If I remember right allied pilots who made it to Switzerland were interned and often released in prisoner swaps etc. Just as in the Pacific. If...
In studying Mac, he personally loved the Phillipines, and Asians in General. He was certainly a glory hog, and a press pig. Overall he was a good...
In actuallity, the F4U-4 was a better fighter/bomber than the P-47. The visibility issue was over the nose. With the later Malcom hood options the...
A lot of modern "silencers" are employed on verious firearms to muffle sound to make it hard to locate. If you have ever been hunting, you know...
Brian, I hope you had a great Resurection Day (Easter). I have always wondered about Monty, living on this side of the pond, I always heard he was...
I think they are great fun to shoot, and for squirell and rabit it's nice because you don't spook the pther critters nearby. (Small-game psyc-ops...
The article deffinately raises some interesting points and questions.
From what I am reading I think it would boil down to how practiced the soldier carring it was. Both are great rifles for their time, and I would...
The Israelies use a silenced .22 rifle for mob situations. It is suposed to be used "non-lethally" but it turns out it is quite lethal. The idea...
I wonder how many shermans are on the bottom of the NA sea because of U-boats, would they be tank killers?
Welcome John, My hat (Navy dogbowl) is off to you, WOW the Franklin, the ship that wouldn't die!!! I hope you are feeling better.
Brian, I have been away from my home for many weeks, just caught up with your posts. You allow my mind to wander to another time, and thankfully...
I would go with the Sherman as per the original request for why. It was well engineered for what was needed at the time, they made gazillians of...
