You stated that German engineers and scientists were better than the combined allies, then illustrated a mix of German scientists - some of which were major contibutors in WWI timeframe
Prandtl and the others still contributed to aerodynamic research in WW2, that is why I mentioned them specifically.
, some educated in germany and moved to US, some you didn't mention like Von Karman and Theodorsen and Planck and Einstein thet were educated in germany and moved to US then moved on as if the pioneers you mentioned would clearly illustrate your point. It didn't!
Bill, I was drawing forth examples of aerodynamicists, Einstein was no aerodynamicist.
BFD - the Germans had no counter to the Mossie,
the Fw 190 and 109 was defeated handily by Spit, Tempest and Mustang - they were lucky they didn't have to deal with the F4U or even the P-51H or the P-80 - all of which were ready for combat in early 1945 but not deployed.
The FW-190 Bf-109 did amazingly against the fighters above considering the situation Germany was in by 1944-45 and both handily defeated the Tempest, Spit Mustang when'ever the odds were equal.
The He 219 was an excellent design but inferior overall to Mossie or maybe even the P-61 as pure night fighter.
The He-219, Ju-88 Ju-388 were as good as the Mossie as nightfighters and they were definitely better than the slow very low ceiling P-61!
The Mossie lacked the special weaponary of the German nightfighters to effectively fight enemy bombers at night.
Debatable either way but neither an illustration of 'design superiority' - and the Mossie was in service in 1942.
And the Ju-88 was in service way before that.
The Me262 came into service after 3 years of development.
For crying out loud Bill, the aircraft itself was finished ready to go already in 1943!
The project was delayed because of periods with lack of interest within the RLM and with Hitler.
The P-80 went from contract to flight in 143 Fu*****ing days
From contract to first flight less than 150 days isn't that unusual Bill, the He-162 beats it easily from contract to the final product.
, the P-51 in 117 days and first flew in 1940.
Like I stated less than 150 days from contract to first flight wasn't that unusual.
None of the German heavy bombers are even a footnote in history as far as either reliability or contribution to the war effort.
That is very incorrect on your part !
The Ar 234 could have been interesting but relegated mostly to recon.
I think it would've made for a more interesting nightfighter/heavy bomber-interceptor.
Ta 152 slithered in in late March 1945 and made zero contributioon as good as it was - and would have been marginal over the P-51H and various Spits at that late stage of the war - it would have its hands full in medium high altitude to the deck against the F8F or F7F - I could go on and on here but my maturity would come into question once again.
No Bill you can't go on cause the Ta-152H is a far superior fighter to any Allied fighter fielded in WW2. The F8F would've proven a good match, but the P-51H falls slightly short and the F7F has nothing but speed.
The German jets were slightly better and came into operations sooner. The armor was superior
Slightly ??! They were hampered only by their reliability issues which in turn were caused by a lack of the necesary heat resistant metals.
The Germans failed to field an equal to the F4U, the P-51H or the P-47N for long range escort.
Ta-152H-1. And again the P-51H didn't see service.
The Germans failed to produce a medium altitude to low altitude air fighter like the Yak3.
Now that is just plain wrong Bill ! You seriouslu need to read up on the occurences on the Eastern front my friend cause the FW-190 Dora-9 proved greatly superior to ANY fighter fielded by the Soviets, litterally beating the sh*t out of any VVS fighter in encountered, including the Yak-3!
The Germans failed to produce transports like the C-47 or C-54.
But they did field the Me-323 to which the Allies had no equal.
The Germans failed to produce viable naval fighters as good or anywhere neare the numbers of F6F or Seafires or F4U for naval aviation.
Errr, Bill, incase you didn't notice the Germans didn't field any navy carriers during WW2, which is probably why they didn't produce any naval fighter
Don't even step into heavy or really, medium bombers. The Ju 88 was a superb medium carry, multi purpose twin but do you really want to say it was better than the Mossie, or even the B-25, B-26 or A-26.. pick the mission. If you want to go night fighter talk about mossie, if you want an anti shipping a/c look to up gunned B-25s and compare the records
The Ju-88 was atleast as good a nightfighter as the Mossie, and it was a capable medium bomber as-well.
The Germans failed to field an equal to the M-1 Garand
Gewehr 43.
and the M2 heavy machine gun.
I agree, but the MG-42 MG-34 fulfilled that role very effectively because of their heavy long range projectiles and high RoF - Allied troops in Africa used to refer to them as cannons because of their extreme long range effective fire.
The Panzerfaust was excellent short range the 3.5 bazooka was equally devastating at much longer ranges and effective against T-34 and T-54 in Korea.
Need I even remind you of the 8.8cm Panzerschreck capable of penetrating over 200mm of armor ?
And on the Panzerfaust, again you're rusty Bill, the Panzerfaust was a one time disposable AT weapon and eventhough the reach was short it was far more devastating than the US Bazooka ever was on impact. There were however versions of the Panzerfaust with a long reach.
The Balao and Tranch Class were equal
No the Balao and Trench Class were inferior mainly because they couldn't dive half as deep or feature as advanced equipment (Esp. in the field of Targeting) or weaponary as its German counterparts. The only thing the Balao Trench Class subs have in their favor is speed, something which is nearly completely irrelevant for a sub as its a stealth hunter.
The Germans produced nothing like the Liberty ship,
The Liberty ship is a cargo vessel am I correct ?
That is again incorrect Bill, the Germans produced 4x4's which could even sail, and their trucks were just as good while their halftracks were unmatched.
The Germans could never produce a ship like the Liberty in less than 5 days which is the record.
I fully agree, way too hasty for the Germans. They didn't have the manpower.
The 1911A1 was better combat sidearm than the P-38 or the Luger.
That is VERY debatable ! The P-38 is right up there with the M1911A1 IMO.
If you even want to go there, bring on your equivalents to Iowa class BB, Alaska Class Heavy Cruisers, Cleveland Class Light Crusiers or Fletcher Class Destroyers.
The Germans didn't even think about battleships after the introduction of the Bimarck Tirpitz battleships, both were ahead early in the war but the US later built bigger battleships. The germans however continued to produce the worlds best pocket battleships.
What REALLY distinguished combined Allied engineers was designing some 'good to very good' and then getting them to the field ops in record times.
And the exact same goes for the Germans except the equipment they fielded in general was more advanced than their Allied counterparts.
