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    Save the B-25 "Heavenly Body"

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    operation sea lion

    I still want to know where Kris gets the amount of men and materials he needs for an invasion. It has been stated on a number of occassions that the army and LW can be brought back from the Eastern front after Russia has been neutralized as an effective fighting force. I do not see Stalin...
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    operation sea lion

    Hi Kris, Just checked through the latest posts, could you please reply to my post on page 18 of this thread? As an alternative theory for the invasion of Britain in 1942, in my opinion, the following criteria would need to be met:- 1/ Churchill has either stroke or heart attack in 1938...
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    operation sea lion

    Hi Kris, could I just ask a quick question as to what basis do you have that the LW would be able to withdraw a significant proportion of it's forces from the Ostfront? As far as I can see, there has been an assumption that Russia would have been neutralized as a threat. It is my opinion...
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    operation sea lion

    Hi Kris, just checked wikipedia, Sven Hassel apparently served in the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, and also the 11th and 27th Panzer Regiment (6th Panzer division) on all fronts except the African front -- Sven Hassel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia -- however Erik Haaest stated that Sven Hassel...
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    operation sea lion

    "As it seems you're interested, let me also add that in 1940, they had 2,318 modified (with bow ramps) barges - I don't know how many unmodified barges - and 155 freighters (carrying capacity of totally 700,000 ton) and about 2000 auxiliary vessels, motor boats, motor sailers, etc." I will...
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    operation sea lion

    Hi Kris, Could I just recap on some of the things which you have talked about in previous posts? You prepose that as a precondition for the invasion of Britain that from early 1942 to Sept 1942 Germany has total control over Russia and there is no significant miltary action in Russia...
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    Best World War II Aircraft?

    I have actualy been on board a civilian version of the Short Sunderland, (which I believe was called the Hythe) and I have to say that the level of opulance was something else to behold. It was a massive aircraft and I am suprised that any of them were able to get airborne from the water. The...
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    Best World War II Aircraft?

    Sorry Flyboy. I stand corrected, I will admit that I am slightly drunk at the moment and as such I am not as fully conversant with the facts as I should be. :-) Please accept that everybody has a right to express their opinion as to which aircraft, in their opinion, was the best of WW2. For...
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    Best World War II Aircraft?

    Hi guys, just a quick comment in favour of Okha. He is a young member and as such he has not had the time to research every single WW2 aircraft make and model as you have. Please cut Okha a little slack and try to encourage the younger members of the site so that they can give a valued...
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    How do you hang your models?

    I would recommend using clear fishing line f you are going to hang the models from the ceiling, and if you have a light dimmer switch the line will be nearly invisible.
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    Project Ivory Soap

    I have just come across this link Aircraft: Sikorsky R-4B Hoverfly which shows that the pilots of the R-4B's where probably the first known medevac 'copter pilots. A very interesting read
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    Did the RN win the Battle of Britain?

    That puts the invasion between early autumn 1941 and early autumn 1942 It would not have been just the British army Hitler was facing, it would have been the US Army, Navy and Airforce as well. As above, but there would have also have been the full might of the RN and the full might of...
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    Did the RN win the Battle of Britain?

    I think you're correct Eagle, the entire thrust of Hitlers war was to expand to the East and to expand the German empire by invading Russia
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    Did the RN win the Battle of Britain?

    You are of course having a laugh. building landing craft to carry tanks would have been a massive problem .. you would need at least 200 vessels strong enough to carry either 1 or 2 Panzer 3s at 22 tons each. They would need to have a range of approx 250 miles as they would not have been...
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