Type 1938B Stories, part 3 "Himmelfahrtkommando"
“Himmelfährtkommando” 0258 hrs, 8 June 1944, Hptm. Ludwig flying Ju-88C “2N+DL” of I/ZG 1 Missions over the beachhead area were not exactly suicide. I/ZG 1’s Ju-88C heavy fighters had...
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I think my point here is that the Me-262 had the potential, if fully deployed, to be a game changer, to gain air superiority for the Germans, and if they played their cards just right with development...
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Dave Bender wrote: http://www.o5m6.de/Routes.htmlDepends on when it happens. During first year of Operation Barbarossa loss of Murmansk and Arkhangelsk would probably be catastrophic as Arctic ports...
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if the ME262 was so good why was it just not copied and putinto service post war? I mean the USSR copied the B-29 and placed it into service why not the German plane [s]?also the allies have jets in...
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Whatever the technical merits, there was absolutely zero chance of the US, in an immediate post-war period, copying a Nazi warplane for service in the USAF. NOT INVENTED HERE! (The US did however...
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Just skimming those numbers, I think they generally bear out my assertion. The loss of northern route Lend-Lease would be a blow, and have a modest braking effect, but not be catastrophic for the...
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ctwilliams wrote:if the ME262 was so good why was it just not copied and putinto service post war? I mean the USSR copied the B-29 and placed it into service why not the German plane [s]?also the...
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Dave Bender wrote: Just skimming those numbers, I think they generally bear out my assertion. The loss of northern route Lend-Lease would be a blow, and have a modest braking effect, but not be...
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Soviet artillery was the front breaker. I really doubt any 1945 air force could stop a nuke delivery when the launch fields were as close as those the Allies had. It did not have to be high altitude...
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This is like waking up from a night-long drunk (not that I have ever actually done that, of course). I distinctly remember that I was on the bridge of a destroyer and we were attacking some American...
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hedgehog6 wrote:This is like waking up from a night-long drunk (not that I have ever actually done that, of course). Of course not. I write those story lines.
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Also could you chance the loss of the bomb to Germany. I don't think so.
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Reasonable counter arguments, though I would note that Lancasters dropped Tallboys in mid-1944.
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The Me-262 – A War Winning Weapon? The German jets were too little, too late from the German’s point of view. As an introduction, here is a general summary of what the Germans managed to...
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salvage fuzzing=the bomb goes below a certain pres. hieght and BANGand once again why did the USSR not use the super advance german bomber they even had fuel for itthe US sure used the V-1 and V-2 and...
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Early US nuclear weapons did not have salvage fusing. Not sure what "super advanced German bomber" you mean. The Russians did complete and fly a prototype of the Ju-287 jet bomber. All sides tested...
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Two things about the soviet war effort that tend to get glossed over. 1) Is the importance of lend lease, not just in direct war material but in raw materials, food, etc. The soviets hugely focused...
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the Early" US atomic bombs used barometric pressure "fuses"and if the Nazi's were to get a damaged bomb now the have to find ?3+ years to build their own[wonder were they get the pitchblende]my only...
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ctwilliams wrote: the Russians are going to kill more Germans for pay back.The main activity of story 4 is getting more Germans to the west, out of the Russian's reach.
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http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-WD-Strategic1/USA-WD-Strategic1-G.htmlUSA had 306,201 DWT of military controlled cargo ships in Pacific as of November 1941.http://www.o5m6.de/Routes.htmlUSA...
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