Before Pearl Harbor, Hitler was cautious about provoking the US, despite the Tripatiate Pact with Japan. Then the U-turn after Pearl Harbor....
Hitler's declaration of war on the USA was his idea and his alone. He did not discuss it with any other Nazi leader beforehand. He simply...
No, I'm afraid you are all mistaken here! The Tripartiate Pact signed in September 1940 between Germany, Italy and Japan was a DEFENSIVE...
Is this philosophy a reaction to the US surrender at Bataan and Corregidor in the Philippines in WWII? No surrender? Or is it a way to avoid...
Or 'Honey' as British tank crews called it unofficially! Just like a woman, a Honey can move fast and slap you a good one before you know what...
If I was a soldier in WWII, my temperament and age (32) would make me a very SLOW soldier. Slow and very cautious in the advance, but even slower...
Of the German tanks, I'd say Pzkpw I and II (side and rear), plus armoured cars, but not Pzkpw III.
Panzerknacker, it may surprise you to note that the Japanese tankettes, the Type 94, Type 95, and Type 97, had armour so thin that the M2 .50 cal...
I thought of the Sten since it is very light - 3 kgs unloaded (1 kg lighter than the MP40). Loaded mags weigh 0.7 kgs and the Sten is more...
Didn't most nations' snipers (except Russia's) operate alone? If I was a British sniper alone in an urban area being overrun by the advancing...
If you were a sniper in WWII, what would be your preferred secondary weapon and why?
The prototype Zero first flew on April 1, 1939, and was updated to correct a few teething troubles. Thus modified, it was accepted by the...
This topic is in the wrong forum, so I'm not going to bother replying.
Reading the post on the Flying Tigers in the Weapons forum made me post this. A WWII fighter pilot's score represents his aerial 'victories', not...
The Polish TK3 and TKS 2-man tankettes were slaughtered in 1939 by Pzkpw II's with 20mm guns and 37mm anti-tank guns. A few TKS's had 20mm guns...
The Me262 was designed for shooting down bombers. The 4x30 mm Mk108 cannon were low-velocity weapons with a low rate of fire, you had to get...
Mustang, may I point out that the Battle of Britain didn't start until July 1940. That's ten months, yes, almost a whole year, after the outbreak...
I vote: Bf109E-3 for best fighter in September 1939. Spitfire MkI in September 1939 still had a wooden two-bladed constant-speed propeller (which...
Sorry, CrazyD88, have to correct you again... 1st prototype T-34 (called A-34 at that time) was NOT complete on 31 December 1939. Quote: "On...
The Americans had good luck at Midway, but it wasn't the deciding factor. The Japanese had bad luck at Midway, but that wasn't the deciding...
