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Originally Posted by tomcat
you are completely right however i said compared to the gunners on eye. plus the artillery statement was aimed at 'self propelled artillery' (such as the M7 Priest and sexton) supporting an advance not 155mm field artillery pieces.
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The allied Armies did not use only the 155s. They had many different types of Artillery, For example, the 105mm and 25pdr. Oh, What a suprise! These are the Guns mounted on the Priest and Sexton! If you are going to fire over open sights (directly) then whats the point of using a gun that can fire up to 10 miles away? The point of SP artillery is to fire then move away before the enemy batters fire back. Close support is for the assault guns. (e.g-M8 Scott, StuH)
This thread is just getting out of hand.
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But what if the germans had the capabilities of the allied naval, what if the bismarck, tirpitz, sharnhorst, graf spee and and those other battleships, pocket battle ships, and cruisers light and large survived and what if the germans put more time and money into there navy and matched the allied armada, could they have repulsed the allies and destoy there navy or at least wreck it?
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If the Germans built more ships to match the power of the USN and RN, they would have to have less Tanks and Guns. Whats more the Graf Spee was destroyed a few years earlier, so what effect is that going to have on the Battle? The other German vessels are not going to stand a chance. How is a land power going to win a naval battle with two great Sea Powers?