 | The most important battle of WW2| Old Threads Discuss The most important battle of WW2 in the Old Stuff forums; a very good first post, welcome to the site, may we call you smoke?? most members have shorter names, for ... |
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12-17-2004, 02:45 PM
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#391 | | Master of Ewes
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Country:  | a very good first post, welcome to the site, may we call you smoke?? most members have shorter names, for exaple "the lancaster kicks ass" is a bit of a mouthfull so people cal me the lanc............
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12-17-2004, 02:51 PM
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| lol ok, as long as everyone knows my name is nothing to do with the lame film Smokey and the Bandit | |
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12-17-2004, 02:56 PM
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#393 | | Master of Ewes
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12-17-2004, 02:58 PM
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#394 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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12-17-2004, 02:58 PM
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#395 | | He who does not skim
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12-17-2004, 02:59 PM
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#396 | | Master of Ewes
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12-17-2004, 05:20 PM
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| I agree there are many important battles and many brave men who fought in them. My contention is this.
In 42 the US produced 45,000+ aircraft, in 43 it was 85,000, in 44 it was 96,000+ in 45 it was 48,000+ (only half a year). Liberty ships by the hundreds. There were more than a hundred aircraft carriers at wars end. Without these materials the war simply could not be fought. Without the unifing effect of PH this would not have happened.
No ships, planes and radar the battle for the atlantic would have been won by the Germans just for instance. | |
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12-17-2004, 06:51 PM
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#399 | | Minister of Whoopass
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He was and is a pain in the ass
There, now stop pretending youve done nothing wrong and lets keep on topic...
| THATS considered an insult to u??? Boy, wait until u actually get out in the real world..... Wake up call at 4:30 AM....
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12-18-2004, 12:27 AM
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| So what does Smokey have to do with if not the movie?
Wmaxt makes a very interesting argument with the attack on Pearl Harbor. America's entrey into the war (and the resulting influx of manpower and industry) was a huge boost to the Allied effort. Again, I think selecting one battle is virtually impossible as very compelling arguments can be made for the BoB, Pearl Harbor, Midway, Stalingrad and numerous others.
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12-18-2004, 02:50 AM
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| 9 mil germen army was fighting on 2 fronts, and its no wouner thet america "won" the war.theyer mainland was not attacked, they had a huge amount of man and equpmint thet use as cannon fodders to swarm the germens, and the US 8th airforce and bomber command bombed germany back to the stone age. | |
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12-18-2004, 07:41 AM
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#402 | | He who does not skim
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Originally Posted by Lightning Guy Again, I think selecting one battle is virtually impossible as very compelling arguments can be made for the BoB, Pearl Harbor, Midway, Stalingrad and numerous others. | I quite agree with this, but it's interesting to see the points of view of so many different people. | |
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12-18-2004, 08:00 AM
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#403 | | Master of Ewes
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No ships, planes and radar the battle for the atlantic would have been won by the Germans just for instance.
| i hope you're not giving america the cradid for the radar??
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12-18-2004, 08:36 AM
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#404 | | He who does not skim
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12-18-2004, 08:57 AM
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#405 | | Master of Ewes
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