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I believe your understanding to be incorrect. In WWI France churned out guns, tanks, airplanes etc. without a problem. In the interwar years it fucked up by nationalisation, leniency towards labour unions, placement of orders at state arsenals and not with private industry etc. In 2Q1940 French...

Not true. The armaments industry was in the far west - like in Paris. In WWI France was the "Arsenal of Democracy", as evidenced by the American Army being equipped with French made weapons. Also, in WWI there was no razing of industries. I admit that in the occupied territories Germans did...

You had me at "a type of catgirl" :P

The use of 7,92mm by the British tank arm is a big hole in arguments about NOT adding new calibres in wartime.

Is the Marder III correct? Bow plate MG? The cartridges brought a smile, at memory of the anime showing the Nerd Crew tossing them about with their noodle arms one handed :)

Is the mother Sherman carrying some sort of stand off armour? 0:55 How could Japan lose WWII if 150cm/35kg schoolgirls can flip over tanks?

No

Anybody have a drawing show the layout of Valentine tanks with 57mm and 75mm cannon? Marks IV, VI and above?

Re Rednecks - while reading about rural Georgia (US edition) I came across mentions of Homeland Security dumping very interesting vehicles on rural policeforces. Think "Dukes of Hazzard" and imagine Sheriff Rosco in a MRAP with pintle mounted 12,7mm HMG ...

Excellent photo opportunity - I hope the photographer gets a prize for that 6x6 SPG. Of course, wheeled SPGs have been a thing for as long as I remember - Dana comes to mind - and these go back to WWI and AA on truckbeds.

I'm curious - in the photos the Officers have different shoes - shouldn't they be wearing the same, regulation shoewear? And socks ...