Recent content by KeithA0000

If you have the manuals, scan the with ocr, copy the text and paste into Google translate- works really well and it's free...

As a Canadian, I agree. We have a government that is shy about military spending, which slows things quite a bit. Personally, I'd like to see us buy new F-15s, but there's a serious issue with that, as Boeing has damaged the Canadian indigenous aircraft industry, so buying from them is a REALLY...

The industrial capacity of the US was awesome.

I'm a bit biased-- I love the Corsair-- it was a heavy hitter, and could carry more air-to-ground, had a bit better range, was a bit faster than the Hellcat. The Hellcat was a superb and dominant fighter, but the fact is that the Wildcat did most of the heavy fighting up to and including Midway...

Hi. Sorry if this is a repeat. Just wondering why the need for the chin turret that characterizes the B-17G profile. I know they needed firepower to combat the head-on attack, but with 2 guns in each of the dorsal and ball turrets, and from 1-3 guns in the nose, was that really not enough...