Absolutely the Swordfish could do what perhaps no other aircraft could do, i.e. operate from the MAC ships. They were legendary. But the...
Valentine Archer conversion In an Osprey Vanguard books on the Churchill, the Squadron organization chart indicated that a troop of Archers was...
not the MOST important battle, but... Hello again Skua and all, Sorry to stray from topic, but as Midway was June '42, and just before that...
Oops sorry, to clarify, I meant to say that it bugged me that the British Illustrious class armored fleet carriers carried some antiquated...
Stirling wings Hello Skua, Greetings from a Norwegian-American; would love to finally see Norway some day. FYI I read that the Stirling's...
It has bugged me that the British Illustrious class armored fleet carriers had some antiquated designs.....what do you think if Fairey had...
Hello - I'd like to request photos and info regarding cruiser tank variant use in NWE; the 3 that come to mind first are: 1. Crusader AA tank...
Oops forgot to add that apparently both of the "second line" Valentine & Ram vehicles were used in a command role
The Ram in NWE as "OP" tank: "An armoured vehicle to function as a mobile observation posts for the Forward Observation Officers (FOO) of Sexton...
And the Churchill had thicker armor ALL AROUND than most designs, which is beneficial in assault combat. Also apparently it was more resistant...
valentine tanks sent to russia Yes I read the same also, that almost all Canadian Valentine tanks were sent to Russia, with "the rest" of them...
Thanks Roel, Because of the Churchills good qualities, coupled with it's small turret ring, that's why I think they should have continued...
Thanks - Sounds like a similar role as the Ram tank
Could someone tell me anything about the role of the Valentine tank in Germany 1945, as I was surprised to see a couple photos of them in a...
Hello Hoosier, Absolutely my favorite would be what APPEARS to be a "M490" but really is the M36B - the 90mm M36 turret on top of an M4...
Thanks merlin, I found the listings and photos of armored cars, and saw my favorite one, the Daimler. The earlier Dingo scout car, at least,...
Thanks Oli & Roel, Yes with the Archer (Valentine 17pdr sp) at least they had a self-propelled 17pdr, but the gun was mounted facing...
The Churchill's many small wheels required much maintenance (I have read that the maintenance crews could be up all night while the tank crews...
Thanks, Merlin, for the info and illustration! Would you know if it would have been possible to use the 600HP Meteor engine in the Black Prince?...
Hello Lone Wolf, Yes had the British decided earlier to beef up the cruiser tank design, yes they would have had the Centurion earlier. It...
