Feldgrau.net

It may have something to do with officers being typically commissioned into service instead of simply enlisting. That tends to imply a different sort of commitment.

The likes of Bradley? Please. This is the same man who ordered his men into the Hurtgen Forest for no good reason. Bradley also had a large hand in shaping the postwar image of Patton (he was one of the main technical advisors for the motion picture Patton, and had a strong dislike for Patton). And ...

Patton had his flaws, as did EVERY other general in the war. But as Reb pointed out he was much more careful with his men than Bradley. If that somehow makes him 'vile'...then we have some issues to work out.

A bit of info, A few of me mates actually served over in Vietnam wth the aussies and time to time they actually ran into TIGER'S and 1 TIGER II, And loads of T-34's, But i was wondering how many tanks captured by the Russians were sent to vietnam, Uh...if we're talking the American involvement, non...

Armored Combat in Vietnam is also a decent source. You can also find some good armor stuff in Nolan's book about the Tet Offensive around Saigon. Armor was actually widely used in Vietnam...more so than most people think, anyhow. Especially in the III Corps area west of Saigon armor was very visible...

If this incident did occur, it wouldn't necessarily have gotten wide press for any number of reasons. Most of the major Soviet marshals did act like commissars at times...mainly because it was the best way to insure their own job security. The climate in the Red Army for much of its early history wa...

phylo_roadking wrote:Yep, Nazi Party officials wore uniforms, of course - but thats a Field cap. Look at the army eagle and the piping under the goggles. Compare to the SS cap to his left

P.S. thats not Heydrich is it???

phylo

No. The profile is quite wrong.

phylo_roadking wrote:Microscopically....not so. And that difference was enough to lock a round in a breech or collector occasionally.

phylo

Either way, the P-38 was still a more reliable pistol than the P-08.

McClellan always accepted over-estimates of the forces opposing him, no matter the source. Pinkerton just fed into his weakness as a way to secure his position. McClellan was a good trainer and organizer, but he was a failure as a combat commander. All one needs to do to confirm this is look at Anti...

*yawn*

While the P-38 may not have the mistique of the P-08, it was an all-around better pistol. 1) It was MUCH more reliable than the P-08. The Luger had to be kept well-cleaned and well-oiled, while the P-38 continued to function under the harshest field conditions. 2) It was double action. This may not ...

nigelfe wrote:Anything's possible, but could it have been a 'jungle carbine'?

These two aren't really mistakable.

Eicke was another officer who did well when he had good staff officers, but left to his own devices he was average at best. His main strong point was an unshakable personal loyalty to Himmler, who had saved him from some rather nasty Party squabbles "back in the day," as it were. In fairne...

Nevermore...followed by a good dose of Stan Getz.

Hi Dieter: Are you referring to the power of the carbine's cartridge, Dieter? I know it would not inspire a great deal of confidence in me!! Best wishes. Yeah, that was part of it. That was one reason you saw the M2 version come out in time for Korea. It seems the only way they could think of to im...