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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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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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Churchill replied to a thread Term Paper in Russian Military

Hah, thanks guys.

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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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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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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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Churchill replied to a thread Term Paper in Russian Military

You're right, I forgot to mention that. Oops XD Here's what Garthoff says about rounds and shells: "from 1 December 1944 to 1 April 1945, more...

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

However, the latest solution is to make the dog an Australian soldier, which makes sense to the politically correct ****wits who inform popular...

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

If they buy in the next 24 hours, I'll throw in a set of steak knives. ;) I think N****r flew on some non-combat flights with Guy Gibson,...

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

Churchill, I think it is a very good essay on the topic it deals with (or with which it deals, for the pedants). Clear, concise and to the point....

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Rising Sun* replied to a thread German Nuclear Weapon Program in General WWII Discussion

Yes. Europe:Japan ratio was about 3:1 for American casualties on bare numbers. I don't know which area of operations had the greater rate of...

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Churchill replied to a thread Term Paper in Russian Military

True.

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Churchill replied to a thread Term Paper in Russian Military

The intent was to attempt to describe the invasion and the forces used to conduct it, as well as a limited discussion on why it was so successful....

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Churchill replied to a thread Term Paper in Russian Military

I was limited to 7 pages, otherwise I could have written much more.

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

I'd have to see some source for that... Complete bonk! The loss rate was 1.3% for P-38's and 1.1% for Mustangs. How was that 'much worse?' ...

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Nickdfresh replied to a thread German Nuclear Weapon Program in General WWII Discussion

I don't disagree, though I would use hopeful, irrational, or desperate in place of "dumb." But I don't think they necessarily thought the...

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Nickdfresh replied to a thread German Nuclear Weapon Program in General WWII Discussion

To be fair, the Japanese thought they'd be splitting responsibilities with the Germans against the resources of the U.S. (and Britain) and believed...

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Churchill replied to a thread Term Paper in Russian Military

Sorry about the two posts, it was too long to put on one page... Its a bit late for this paper, but what would you recommend to improve my writing?

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Churchill started a thread Term Paper in Russian Military

Hey everyone. I took a WWII history class in university last semester and had to write a term paper on a subject of my choice. I'm going to post it...

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Rising Sun* replied to a thread Verdicts of RKKA Military Tribunals for crimes against civilians in 1945 in Russian Military

It is implicit in your statement that almost every Red Army soldier was a rapist. How about those deployed against Japan's front in Manchuria for the...

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Rising Sun* replied to a thread German Nuclear Weapon Program in General WWII Discussion

Does this represent a failure of strategists to grasp scientific possibilities in Japan, while German scientists and strategists recognised the...

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

I could find a few sites dealing with this issue in about ten seconds. The author needs a better researcher. Like me, at AU$2,500 per relevant...

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Rising Sun* replied to a thread German Nuclear Weapon Program in General WWII Discussion

Japanese "atom bomb project" or, I would suggest, more accurately "Japanese research related to a possible atomic weapon"? Compared with the...

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Nickdfresh replied to a thread German Nuclear Weapon Program in General WWII Discussion

I highly doubt the Germans had any sort of nuclear bomb, as their theories were way off and any bomb would have been enormous... pdf27 might be...

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

Again, written prior to the P-38L (and late model J's - the most numerous types) in which most of the problems were fixed. And the P-38 never...

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