Sounds like a similar(ish) principle to the Conger and Snake conversions of the Universal Carrier
Decoys are always fun. Like the decoy burning cities used by the British during the Blitz, or the decoy Pathfinder flares used by the Germans
One of my early models was a 1/72 P-40. I have fond memories of it, but it also taught me an important lesson - always support the wings when you...
It's a French aircraft. Buggered if I can remember the name, I'm going to have to root through my books Edit - found it! Payen PA22. Sadly...
Thanks! I knew somebody would definitely know. The fact that there are photos clearly showing it to be untrue is great.
Because it was a random book i found in a house I was staying in and I didn't think to record the title, author and isbn
I came across a statement in a book recently and wondered if the brains of the forum could shed any light on whether it is true or not, because...
I do wonder why they bothered. I understand why this was done in Britain - they even had fake animals that were regularly moved around Did the...
Doing a little digging, I think the article is referencing Rüdiger Overmans, whose research indicated (in very rough terms) that there were...
...until the Burma railway was completed. And if they decided to use some of those spare troops to help create the railway (and even make it...
Interesting, thank you for sharing
Another comparison with Germany vs USSR, 'knock the door in and the whole structure will fall' lol
Interesting! I might have to write in to that history magazine. Most amusing as they had an article about historical fact-checking in the same...
Apparently, over a third of all German troops killed in WW2 ded between January -May 1945
These ideas do circle round... Burnelli UB-14 - Wikipedia
Another random thought that occurred to me and will hopefully stimulate some discussion here. The vast majority of the Japanese army spent the...
If you go to the German island of Helgoland, you too can stand in the crater left by a Tallboy. Impressive.
I used to be dashing, but now I'm merely runny (Joke stolen from Terry Pratchett)
I can see why, you have good taste sir.
Interesting idea. IMO the USA was pretty hot on logistics in WW2, so other than increasing efficiency it seems unnecessary. Weaponry could be...
