A-Bombing Germany

• May 12, 2004

• #81

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Lightning Guy

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So nuking Germany might have saved lives. Interesting thought.

 

• May 12, 2004

• #82

plan_D

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I doubt it, it would have saved them from rape. That's about it.

 

• May 13, 2004

• #83

cheddar cheese

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they do the same in the bond film "view to a kill", which is sooooo the best bond film....................

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apart from the man with the golden gun and the spy who loved me

 

• May 13, 2004

• #84

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Well that post said a lot of suicides resulted. And the Russians were big on prisoners rights so alot of them might have been saved.

 

• May 13, 2004

• #85

plan_D

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Russians big on prisoners rights?

 

• May 13, 2004

• #86

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If you've read the History of the German Assault on Russia, the SS Einsatzgruppen did terrible despicable things to Soviet citizens and soldiers alike...Berlin was 'pay-back' time. - Ahanswurst is correct that there wasn't a need to A-bomd Germany, obviously the B-29/Lancaster delivery-aircraft factor is really an opinion thing...I believe the Lancaster COULD'VE done it , the B-29 went and did it, in Japan, but wasn't anywhere near ready to do it to Germany, at the time ...

 

• May 13, 2004

• #87

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Supposed to have been weren't - a typo, I think everyone knows that.

 

• May 14, 2004

• #88

plan_D

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Yes, I thought it was a bit weird someone coming out with that. Weird or stupid.

 

• May 14, 2004

• Thread starter
• #89

the lancaster kicks ass

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Dec 20, 2003

it would have been a lanc, the B-29 wasn't ready at the time.....................

 

• May 14, 2004

• #90

cheddar cheese

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lies, all lies

 

• May 14, 2004

• #91

plan_D

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Neither was the Lanc.

 

• May 14, 2004

• #92

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The B-29 flew its first combat mission on 5 June '44. More of a problem would have been getting the bomb ready.

 

• May 14, 2004

• #93

plan_D

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Yes, and the Lanc would have had to be altered for high altitude, and carrying the bomb.

 

• May 15, 2004

• #94

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Lightning Guy

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So we agree that, had it been done, it would have been a B-29.

 

• May 15, 2004

• #95

plan_D

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Too true. That's another thing we agree on. Lightning I think we agree more than not..

 

• May 15, 2004

• #96

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Lightning Guy

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You are right there. But our disagreements tend to become protracted. I'm going to guess we are both pretty stubborn people.

 

• May 15, 2004

• #97

plan_D

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You're right there too...

 

• May 15, 2004

• #98

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Hey! Another agreement!

 

• May 15, 2004

• #99

plan_D

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Now this is just getting silly

 

• May 15, 2004

• #100

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