For anyone interested in the Battle of Midway trivia, I have a few bits that are new to me. If you know something that is not commonly known,...
Has anyone seen the dog fight simulations on the Youtube "TJ3 Gaming"? Here are a couple of WW2 realistic simulations of fighter planes. P40s...
Has anyone seen the movie Fury? What did you think of the ending? If you saw this movie, here is a thought experiment. If YOU were in command...
I appreciate the advice above. After thinking about it, I question why Fury had such skinny logs hanging from the sides? They should be at least...
Thanks for your observations! I still think that after 5 minutes of constant fire from 3 machine guns, a dozen grenades, and a cannon firing HE...
Thanks for the comments above. I've been rethinking what my plan would have been if faced with an SS battalion, half of them carrying...
If you haven't seen the 2014 movie Fury, staring Brad Pitt, this is a spoiler alert. This is my review of the movie, and I would like to hear...
I have been a fan of WW2 stories and technology. I was wondering if there is somewhere I could go, in Southern California, to see and maybe even...
This never showed up in the news that I watch. Check out the Youtube! Armand Duplantis, at the age of 20 cleared 20'3.3" (6.18m). That's a few...
Recently I was reading about the F6F Hellcat in Wikipedia.org and learned it could carry up to 4,000 lbs or ordinance. Has anyone ever heard of...
Then why were so many ships sunk in WW2 by torpedo? Were the nets not 100% effective, or not widely employed? It seems like a simple solution to...
This makes me wonder why navies never developed a "harpoon" to shoot at torpedoes by the time of WW2. There could be any number of harpoon-like...
What I heard about the Musashi is 17, 18, & 19. She was hit by 17 bombs, 18 US planes were lost during the battle, and she was hit by 19...
Here is a question I've had about naval warfare in WW2 in the Pacific. Was it possible to spot a torpedo headed for your ship and quickly angle a...
Has anyone heard the theory that the results of the attack on Pearl Harbor 7 Dec was the best possible results for the US? I saw a documentary...
Are there any things in particular that struck you as unrealistic when watching this film? From what I learned about the battle, I didn't notice...
Did anyone see the new movie "Midway"? I did and thought it was fantastic. It covered most major battles starting with Pearl Harbor 7 Dec, up...
I sure appreciate the knowledge you guys have shared about the Battle of Midway. Thanks very much! A new movie should be made about this...
Thanks for the info. You understand the subject better than I do. Also if McClusky and company from the Enterprise never found the carriers, the...
The YouTube above "Japanese View of the Battle of Midway left out an important event that saved the US that day. There was a battle between the...
