heer officers, as well as fighting troops in the field was the .32 ACP caliber Sauer 38H....
The M1A1 2.36in rocket launcher (bazooka) had strengths and weakness when compared to the PIAT (Projector Infantry Anti-Tank). The anti-armor...
What makes you certain that most, if not all, of these modernizations where not routinely scheduled for California before Dec 7th? Frankly, I...
Not knowing at all what I'm talking about when it comes to radio I decided to research a bit. From the Wikipedia article on the subject it seems...
:confused:The famous 14-part message that Japan thought would constitute a "declaration of war" and thereby avert the sneak-attack opprobrium...
Well said. I second the nomination. The AA fire control system on the Bismarck (and many other German warships) was designed to track and engage...
