<r> About that Belton Cooper book - pretty much all tank historians (Honnicutt, Forty, Zaloga) have refuted the claim that it was Patton's personal intervention or even wish that the US Army retain the Sherman; Most of the evidence points to McNair or Ordnance Department which caused the long delay ...

Even more interesting - and slightly less OT again - I didn't know that India is building an SSBN?!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INS_Arihant

<t> I know I'm no expert, but I'd also chime in advocating against sending KB on a hunting trip "South".<br/>
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1. You end up revealing KB being out of position in regards to many theaters in which you and Dan are engaged - this would only allow him an opening (which, given his history, he'll ...

Why is the value on the y-Axis mostly running in the negative? Or is that a graphical representation of the war deficit, i.e. there not being enough wars?

Amazing? This guy's line of thought makes Berlusconi look like a woman's rights advocate O.o

It'll likely end up at Kubinka, one of the unfriendliest museums to visit, if you're not Russian

<t> Have been following both yours and Dan's AAR for some time now, and just pop in to pose this question:<br/>
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How do unprepped troops fare - generally speaking - in land combat (i.e. when there's no amphibious landing involved)? Or do you mean that you sent unprepped troops to island ...

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Oh, yeah. He needs to be added. He's charming and fun in the Sherlock Holmes movies.
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I don't understand the appeal of Basil Rathbone's interpretation of Holmes, to be honest. I have seen 4-5 movies of his ...

I second James Stewart. If you are asking for an actor who single-handedly defined the movies he was in and made those movies great, I think that he is my top choice. So many great movies that were simply great because he was the lead actor in them.

Didn't mean to step on toes. Guess it was a poor choice of words on my part - sorry. I just reached for some well-known runners-up for the Presidency, and somehow McGovern is one of the first to come to my mind.

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With the way the Navy's been naming their ships the past forty-odd years, the next Enterprise will probably be an AR. Politicians have first dibs on carriers, it seems.
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Bring on the USS McGovern, USS Mondale ...

<t> I never really understood why there are so many initiatives in America to preserve battlefields to such an extent. I can understand preserving some more famous ones, like Gettysburg, Antietam or Yorktown in their entirety, but in most cases I would think that a memorial centered around a part of ...

I hadn't even thought of the Fourth Fleet-incident, since this looked so much like the effect of a magazine explosion and I was only looking for destroyers damaged in wartime. Someone should have framed this picture and sent it to Halsey before 1944 [:D]

That was to be expected, though. Preserving a nuclear-powered vessel as a museum, especially one that has served as long as this incarnation of the Enterprise, must cost a shed-load of money. Still, that was one fine-looking ship.

I've learned a lot here today. Once you start digging it looks like a surprising number of Japanese destroyers survived losing their bows. Before this thread, I'd only heard of Amatsukaze. Nice thread, fodder.

Hmm, I'll take a final guess then - Yugiri. This looks like it could be her: http://www.combinedfleet.com/BrokenbowYugiri.jpg

Hmm, could also be Akishimo, but she was sunk only four days after loosing her bow, at Manila. The picture certainly looks like it was taken in a harbour.

<t> There were several Japanese destroyers that lost their bows, but hardly any survived the experience. I bet this is Amatsukaze (the kanji name on the side plating is hardly legible, but "Amatsukaze" contains 4 characters that seem to fit what is visible here.<br/>
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She was torpedoed by USS ...

Holy c****, those Ki-27s and Ki-10s sure are nimble. Love the air combat scenes.

<t> Just wanted to clarify - are you guys talking about the Mogamis? Since the OP asked about the Myoko's being armed with 6" guns... where there ever any plans to arm them with 6" guns? It's been a while since I had a look at LaCroix's and Well's Japanese Cruisers of the Pacific War, but I can't ...