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It depends on time frame. In 1941 Soviet army was not so powerful and skillful in comparison with the state of 1945. Germans proved it in 1941. In 1945 - Japan rules the sea, Soviet union rules the land. But any comparison for "what ifs" situation based on real world dispositions has some...

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In December 1944 was issued than VK-107 became reliable but (!) the use of Maximum military power (at 3200 rpm) was prohibited so the figure of availible maximum power of about 1400-1450 hp. (at 3000 rpm). Moreover the max continious climbing power regime was allowed only in cold and mild...

Thanks for the answer. I guess it but is there any evidence of a battle mission of G2/R1 with rwo drop tanks and 250-kg. bomb? Or all the JaBo missions were fulfilled with just a bomb?

Hello! It's widely known that there was an experimental Bf.109G2/R1 equipped with two attachment underwing points for 300 l drop tanks and ETC 500 IX b for 500 kg bomb. In the case of arming by 500 kg bomb a auxiliery wheel would be attached. But as far as I know there were a batch of...

But A6M1 had Mitsubishi Zuisei 13 not Kinsei. It had a smaller capacity compared to Sakae (contrary to Kinsei).

It's OK, but this speed was achieved at 8300 meters. I suppose one can't find any evidence of a single fight between Hellcats and japanese aircrafts at that altitude. At the altitude there Raiden could achieve more than 400 miles per hour (about 5500 m.) Hellcat was 50 miles/hour slower...

I found figures which showed that at Normandy german troops supllied from 15 to 35% of ammunition spent previous period. So...

Hi Parcifal I will try to find out figures. Now I can refer to "D-day deception: Operation Fortitude and the Normandy invasion" by Mary Barbier, p/191 - "Shortage of vehicles forced the germans to rely on french rail system which forced delays in transporting reinforcements to Normandy."

I've beard in mind all your arguments and cannot agree with them in respect of situation with German transport in Normandy and Allied claims. 1) Normandy June 1944 was not a Russian front or North Africa. In North Africa there was a mobile war without a front line. Station defence was only at...

OK, I suppiose it's a result of my misunderstanding. Anyway 21st Panzer division had hardly got more than 2000 "motor transports". Other german divisions could hardly have more than 1900 "motor transports" and no one knows how many operational. Look at battle order: The following units were...

I suppose they meant in fact vessels calling them motor-boat. Because as far as I know "boat" means only a marine vessel (usually small) and nothing else. "Armour" means armoured truck or tank and I suppose the pilots claimed exactly such targets. It is another matter what they indeed took...

There is a more informative link about it - HyperWar: The US Army Air Forces in WWII: D-Day 1944 But I suspect here an example of an ordinary overclaiming. All the mentioned air forces had about 2400 fighters and fighter-bombers plus 700 medium and heavy bombers in support. So every aircraft...

In this attack no R-boat was damaged up to sinking. all of them were only damaged and there is no evidance how seriously. So there is no clue for considering a single direct bomb hit. In the report was mentioned for exmple R-33/ Look at it: "1939 The R-boat R33 is commissioned, 1939 The R-boat...