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hi all<br/>
I wanted to get in to war gaming..i'm really ancient 65 though,,<br/>
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I was wondering about cutting my teeth on a cheapo to start like BOA or Napoleons campaigns .....Are they very difficult to learn....?,,thought of ...

<r> Haven't seen any episodes yet, but here is a review (this reviewer gives the first episode 4.5/5.0):<br/>
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<URL url="http://war-films.suite101.com/article.cfm/review-hbos-the-pacific-mini-series-episode-1"><LINK_TEXT text="http://war-films.suite101.com/article.c ... -episode-1">http://war ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Warfare1<br/>
If we look at the picture holistically, in addition to the technology advance the Nazis could have achieved early on, we must also consider the decisions in strategy.
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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Dixie<br/>
As for the USA AF, whilst their stated aim was precision bombing the technology of the era meant that any strategic campaign was in effect an area campaign. IIRC the USAF dropped their bombs on ...

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4) Adding to the mix of delays was Hitler's insistence that the Me 262 be built NOT as a FIGHTER but that <B><s>[b]</s>the Me 262 be built as a BOMBER.<e>[/b]</e></B><e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: 06 Maestro<br/>
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Another point about the [Me 262] fan blade problems. It was an issue of not having the correct material to build tham out of-thus it was prone to break apart after intense use. <B><s>[b]</s>It seems that by the summer of '44 the only place ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: EUBanana<br/>
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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Warfare1<br/>
While this is true, Germany flew the first operational jet plane almost 21-22 months (27 August, 1939) before the British did (in May 1941), putting them well ahead in this field.
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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Randomizer<br/>
@ Warfare 1<br/>
If offence was taken I need to apologize for none was intended. The Internet and particularly wargaming forums are haunted by Nazi fanboys for whom victory was just an ME-262, Type XXI or King Tiger away. It gets tiresome after ...

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The drivel that you find on the Internet never ceases to amaze, nor that some people might actually believe it.<br/>
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Lol, Well, I don't follow Warfare 1's approach to pick up each and every myth, mostly from dubious internet sources or magazines ...

<r> <B><s>[b]</s>The Me 262<e>[/b]</e></B><br/>
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1) Most of my sources indicate that a little over <B><s>[b]</s>1400 Me 262s<e>[/b]</e></B> were built during WWII [Wolfgang Wagner, "The First Jet Aircraft," Schiffer Publishing Ltd. 1998].<br/>
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2) On <B><s>[b]</s>17 August, 1943 <e>[/b ...

<r> <B><s>[b]</s>THE SANGER AMERIKA BOMBER<e>[/b]</e></B><br/>
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The Sänger Amerika Bomber (or Orbital Bomber, Antipodal Bomber or Atmosphere Skipper) was designed for supersonic, stratospheric flight. <br/>
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In June 1935 and February 1936, Dr. Eugen Sänger published articles in the ...

<r> <B><s>[b]</s>Did the Ju 390 Amerika Bomber Make a Test Flight to New York in 1944?<e>[/b]</e></B><br/>
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The first public mention of an alleged flight of a Ju 390 to North America appeared in the 11 November 1955 issue of the British magazine RAF Flying Review, of which aviation writer ...

<r> <B><s>[b]</s>Amerika Bomber Project<e>[/b]</e></B><br/>
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The <B><s>[b]</s>Amerika Bomber project<e>[/b]</e></B> was an initiative of the Reichsluftfahrtministerium, the Nazi Germany Air Ministry, to obtain a long-range bomber aircraft for the Luftwaffe that would be capable of ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Randomizer<br/>
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It's amazing of course, what happens when one apperantly rejects all Allied research and counter-measures and accepts weapon performance provided by Nazi propaganda as impartial facts. You say:
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<r> <B><s>[b]</s>VIDEOS<e>[/b]</e></B><br/>
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<B><s>[b]</s>Me 262 vs B-17<e>[/b]</e></B><br/>
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<URL url="http://www.metacafe.com/watch/49964/wwii_luftwaffe_me_262_vs_b_17/"><LINK_TEXT text="http://www.metacafe.com/watch/49964/wwi ... 2_vs_b_17/">http://www.metacafe.com/watch/49964/wwii ...

<r> The <B><s>[b]</s>Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe ("Swallow") was the world's first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft.<e>[/b]</e></B> It was produced in World War II and saw action starting in 1944 as a multi-role fighter/bomber/reconnaissance/interceptor warplane for the Luftwaffe. It has ...

<r> The <B><s>[b]</s>Heinkel He 178<e>[/b]</e></B> was the <B><s>[b]</s>world's first aircraft<e>[/b]</e></B> to fly under turbojet power, and the first practical jet plane, the pioneering example of this type of aircraft. It was a private venture by the German Heinkel company in accordance with ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: darken92<br/>
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Some how I doubt any regime that thinks burning books is a good thing will ever win the "race" in any field such as development of "Secret Weapons".
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Very true.<br/>
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And lets not forget their racial ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: paullus99<br/>
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Interestingly, some of the best German weapons were on the drawing board long before the Nazi's took power. The German General Staff had a pretty good idea how the next war was going to be fought & knew they were going to need to emphasis ...