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11 Hours Ago

Rising Sun* replied to a thread Anybody can see that enslaved prostitutes were necessary in Japanese Military

With due respect to TG and Nick, I think that if we all review J.A.W.'s original comment "How many millions of unwilling male conscripts have been...

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17 Hours Ago

Nickdfresh replied to a thread P-38 Lightning in American Military

Did you bother to read this one?

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17 Hours Ago

Nickdfresh replied to a thread P-38 Lightning in American Military

The German fighters, especially the FW190 didn't have the high level performance of the P-38L, putting it at a "tactical disadvantage." And why...

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1 Day Ago

Nickdfresh replied to a thread Anybody can see that enslaved prostitutes were necessary in Japanese Military

So that makes it fine that the Japanese abducted women and ****ed them sometimes 20-times a day? No big deal? Most soldiers are paid and are...

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Nickdfresh replied to a thread P-38 Lightning in American Military

They weren't quite the same time frame as the P-38 first flew in 1937 and the P-82 was late war project that never saw any serious development until...

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2 Days Ago

Nickdfresh replied to a thread P-38 Lightning in American Military

The Spits had the "Malcolm Hood" which increased pilot visibility, and it was initially adopted on the 47 and 51, hence my confusion. The P-38...

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2 Days Ago

Churchill replied to a thread Term Paper in Russian Military

Sounds like something he would do.

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Churchill replied to a thread Term Paper in Russian Military

No kidding, revenge was a crushing defeat that was crushing.

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3 Days Ago

Churchill replied to a thread Term Paper in Russian Military

Hah, thanks guys.

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3 Days Ago

Rising Sun* replied to a thread Term Paper in Russian Military

Unlike other weird things like thinking that 'spirit' could overcome its enemies' vastly superior industrial, military, naval and air capacity? ...

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3 Days Ago

Rising Sun* started a thread Not your average military funeral in Off Topic

This is how Kiwi soldiers pay their respects to their dead comrades at funerals, which is a good guide to what they're fearsomely like in action. ...

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3 Days Ago

Rising Sun* replied to a thread Black RAF Aircrew in WW2 in General WWII Discussion

That should work. And Guy Gibson could be played by Snoop Dogg, with the film's theme Snoop's immortal chorus as the bombers fly over the dam ...

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Nickdfresh replied to a thread P-38 Lightning in American Military

So you're criticizing the P-38 and the USAAF's unwillingness to perfect it while citing the same reasons to defend the P-82? They used the A's...

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Nickdfresh replied to a thread P-38 Lightning in American Military

The production line prior to the "D" model wasn't very big to begin with as the P-51/A-36 Apache were not considered prime fighters until after what...

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Nickdfresh replied to a thread P-38 Lightning in American Military

http://www.456fis.org/P-38K.htm Um, the link says nothing about airframe "aero-compressibility" issues or weight limits and seems to contradict...

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Nickdfresh replied to a thread P-38 Lightning in American Military

Not a particularly damning thread: Of course the P-51 with a Merlin/Packard was chosen over the P-38 because it was a better overall choice...

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