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  1. S

    APCs before the end of WW2.

    The M3 Halftrack and the Sdkfz 251 are the most well known ones, but did the other major powers have APCs? What about WW1?
    • SirCoutin
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    • allies apc axis powers canada cold war france great britain interwar period kingdom of the netherlands soviet union triple alliance triple entente united states world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  2. airman

    United States Strategic Bombing Survey

    The United States Strategic Bombing Survey was a written report created by a board of experts assembled to produce an impartial assessment of the effects of Anglo-American strategic bombing of Nazi Germany during the European theatre of World War II. After publishing its report, the Survey...
    • airman
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    • allies post-world war ii royal air force united states army air forces united states strategic bombing survey
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Found on the Internet
  3. Grey Havoc

    D-Day 77th Anniversary

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CLf34t9hGY View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfqTxDSOrqM View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z-CjczAGuM
    • Grey Havoc
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    • allies axis powers european theater of operations fortress europe france operation overlord second front the longest day western front world war ii
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Military
  4. Grey Havoc

    Howie Belly-Flopper

    One of the ancestors of the Willys Jeep. Formally known as the Howie machine gun carrier, the belly flopper was also known as the Howie-Wiley. View: https://www.reddit.com/r/TankPorn/comments/hrc9vz/whats_this_thing/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howie_machine_gun_carrier...
    • Grey Havoc
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    • allies fort benning reconnaissance car united states army infantry school world war ii
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  5. Grey Havoc

    Dunkirk - 80th Anniversary

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/06/02/captain-sir-robin-knox-johnston-royal-naval-association-have/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkirk_evacuation
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 1940s 2020 allies british expeditionary force covid-19 fall of france operation dynamo royal navy the little ships world war ii
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Military
  6. Grey Havoc

    VE Day

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52577473 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52585652 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/08/ve-day-2020-75-anniversary-celebrations-live-latest-news/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/07/ve-day-2020-celebrations-pictures/...
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 1940s 2020 allies united kingdom victory in europe day world war ii
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Military
  7. covert_shores

    British and American advanced. sub designs c1945?

    I am reasonably familiar with axis submarine projects, built and unbuilt, c1945. We're there any interesting British or American projects at this time beyond the typical A-Class and Fleet Boats? From what I've read it seems that the allies were content to build large numbers of relatively...
    • covert_shores
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    • 1945 allies atomic ships attack submarine experimental great britain hunter-killer submarine late 1940s nuclear powered vessels post-world war ii royal navy submarine united states united states navy world war ii
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  8. A

    Cuxhaven

    Hi there, For all those having an interest in WWII rocket science material (V-2), an original photo album on Berlin / Cuxhaven is up for sale on the bay. There are really interesting never-seen before pictures here...
    • antigravite
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    • allies altenwalde/cuxhaven great britain occupied germany operation backfire post-world war ii soviet union united states world war ii
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: The Bar
  9. W

    ‘Rupert’ and ‘Oscar’: WW2 Air-Dropped ‘Paradummy’ Parachutist-Decoys.

    Hi folks, Not aircraft as such, although they did descend from the air, but included here as almost the opposite of stealth, i.e. rather than flying things made to look smaller than they actually are (whether optically, acoustically or on radar), behold British ('Rupert') and American ('Oscar')...
    • Wingknut
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    • airborne forces allies axis powers british airborne forces decoys diversionary tactics luftwaffe ruse strategic deception u.s. army world war ii
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  10. P

    Battle of France and RAF light bomber choices.

    I've caught papacavy's "What If" disease, but this is purely for interest rather than literary purposes. As we all know, the Fairey Battle was an airplane which, once tested in combat, did not imbue its crews with any confidence that they would come home from attacking defended targets. Let's...
    • pathology_doc
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    • allies alternate history anti-tank armeé de l'air battle of france british expeditionary force close air support dive bomber fighter bomber fleet air arm french third republic interwar period l'aéronautique navale light bomber marine nationale operation david royal air force royal navy united kingdom world war ii
    • Replies: 67
    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  11. M

    Arctic Circle Project

    Here's a quote from Joe Marcus as published in Studs Terkel's book "THE GOOD WAR". " There were two important secret projects. They had code names. One was the Manhattan Project. We all know what that is now. The other was the Arctic Circle Project. I didn't know what the hell it was...
  12. Grey Havoc

    Wartime archive lists secret codes disguised as weather forecasts[Asahi Shimbun]

    http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201304140030
    • Grey Havoc
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    • allies axis powers ciphers and codes empire of japan ministry of foreign affairs (empire of japan) united states world war ii
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  13. Johnbr

    Report On BV 222 + 238

    I found this very interesting.
    • Johnbr
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    • 1940s allies bios british intelligence objectives sub-committee final report no. 254 german aircraft industry nazi germany post-world war ii united kingdom world war ii
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  14. Triton

    de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito

    Movietone News "The Mosquito" http://youtu.be/-cb6SmK_c2g
    • Triton
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    • allies british commonwealth great britain light night striking force raf bomber command raf coastal command raf fighter command royal air force second tactical air force world war ii
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  15. Johnbr

    The real tunnel at Stalag 111 pow camp

    he classic Steve McQueen movie immortalized three tunnels at Stalag Luft III POW camp. Now, astonished archaeologists have discovered a fourth called George. It has lain hidden for nearly 70 years and looks, to the untrained eye, like a building site. But, this insignificant tunnel opening...
    • Johnbr
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    • allies british commonwealth british empire great britain luftwaffe nazi germany the greatest generation world war ii
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: The Bar
  16. Pelzig

    General Steel Castings Corporation Tank Designs (circa 1941)

    Filed in 1941 and approved for patent in 1945, the first tank was designed by Harry M. Pflager for GSCC seems based on the M4 though the application was filed after the U.S. Army had already selected the M4 design. Was this one of the competing designs which lost out? The second, designed by...
    • Pelzig
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    • allies british commonwealth canada canadian army tank design united states world war ii
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  17. Stargazer

    Christopher AG-1 and Timm AG-2 assault gliders

    Alongside the training and cargo gliders already in service at the outbreak of World War II, an idea that received more attention with the U.S. Army Air Force was the assault glider. Major Lewin B. Barringer, a glider specialist, on the staff of AAF, presented blueprints for such a glider in the...
    • Stargazer
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    • airborne forces allies assault glider early 1940s united states army air corps united states army air forces world war ii
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  18. Abraham Gubler

    WWII Assault Tanks

    During WWII the British Army came up with the idea of an Assault Tank to defeat German emplaced anti tank guns (PAK) via artillery suppression. Trialled with Churchills the idea was that the assault tank unit would advance into a friendly artillery bombardment that would suppress the anti tank...
    • Abraham Gubler
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    • allies axis powers british army empire of japan great britain heavy tank light tank soviet union tank design united kingdom united states world war ii
    • Replies: 35
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  19. Abraham Gubler

    Sentinel ACIV

    And the Australian Sentinel ACIV tank with 17 pounder had a turret ring of 70” (1,778mm).
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    Rolls-Royce Crecy engine which was to be installed in Spitfire

    Dear All Does anyone know if therew are any photos/plans/sketches of this project? - "Supermarine Spitfire Mk II, P7674 had been delivered to Hucknall and was fitted with a Crecy [Rolls-Royce prototype engine] mock-up to enable cowling drawings and system details to be designed." taken from...
    • Andrewjs2007
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    • air ministry allies great britain rolls-royce royal air force world war ii
    • Replies: 56
    • Forum: Propulsion
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