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Old August 18th, 2007, 10:22 AM
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Old August 28th, 2007, 12:19 PM
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No, actually my fave weapon is the Lee-Enfield No.4.
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Old August 28th, 2007, 02:51 PM
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These are only pound for pound

1.PPSH (with drum)

2.Panther

3.P-51 Mustang
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My favourite weapons.

Bren gun Mk2,
P-40,
Cromwell cruiser tank.

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Old August 28th, 2007, 07:27 PM
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P-40? The Curtiss P-40? Now that's a surprise
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Hi,
Why are you surprised ?? Its one of the outstanding aircraft of WW2, if your not happy with my personal / historical accurate choices,i can change it to Hurricane or Typhoon.

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These are only pound for pound

1.PPSH (with drum)

2.Panther

3.P-51 Mustang
Jesus!!! I forgot to add Stalin's Organ!! ( Katyusha )

Now that im thinking about it more, there are too many to name!!!

Its getting harder to breath!!
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Hi,
Why are you surprised ?? Its one of the outstanding aircraft of WW2, if your not happy with my personal / historical accurate choices,i can change it to Hurricane or Typhoon.

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I was just kidding, I have a soft spot for the P-40 as well. Now, a Typhoon properly handled, well...
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8.8cm German Flak-gun

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Let's see...

Small arm - StG 44 (very accurate, very stylish), BAR (just cause it RULES!) and Mosin-Nagant 90/30 (It's a classic, aren't it?)

Favorite vehicle - Tiger II (it's very beautiful, eh?), IS-2 (just damn cool!)
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Old August 31st, 2007, 02:53 AM
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Silly me! I had forgot about the beautiful "Musashi"!

Then it will be even better the what if, sisters versus sisters: "Bismarck" and "Tirpitz" versus "Yamato" and "Musashi". I go with the Japanesse.

My favorite weapon of World War II the mud crunching dogfaces of U.S. 3rd Infantry Division "The Blue and White Devils"!

Friedrich a better what if would be...

What If: The Bismarck and Tirpitz had been deployed the Pacific Theatre to form a duel-axis combined fleet comprising the Bismarck, Tirpitz, Musashi, and Yamato vs. the Iowa, New Jersey, Missouri and Wisconsin?

Talk about a powerhouse performance!

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I guess I would have to go with the FP-45 Liberator pistol. It was inelegant in design and dangerous to the user.

Actually I am most fond of the MG-42. It just looked deadly and apparently lived up to its appearances.
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Weapon FG42
Tank Cromwell
Aircraft Mossie
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Small arm: Toss up between the BAR and Colt .45 auto.
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Heres my favourites, two per category as i couldn't make my mind up

1. Mosin Nagant M91/30 scoped and MG 42.

2. P-51 Mustang and Hurricane.

3. Tiger and Soviet T-34/85.
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Infantry- Mauser Kar 98 with scope.
I love the Mauser without the scope. Oh I'd really like to shoot one of these. However they are not allowed here.
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Old September 23rd, 2007, 03:45 PM
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I would vouche for the M1 Garand, (a hefty mama), the P-40, and the T-34 tank.
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I love the Mauser without the scope. Oh I'd really like to shoot one of these. However they are not allowed here.

A few months back i was fortunate enough to fire a live K98.

My friend who has a firearms licence and owns a scoped K98 (ZF41 scope if my memory serves me right) invited me to go along with him to the local range.

Having never fired a rifle before i can't compare it to any other but it had a hell of a kick on it.

Needles to say i didn't hit the target much
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Actually I am most fond of the MG-42. It just looked deadly and apparently lived up to its appearances.
I think the MG42 looks best viewed from the right.
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What If: The Bismarck and Tirpitz had been deployed the Pacific Theatre to form a duel-axis combined fleet comprising the Bismarck, Tirpitz, Musashi, and Yamato vs. the Iowa, New Jersey, Missouri and Wisconsin?
Wow!!!...talk about a slug-fest!

1. Our greatest generation
2. Tiger I
3. Toss up between F4U-1 & P-47D
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