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...ed on models of industrial war.' The answer to this claim on the post is that: To be sure, nuclear weapons, costs, the memory of past interstate wars and other things mean that it remains an a...
...nuclear plan." INN reports indicated they discussed military action against Iran's twenty-two year nuclear weapons program. Olmert concluded by saying it was not good to publicize everything, in other...
...immediate nuclear retaliation." Yet President Dwight D. Eisenhower fortunately rejected the use of nuclear weapons immediately, even if China invaded the islands, and emphasized that under no circumst...
... evening I came across a programme which dealt with the aftermath of war and the cleaning up of unexploded weapons (UXOs), explosives, gas shells, among other things. One part of the programme dealt w...
...riority of russian rifle against german submachinegun during the battle. well..i read a book called Secret Weapons in WW2 not long time ago. i found some thing amazed me. there was a picture showing t...
...st interesting services in the Second World War. Unfortunately, I've had difficulty learning what sorts of weapons they were armed with, particularly during and shortly after the Battle of Britain. Ba...
...hat week was to be sent to Russia. My question: Were the Brits worried at all about the 'secrets' of their weapons being discovered by the Soviets? Was the defeat of the Germans deemed more important ...
Hi, Seeking leads on source material for OOB on both sides, preferably with weapons info as well, any ideas appreciated.
...ussing the Italian WWII generals, the usual question is: 'Which of them were *not* incompetent?' 2. Poor weapons and equipment. The Italians had worse equipment than any other major power. The best ...
What was the difference between the panzershrek and panzerfaust (antitank weapons)? Or were they the same?
...published for this Sunday, there was an extensive section on the dilemma posed by the disposal of chemical weapons throughout the world. In the bulk of the environmentalist-oriented text, there was a ...
...s on this idea. If you could assemble the ideal infantry squad in wwii what would it look like in terms of weapons and tactics. To toss an example out there, maybe you would use the German approach, a...
where ABC weapons used on the eastern front, since the SU had'nt signed the geneva convention could they use ABC weapons ?
...ly, describes the book as 'dense' and a difficult read, but a really comprehensive look at the tactics and weapons of the Civil War. The author apparently has also studied Napoleonic and other, earlie...
... Bn 1931 HQ Recce Plt Mortar Battery (1928) Field Artillery Battery 3 Rifle Companies 3 Rifle Platoons Weapons Plt Atlantean Leg Infantry Bn. 1940 HQ Recce Plt AD Section Assault Cannon Troop ...
I picked up Gun Buyer's #27 'Special Weapons' magazine at my local Walmart last night. There's a very interesting article on the De Lisle carbine. I'd never heard of it before. The article states 'the
...hand-held eye-protecting glass. Was this the act of people fearing fallout? They did believe that chemical weapons would continue to contaminate the environment long after initial use, which was one r...
...hese translate to in calibers?) the Russians used 122mm & 152mm guns. What was the difference in these weapons (probably not much)? Was there any standard, or was it totally dependent on the count...
...m the front-line and even to broke the Soviet surrounding. If you consider the total lack of trucks, heavy weapons, invernal dresses and food, you may find that ,with the cost of heavy losses, it's in...
...s of America for seizing federal property located within their boundaries including forts,armories full of weapons and even the U.S.Mint located in New Orleans.La. Lincoln also warned them not to se...
...Maxim machine guns from World War I were called. Is this a mistake or was his unit really issued these old weapons, surely he meant the MG 42 or MG 34? As he begins service in 42 I would guess that th...
...t on the fence, or were already counting Britain out. Your statistics might point out the vast number of weapons turned out by the US, or how many Germans Patton roundedup in France, etc. But they d...
... tank and saved their regiment. an armored assault led by the 4th Japanese Tank Regiment without anti-tank weapons throwing handgrenades into the tank hatches and firing into the gunports of the Japan...
...mans had nearly 100,000 Sturmgewher issued out of nearly 400,000. Does anybody know a good source for US weapons production figures ?...
Dear Sir, Madame, I am looking for zome good references on allied (UK/USA/UdSSR): - Tanks - Artillery - Anti-Tank Guns - AA .. and of course the regular vehicles. If one starts a search, you get ove
I read somewhere that Germany possessed a variety of highly lethal chemcial weapons during world war two. 1) Is this true? 2) What kinds of chemcial weapons did they have? 3) Why didn't they use the
...ol history teacher who is doing a unit on WW 2. Does anyone know where I can get production statistics for weapons, ships, planes, tanks etc for the various combatants before and during the war? I wou...
I just wondered if there is still classified WWII information about clandestine missions, objectives, weapons and so on that has not been declassified. I know there is probably info about the Atomic b
...tion in which the German Armed Forces 1.) had a woefully weak intelligence service, 2.) had a mish-mash of weapons that weren't completely ready yet for war (since Hitler had told each of the armed se...
...r of LIFE magazines from between 1943 and 1945. i was rather surprised to see advertisements for various weapons being produced! for example, there is this full page ad in the October 30, 1944 issue...
...re developed primarily out of the neccesities brought about by war. War tends speeds up the development of weapons and other related technologies. For example, during WWII powers such as Germany, and ...
Where did the SS get the money to pay their people, and buy all the weapons and equipment they used?
...ollege) someone made a comment that sandbags and such piled on allied lead tanks helped neutralize such AT weapons as the 'Shreks' and 'Fausts' Would such methods work on AT rounds? I know I am openin...
...Air force were pitifully equipped, true, but most units showed real pride and toughness even with inferior weapons, training and leaders. When the Italian 'Ariete' armored division defeated the Britis...
...try combat in World War Two first made the finding that only 10-15 per cent of troops actually fired their weapons in combat. This became generally accepted in the following decades, and many training...
Does anybody know what secret weapons were made by the British or the Germans during the Second World War?? I've read that there was some kind of German radio beam transmitter called Knickebein set up
...ican campaign...I have a few questions. 1) Was the Afrika Korps, armed differently, in terms of infantry weapons and small arms ? Most books, only seem to cover armoured vehicles. 2) Was the Afrik...
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