As far as I can tell, the Medium Tank Mk B Whippet was the first to have the engine in its own compartment - did this reduce the effect of noise...
Found this on another site. http://p076.ezboard.com/fhistorypolitic ... 2752.topic http://home.comcast.net/~mksheppard/Tanksharp.htm
1941 Span(ft.in/m): 172/52.4 Length(ft.in/m): 96/29.3 Wing area(ft2/m2): 2675/248.8 Max Weight(lb/kg): 104,000/47,174 Engines: 6x Merlin...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061225/ap_ ... e/iran_oil By BARRY SCHWEID, AP Diplomatic Writer Mon Dec 25, 5:57 PM ET WASHINGTON - Iran...
Given that the UK developed an APC version of the tank in WW1, was there ever any attempt to develop an APC to operate alongside the Infantry tank...
Some intresting reviews on thsi on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Blitzkrieg-Legend ... F8&s=books I particularly like this line The book...
The Commonwealth Aircraft CA-15 got to about 720 kph level, though more in a dive.
Intresting quote from Jarrow (an area of the UK for non Brits) MP Don Dixon about 10 years ago. 'If a horse emulated Pegasus and grew wings it...
Oh I'm not saying it wasn't a success, it was but in the stort term whereas most 'popular history' seem to portray it as a complete success with...
Oh I agree it was successful in the short term but it took one hell of a toll on the trucks and used an Army's worth of fuel a day itself just to...
Apparently, if you look at the damage caused by running the trucks to death during this the long term result was a reduction in the supply effort.
I think the two seasons of fighting is more or less a done thing, but I was wondering if both Mulberry harbours had been intact, would this have...
What would be the effect on the Allied supply situation after June 1944 if both Mulberry harbours had survived the storm intact? IIRC, the UK...
French Threaten Planes Monitoring Hezbollah Build Up by Nayla Razzouk Fri Nov 17 TYRE, Lebanon (AFP) - French UN anti-aircraft batteries have...
The French have the past few days few days come close to firing at Israeli aircraft monitoring hizzbolla forces in Lebenon. Anyone want to...
This is what I’ve found on the V3 in a book ‘The Dam Busters’ by Paul Brickhill ‘But the greatest nightmare of all was the grotesque underworld...
The 500hp Thornycroft Marine in the A14 is intresting, petrol or diesel? Was the transmission etc up to the strain of this power, why wasn't...
Does anyone have any information on the designs mentioned below? Yes in a way there was a step toward a Comet, according to David Fletchers...
I was talking to someone else a while back on an Alt History, mainly about the aircraft that wouldn't see the light of day and he mentioned using...
Would the earlier introduction of Kangaroo type APC conversions have influenced any battles?
