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  1. All this. It was also like the T34 in that it was easy to mass produce and extremely reliable. German tanks were so ridiculously overly-engineered that they were hard to mass produce, hard to maintain, and hard to keep in the field. The later models were too big, too heavy, and ridiculously hard to move on rail to the front lines. Another little factoid from the podcast. All Germans were raised to the right-handed. There were no lefties. Yet all German tank turrets positioned the loader on the right side of the main gun....meaning they had to use their left arm much more than the right. Making them invariably slower to fire/load. To this day, there is no reason given for such an obvious design flaw.
  2. Uhhhhh.....who are these people. I need to have a long talk with them
  3. New favorite WWII podcast I found: "We have ways of making you talk" with Al Murray and James Holland Just finished up there 'Top tanks of WWII' episode with Steve Zaloga. Sherman T34 Panzer Four They also illustrated that outside of the Battle of Kurtz, VERY few tanks destroyed other tanks. Or how many American crews didn't prefer the 76 over the older 75mm gun. To accommodate the higher velocity gun the turret was much more cramped, they tank held fewer shells, and most importantly the venerable 75 was much, much easier/faster to reload. One story the men spoke about was American training and how early on after the invasion how a single Sherman took out a German Tiger in a standoff fight. Both tanks came around a corner and faced one another. The better trained American tank commander had a round in the pipe, and immediately fired and hit the Tiger turret, sending the German commander diving inside. It of course didn't penetrate, but send shards of metal flying around inside, injuring the driver. The American gunners were so fast they got off ten rounds into the Tiger....who never got off a single shot. They scrambled out, were captured, which effectively knocked the Tiger out of action. I think this group will love the listen.
  4. You might be right - if so, this MENSA candidate has a broken clavicle AND busted eardrums.
  5. First officer grouped a decent size on the windshield, problem was, the driver wasn't behind the group. You can assume he'd ducked down below the window and line of fire. To hit him you'd need to fire through the hood, and penetrate the car console/steering column. Either way he wasn't going anywhere. Even if he was upright, the angle of impact causes significant deflection and even yaw of the round. Think trying to hit a fish underwater. You also might also assume they're using HP's, which are highly unpredictable on hard surfaces vs. standard ball-ammo. Then you have the adrenaline dump after the car chase and your fine motor skills go to shit. Point of the story, hitting anything with a pistol is fucking hard.
  6. It was used (among many applications) to raze cities, as were almost all subsequent incendiary devices.
  7. Or look up Greek fire? Look up medieval incendiary tactics, attacks, and material such as tar and pitch.
  8. Hard cast I'd assume?
  9. Always laughed at the scene in The Highwaymen with Costner going into the gun store and walking out with an arsenal of Thompsons, BAR's, 1911's, shotguns, etc.
  10. Seriously, what's the backstory here with this apparent serial killer?
  11. "Los Diablos Tejanos" - The Texas Devils. Empire of the Summer Moon goes deep into the orchestration, implementation, and efficacy of the Rangers against the Comanches and Apaches that had fought conventional army units to a standstill. The above-mentioned Paterson and later Walker pistols, were originally scoffed at by the Army. The Rangers realized they needed the same capabilities to fight Indians from horseback and be able to travel for extraordinary lengths of distance. Revolvers gave them this capability and it changed the face of warfare forever. Comanches were so adept at using their mounted archers they could fire from under the neck of the horse at a full gallop and put dozens of arrows on target to a single musket ball in return, who also had to dismount to fire and reload. The new Walker pistols also had a faster reload, larger powder capacity, and much longer range. Combined with Comanche and Apache tactics, it was game over compared to a rider with just a bow and a lance or Mexican soldiers with cap & ball rifles. The first true "special forces", akin to what the SAS did in N.Africa.
  12. Nice, I'd swap out the sights for something you can see in low light situations, but other than that nothing more iconic that a clean 1911.
  13. Late to the party, I know - but just started season one. The ITK (Ice Truck Killer). SO hooked....
  14. Seems to be confirmed this fuck is the perp.
  15. It's a real mystery isn't it....
  16. She has the abilities of a role player and the overinflated ego of a Hollywood actor. A third of her rebounds are from her own damn misses within feet of the rim. It's laughable.
  17. Definite new Surly motto!
  18. They're Michigan State that so desperately wants to be Ohio State....
  19. We did that with an old fridge at the trash pit at the ranch. I was picking crap out of the surrounding trees for hours. Not my finest hour.
  20. That's the vast majority of schools. Very, very few make it to the top, let alone in multiple sports. Thing is, they don't see where they fall in the historical hierarchy of college athletics and think money will solve all their problems. They want so deeply to be relevant they have no perspective. They talk about Texas' arrogance, but look back over the years how they talk down to Tech and the other schools. Then if/when they start to have some success, the school collectively freaks out and puts so much damn pressure on the teams that they invariably implode. Rinse. Wash. Repeat.
  21. I wish I was getting married because THIS is what all the groomsmen would be getting as gifts!
  22. Jesus man, it was a technique used back in the 60's that engendered a complete eradication.. If it's still on the books, then that raises a bigger question.
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