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Old December 11th, 2003, 06:14 PM
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Brat, American combat vehicles were indeed not what we'd call charming and powerful, but we must accept that in supply and logistics matters they built quality and quantity.

We just need to remember that the DUKWs landed more supplies than the Mulberries during D-day and saved the day at Iwo-Jima, by example.

The Jeep and the M4 lorry were just powerful and reliable. Truly amazing.

And not to mention the C-47, which made whole campaigns possible - more noticeable, Burma.

[img]smile.gif[/img] We always forget about logistics, don't we?
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