I was playing Red Orchestra the other night ( an ww2 eastern front game) and was overcome with the shear awe and power of the Tiger that and its...
The common conception that the Russian soldier was an improved adversary is vastly overrated, The Russian soldiers bravery and heroism is largely...
I must agree on the later half of the last post, But as i may have stated previously Hitlers unorthodox methods and high reliance upon surprise...
A large portion of failure of the eastern front must rest on hitler's shoulders as he failed to aim for one objective (i.e Moscow, Leningrad and...
I'm sorry if i wasn't to clear on the comparison aspect of the Panther Vs T-34. Let's put into this approach, you are a infantry soldier (Russian...
From what i understand Stalin had his own designs for western Europe, it just happens that Hitler had a bit less patience. Stalin was undoubtedly...
The psychological effect a new piece of weaponry has upon the opposing force is far can be far more damaging to the morale of troops than the...
Quite true Hitlers first mistake of the war was at Dunkirk, Although he still believed a truce with Britain was possibly at that point in the war....
The Red Army was on its heels when Hitler broke through the eastern front, the possibility of shattering the morale and will to resist of the...
It is true the German mechanized forces are substantially disadvantaged in the respect that their supposedly ubermensch AFVs repeatedly suffered...
So essentially Russia would be forced to revert to guerrilla warfare in the Urals and further east. I was aware that Russia field some 1 million...
The Panther is the germans counter to the T-34 so the argument between between the two is very debatable, for instance some believe the shape and...
I would say the biggest setback for german APVs was the russian winter which basically rendered the tank immobile while the simplistic t-34 could...
it would have been cumbersome and horribly expensive to manufacture but the psychological effect would have distraught even chuck norris. The...
What if the Fuhrer completed operation sea lion and eliminated the British capacity to wage war over the channel, this would have negated the...
the British amalgamation of the 17 pounder with the Sherman is one of the most notable achievements of the Allies against the Panzers, But...
Would want to be in Berlin when the Red Army was banging on it's doors their BM-14s, but you'd only have to worry about that if you survived...
I noted that the Tiger appeared to be cemented to the ground, the crack in the turret seems to be the remnants an explosive charge or similar...
The panther was began production from 1942 while the T-34 had to wait until spring 1944 to receive the purpose built 85mm. The Russian's took...
so even if the wehrmacht had actually reached the ural mountains by 1941, would the Russians would still be victorious in a battle of attrition...
