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re: History in Pictures is a great twitter feed. Here is one just posted.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 9:58 am to Spaceman Spiff
Posted on 7/15/14 at 9:58 am to Spaceman Spiff
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A bonus not for Darth (because he gets all tank related stuff): Why do the tank's sides look like it is furrowed and what was it called?
It's OBVIOUSLY an early form of stealth technology which the Germans dubber Wünderstealth.
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Posted on 7/15/14 at 9:59 am to Spaceman Spiff
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I give up totally on you and tanks...
Got Whitman right off the bat...helluva tank commander. OT - did you study any of his tactics while a tanker?
Yes. His picture was hanging in our barracks.
But if you want to see the top all time tanker, this guy was it...
(does not really fit the "Nazi-superman" mold does he?)
LINK
Posted on 7/15/14 at 10:00 am to Spaceman Spiff
Can't remember his name but he was the top scoring American fighter ace of WWII.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 10:04 am to GeauxColonels
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It's OBVIOUSLY an early form of stealth technology which the Germans dubber Wünderstealth.
Not a bad guess. But it was actually a coating the Germans applied to their tanks to keep magnetic mines from sticking to them. It was called Zimmerit.
Here's a close of a wave pattern it on a Tiger II. This was the most common pattern.
They also had other patterns though...
Posted on 7/15/14 at 10:05 am to Darth_Vader
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But if you want to see the top all time tanker, this guy was it...
He definitely does not look the typical German soldier. All those kills, PAK guns, etc. Incredible, just incredible.
BTW, how much of their tactics (his, Whitman's, etc) are integated into ours now?
Posted on 7/15/14 at 10:06 am to Darth_Vader
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Can't remember his name but he was the top scoring American fighter ace of WWII.
Richard Bong; 40 confirmed kills in the P-38. How was he killed?
Posted on 7/15/14 at 10:08 am to Darth_Vader
While on the subject of aces, who is this guy?
This post was edited on 7/15/14 at 10:09 am
Posted on 7/15/14 at 10:10 am to Spaceman Spiff
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BTW, how much of their tactics (his, Whitman's, etc) are integated into ours now?
Well my time was 20 years ago so I can't say what they're teaching them now. But basically between guys like Guardian, Patton, Abrams, and tank commanders like Whittman & Knispel, they made US Armor doctrine that we were taught in the 80's & 90's.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 10:11 am to Darth_Vader
Posted on 7/15/14 at 10:11 am to Spaceman Spiff
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Richard Bong; 40 confirmed kills in the P-38. How was he killed?
Ahhhh. I know he did not die in combat but I'm drawing a blank.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 10:13 am to Spaceman Spiff
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While on the subject of aces, who is this guy?
Hartman (or Hartmann?) He was the top fighter ace of the Luftwaffe and if memory serves me right the tops in all of the war for any air force.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 10:15 am to Darth_Vader
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Ahhhh. I know he did not die in combat but I'm drawing a blank
He was killed with testing the P-80 on 06 AUG 1945.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 10:17 am to Darth_Vader
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Hartman (or Hartmann?) He was the top fighter ace of the Luftwaffe and if memory serves me right the tops in all of the war for any air force.
Correct, sir. He was the ace of all aces with over 350 victories.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 10:21 am to Spaceman Spiff
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Correct, sir. He was the ace of all aces with over 350 victories.
It's always amazed at some of the tallies that were racked up on the Eastern front.
Here we go....
1. Identity the make, model, and country of origin of this aircraft.
2. Identify the national markings of this aircraft.
BONUS: Who is that drawn on the side of the aircraft's fuselage?
Posted on 7/15/14 at 10:27 am to Darth_Vader
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1. Identity the make, model, and country of origin of this aircraft.
2. Identify the national markings of this aircraft.
Messershmidt BF-109, German.
Used in the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s (Flown by German pilots)
Mickey Mouse?
This post was edited on 7/15/14 at 10:29 am
Posted on 7/15/14 at 10:28 am to Spaceman Spiff
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BF-109, German.
Used in the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s (Flown by German pilots)
Mickey Mouse?
Yep. I just notied the name of the aircraft is on the bottom of the pic.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 10:30 am to Darth_Vader
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I just notied the name of the aircraft is on the bottom of the pic
I did not see that...
Posted on 7/15/14 at 10:32 am to Spaceman Spiff
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I did not see that.
I did, lol
Posted on 7/15/14 at 10:33 am to Spaceman Spiff
Posted on 7/15/14 at 10:34 am to Darth_Vader
What kind of plane is this?
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