On furtheer reading I find that the Graf Zeppelin might have been ready for Sealion (though without much crew training etc) but it would have been...
The Japanese may actually have had enough destroyers for the job, but they didn't use a convoy system and nobody in the Japanese navy thought that...
The question is what "would have happened if it had gone ahead", not "was it possible". You need to be a bit more specific. (A) Q:What would have...
German tanks were not superior to allied tanks, in fact they were often inferior, until the introduction of the Tiger and Panther tanks. The...
Well the Russians are primarily a land power, not a sea power. Makes one wonder if the Germans might had tried the same, thing though. If you can...
You should watch "Soviet Storm" espisode 13 - The Russian Navy. [media] Soviet Storm is a fantastic series!! I haven't finished watching this...
The Luftwaffe didn't make much effort in this area but they did have three types of torpedo bombers in 1940, and torpedo bomber versionss of aircraft...
The problem with the Me 262 was that its engines only lasted short time before they needed repairs. The engines were made from mild steel. There...
The Battle of Arras was a victory? The SS motorised infantry colum initally suffered a severe drubbing but then the British units were either...
The overlapping wheels helped distribute the load better and (along with the wide tracks) keep ground pressure low (or at least at a reasonable...
Steed, Rommel's son revealed that Rommel was part of the July 20 plot, if he had not been wounded while being driven through Normandy he would have...
Diptangshu, at Dunkirk, air raids stopped daylight evacuation from 1 June, and more than half the destroyers were hit. Six British and three French...
Well I think it is better to rotate experienced pilots through training schools so the they can teach new pilots the latest tactics and give them the...
There was nothing like the Tiger in any army in 1943. It created a form of "tank terror" because it was so formidable. I'm not sure what you mean...
Look at the suspension of those two Sherman tanks. The DD tank is standard M4 while the second tank is a M4A3E8 ("Easy Eight") with 76 mm gun which...
Yeah, the book is rubbish, the tank was hit by lucky a 6 pounder shot from a Churchill Mk IV on the turret ring. The turret could not move so the...
Yes but Goring refused to follow the plan for Sealion which said that he was to attack the British fleet in its ports, especially in the days just...
The Nazis were a right wing party with left wing policies, they were a real mess. Their intolerent racial policies and restrictions on human rights...
Hi, if the British destroyer was heading south-east then it was heading towards the German air bases in France and therefore could be closer to them...
Another reason why the British should have won - they knew exactly where the paratroops were going to land and when. They had broken the Luftwaffe...
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