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GB_RN

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33. And I Just Learned Something New
Wed Jul 21, 2021, 05:09 PM
Jul 2021

I wasn't aware that the Sherman was designed as an infantry support tank.

From a few documentaries I've seen about the Eastern Front, I knew that the Tigers were technically brilliant, but logistical nightmares for the crews. Of course, the Eastern Front itself was a logistical nightmare, but that's a whole different subject. lol

... NurseJackie Jul 2021 #1
Some Fighter Planes Are Elegant In Design GB_RN Jul 2021 #2
I was a tank crewman in the Army. Aristus Jul 2021 #4
Not Denying Their Stuff Works GB_RN Jul 2021 #5
Interesting viewpoint. Aristus Jul 2021 #8
Indeed Sherman A1 Jul 2021 #10
Obvious by your user name. Aristus Jul 2021 #11
We have a Sherman in a park nearby the house Sherman A1 Jul 2021 #31
I Know We Could Churn Out the Sherman GB_RN Jul 2021 #29
One on one, you are correct Sherman A1 Jul 2021 #32
And I Just Learned Something New GB_RN Jul 2021 #33
Form follows function NullTuples Jul 2021 #17
The F-35 Looks Like Crap GB_RN Jul 2021 #25
I kinda like the F-11 NullTuples Jul 2021 #27
Our F-107, an old and stillborn design, put the intake on the correct side of the fuselage. machoneman Jul 2021 #3
I was thinking it's a knock off of the F-16... IthinkThereforeIAM Jul 2021 #6
Not What I'd Call Ugly... GB_RN Jul 2021 #9
Yikes! Good thing they have the "ugly" airplanes reputation or we'd be in trouble. NullTuples Jul 2021 #18
Light lighter with stealth capabilities at a budget price Devil Child Jul 2021 #7
Could well be StClone Jul 2021 #12
NATO assigns reporting names to everything Devil Child Jul 2021 #13
How about Pawn StClone Jul 2021 #23
"Upper Volta with missles" is how Russians described their own country after the collapse of USSR.nt eppur_se_muova Jul 2021 #20
Checkmate? LOL. spudspud Jul 2021 #14
Fighter jets are so 20th century. Mawspam2 Jul 2021 #15
But when you combine 5th and 6th gen fighters with everything you list Devil Child Jul 2021 #24
Its a conglomeration... Snackshack Jul 2021 #16
I would remind everyone that this is a concept vehicle. NullTuples Jul 2021 #19
Back to arms race. Look at China's new nuke facilities. As Gorbachov said a year ago: "It seems Evolve Dammit Jul 2021 #21
Single engine? Aviation Pro Jul 2021 #22
Some data here for those interested Devil Child Jul 2021 #26
Until they actually fly they could be as much zugzwang as checkmate NullTuples Jul 2021 #28
Correct, what Russia promises on roll-out might not be the same as the end product Devil Child Jul 2021 #30
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