When you talk overrated, you are saying the hype was more than the facts. The Wildcat was a aircraft that did much more than it was designed for....
Me-262 for the Germans, Zero for the Japanese, Spitfire for the English (sorry, but as good as it was, the hype was more than it was), and B-17 on...
While I agree that there was more animosity against the Japanese, but do not forget that they were the ones that attacked the United States in...
I was raised on C-rats, and found them acceptable if you carried a small bottle of tabasco sauce and some salt & pepper. I would do a lot of...
I saw an interesting account of a soldier's experience with firing 105 mm and a 155 mm smooth bore mortars in the Philippine campaign. They were...
From encyclopedia Britannica: in military science, crew-served big guns, howitzers, or mortars having a calibre greater than that of small arms,...
I would not consider rockets to be artillery. In my opinion, the US 105 mm artillery units were very effective. It comes part as the result of a...
The best aircraft of any category depends on the time frame and the numbers employed. Not to mention the strategy of use. You can also get into...
Let me understand this. You want to send the the Prince of Wales and Repulse to Dale Earnhart Industries? Actually, it would have been a...
The Ju-88 didn't do all that much towards aerial refueling. Barnstormers and record setters had done a lot of it two decades before. And as much...
The original FW 190 was designed with a rotating cowl that was designed to take in air and force it over the engine to improve cooling. It was...
You can find character flaws in anyone, and you can make a lot of calls in hindsight. My point is that the relationship with Russia was along the...
Look at the history of the times. The first Red Scare from 1917-1920 was a major event in the states. While it did died down, the efforts of the...
My point is that no matter how you look at it, the western allies could do nothing to decrease the number of Russian casualties. Only Stalin and...
I just read an interview from 1975 with Kurt Tank. He stated that a radial engine was the choice from the beginning, but the original radial had...
While the Ju-88 was a versatile aircraft, the only reason why it was used in so many roles was more a matter of time and availabilty. It may have...
I agree with your statement for the most part. The German military had the ability to defeat Russia, if they had made a few key changes to their...
The C-47 had many interesting uses. It was armed with various weapons in the pacific and used in the gunship mode. In some areas, the Japanese...
Any weapon is effective in the hands of trained users. Going around with simulated weapons is not an answer. When I first started combat...
While the Shell house event was a fine act of precision bombing, I have to think that the bombing of Rome was my favorite. Not just a small...
