Soldiers knew the strengths and weaknesses of their weapons, and were greatly successful in keeping them running just fine. We put a lot of...
While that may be true, both were completely unrealistic and quite impossible. The Army was a little crazier than the Navy, but the Navy made...
If there is any failure to remember, it is me. He died in 2006 so it's been a LONG time since we talked. Perhaps it wasn't the Yorktown he was...
Most infantry rifles have a rough time when submerged in mud, or submitted to fine sand. Newer rifles are much more reliable than those of WW2,...
Yamamoto thought war with the US was suicide. "In the first six to twelve months of a war with the United States and Great Britain I will run...
I knew a man who served on the USS Chicago as a welder; he swam off the deck of that ship. He was then transferred to the Yorktown (of which he...
Something I have noticed about history and regimes… When a regime’s ideology overrides facts; they’re screwed. You can see this all through...
The Owen was an improvement over the STEN but I think the most amazing thing about the OWEN is...They managed to make the STEN even uglier!! But...
Here's a great example for aircraft engines. And keep in mind, the Brit's were better at it than the German's were at this time...but even they...
No sir I don't, but I have personally experienced it, and have come across it in several other areas of study. As a gunsmith, I can tell you...
The STEN was no less reliable than an MP40. I have owned one, manufactured dozens, and have shot several others extensively; they're good SMG's....
"Best" is just too hard to quantify... Early war If you're just going by quality of manufacture and reliability; Czech ZK 383 If you're factoring...
Hello, new guy here... I'm going to say the G43 was the better rifle on paper, and the Garand was the better rifle in the flesh. The G43’s...
