Thanks for the information about German helicopters, guys - something else for me to learn !
I'll just say a word in defence of 'Where Eagles Dare' - one really has to watch this film with, shall we say,
total suspension of disbelief !
I mean, how much ammo does Clint Eastwood use and where did it come from ? Those three haversacks , with all those bombs as well ? Our heroes jump from the cable car into a freezing river - in the next frame they're all bone-dry. And
their MP40's seem to have more firepower than a battery of 88's ; blasting everything in sight at incredible ranges, the Germans blaze away at the 'bus, riddling it with holes but somehow missing the tyres.... and so on
No, you just have to sit back and wallow in one of the best-ever 'Boy's Own Paper' war-comic fantasies ! In case you're wondering, I've seen it many times, think it has one of the best opening sequences
ever , always enjoy it hugely....but never take any of it seriously
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