No, they both have 24" barrels. If firing the same cartridge (Cal. .30 M2 Ball) the bullet should be at a nominal speed of 2805 f.p.s at the...
The round used by the Germans in WWI was the 7.92x57 IS (or JS) which fired a 192 gr. jacketed lead bullet at 2500 fps (& as far as what I've been...
I'm sure that Bell could have but how soon after the contract was awarded would the have been able to produce their 1st P-47? Three months? Six...
Would stopping Bell from building the P-39 (& follow up P-63) & switching to the Thunderbolt have made a greater contribution to the war effort?...
According to an interview I read some 20 years ago w/ Yeager he disliked the P39. And, it seems just about any Allied fighter other than the P51.
I've mentioned in other threads that I once worked w/ a man who was a ground crewman on B29's stationed on Guam. He said that early one morning...
Additional info at Berthier rifle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
As an aside to FJH's comments on the B-29 engine cowling... While in high school I worked w/ an older man who had served as a USAAC mechanic on...
"In-depth studies by the U.S. Army after the war showed that between 80 percent and 85 percent of the greatest generation never fired their...
Never heard of Sony, have you? Toyota? Mitutoyo? Pentel? Nintendo? Panasonic? As far as their pre-war capabilities, they were good enough to just...
Yes but most SMG's fire from an open bolt & the bolt is heavier than the slide of the typical 9x19 pistol. The blow-back has to overcome not only...
The Japanese developed w/ a number of weapons that were in the same league as the best of the rest of the world powers. IIRC the USN didn't have...
No offense intended.
Small point but IIRC the M14 was the first US rifle to have a chrome lined bore. The M1 carbine ammo produced by the US did have non-corrosive...
Yes, you mentioned heat. I wasn’t trying to be redundant. I am getting the impression that some of the posters think that the heat is a result of...
In the case of the BREN, the BAR & Japanese LMG's & HMG's... yes, possibly but most of the other MG's used in WWII were recoil operated & didn't...
I think it was for a very short period of time that the average Marine rifleman preferred the 1903 to the M1. People will resist moving from a...
Thanks for the link to a great film. I wouldn't necessarily call the film propaganda as much as confidence builders for the troops. Showing that...
Which was ???
