It's just a difference of opinion and I understand the point your trying to make, I just see it differently. WWII was a true combined arms war...
Well, considering: "To summarize developments, Hitler had sent the strongest force available towards an objective that would not necessarily win...
Guys, try the NYS Soldier's museum in Saratoga. New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center They can put you in touch with the NY...
This issue has been around for decades, it just hasn't recieved too much press in the West. The former country of East Prussia and the city of...
Agreed, I was just focusing on the technology because that seemed to me the subject of the thread. I agree with TA's point, like I mentioned...
Well you need to train the trainer first, field test new tactics on a small scale, adjust after you recieve feedback, re-train and re-test with...
I agree and have somewhat the same question, why not a greater effect? My answer is that in the grand scheme of WWII the impact of small arms was...
Respectfully TA I have to disagree with your position on both points, but it may just be a nuance attributed to differing perspectives or...
If there are 3 million German Soldiers on the Eastern front, a small fraction are actually combat Infantrymen needing an Stg (even the small...
Fair enough.... I'm just one of those folks that rejects the tired old (and very incorrect) term known as Blitzkrieg. Its just my opinion but I...
Any "prejudice" or other negative reception will have alot to do with what impression you choose to portray. I have seen an exceptional...
I'd say thats a good nitpick. My point regarding the Germans is that their use of wireless radios was comprehensive at all levels and used very...
German wireless radio communications equipment in 1939-1942, enabled effective mechanized combined arms doctrine to work when no one else had the...
True game changers? The "For list" in no particular order: -British radar, especially in the BoB. -German wireless radio communications...
Respectfully I have to disagree. The only thing that would have allowed the Germans to push the Allies in to the sea in Normandy would have been...
The Germans were actively trying to develop a weapon that ultimately became the Stg series since 1923. The concept was first put forth and...
I don't know why the US dropped the drum mag for the Thompson, the ordnance guys must have really disliked it because the M1 Thompsons wouldn't...
You said the MP-44 could shoot you through a wall.... What does that have to do with riding on a tank? Don't take it personal, you threw it out...
That sounds nice, but don't you think that frontline Soldiers understand what kind of cover can stop a round? A full size round like a 7.62x54 or...
A G43 was a better investment in the 80's and 90's though, not sure if that factors in which is a better rifle. : )
