I think the Comet would likely win most matches, unless of course it was hit from side or rear, as the Centaur and Cromwell had the 75mm or 95mm...
Could anyone tell me what caused the explosion of Barham - since it happened as she capsized, was it boilers? Or ammunition? Thanks
I had digressed from someone's topic, so I am moving a couple of questions here instead: I had read that Stens were designed so simply that...
"Wouldn't a fully tracked APC like the Kangaroo be more effective than halftracks?" ---------------- Yes, thanks, I would like to have it as my...
King Tiger Comet M24 Chaffee Daimler armored car...or M18 ! M3 halftrack Crusader Gun Tractor (fully tracked, and has integral ammo bins)...
In wwII at least, wasn't the British .303 a heavy bullet? And so the Besa tank MG, with a high rate of fire (750+ ?) would be quite a hail of...
If you were a Para, what would you prefer to carry: The .45 semi-auto (7 rounds) or The Browning Hi-power (12-13?) semi-auto (+1 in chamber =...
Just remembered about the British using Thompsons with both long magazines and drums as well. Did the drums (100 rounds I am guessing) jam...
Some more about Stens I had read that they were designed so simply that they could even be produced (in part at least) by "cottage industry"...
Could it have been done? What speed! Twin Merlin-equipped Whirlwind, "not much larger than a Hurricane" as they say, with those thin...
"IF the raf gave whittles idea a priority in 1934 than the germans would face hundrerts of meteors and vampires" ------------ and the Brits...
Just remembered something - Wasn't Rodney the only Battleship to have fired a torpedo (24.5"!) at another Battleship (Bismarck)? Does anyone know...
I read somewhere that Rodney, at least, risked structural damage if firing all 3 main turrets simoultaneously; is sounded like Nelson was in...
One more quick one: I saw a post about 550rpm for the BAR - wasn't the bren 550rpm, and the BAR either 300 or 600 via a selector switch. I'm not...
I would also say Bren, as I have heard it is so reliable, and carried a bit more than the BAR. I'm told that to prevent jams, Bren gunners would...
B-17 tail turret One more question for all, the ammo belts reminded me: On the B-17 (or B-25 also?) what was the angular field of fire for the...
No problem Oli, and the vet might have been young enough to have served into the '60's where Wikipedia stated that the expression most likely was...
My favorite wwII plane would be the Hurricane, which as mk IIc with 4 cannon had a real look of purpose in addition to the classic paint job....
Just going by what a vet told me..
Very good private - you should be promoted to corporal immediately! I don't know about fighters, but I am told (by a vet from the Evergreen...
