tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post2499471735625130884..comments2024-03-29T07:51:11.714-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Purely With the Needs of the State in Mind...OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-34474243510294981802019-02-04T08:28:08.762-08:002019-02-04T08:28:08.762-08:00Oh yeah, thanks for the link. Now it clicks, that&...Oh yeah, thanks for the link. Now it clicks, that's where they evaluated enemy aircraft. Have you been to the museum there?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-86103108627569345992019-02-04T08:25:21.448-08:002019-02-04T08:25:21.448-08:00Tom - Then, as now, you will get the odd individua...Tom - Then, as now, you will get the odd individual who is taller than his/her peers, like you say, genetics always gets a vote.<br /><br />And no, there weren't a lot of fat people back then. Commander's position in a Sherman was pretty roomy compared to some vehicles. Lots of room in the Sherman in general because of the size of the engine. Tall tank, roomier inside. Of course, bigger target as well. There are always trade-offs.<br /><br />I would've loved to have seen that air show, first I've heard of it.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-63910361220069616422019-02-04T08:22:19.643-08:002019-02-04T08:22:19.643-08:00I would guess that the Germans were "unhappy&...I would guess that the Germans were "unhappy" with the KV series because they were very resistant to the standard German anti-tank round.<br /><br />I'm still waiting on sources for the great Skorzeny tank heist, anybody else ever hear that story?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-77513102988405957032019-02-04T00:21:10.543-08:002019-02-04T00:21:10.543-08:00Andrew:
"The Germans were unhappy with the K...Andrew:<br /><br />"The Germans were unhappy with the KV series." Are you confused, did you mean to write ' Russians '? Your next sentence suggest that the Germans would be happy with the KV.<br /><br />PaulPaul L. Quandthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734944159912671900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-91261329628076191992019-02-03T20:51:43.933-08:002019-02-03T20:51:43.933-08:00Here is a link to the video I saw - https://www.f...Here is a link to the video I saw - https://www.facebook.com/100776559984890/videos/1723870789084/<br /><br />couple of other videos - just google Freeman Army AirfieldTom in NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576958446243001152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-41931969553383203332019-02-03T20:43:18.050-08:002019-02-03T20:43:18.050-08:00OK, I am late as usual on this. Regarding the siz...OK, I am late as usual on this. Regarding the size of folks back in WWII days, they certainly didn't have the bulk a lot of us have today. Some of it was genetics but most was nutrition - just not that many calories floating about during the first half of the 20th century, especially in the years immediately prior to WWII. I remember seeing a film from the airfield in Indiana where they did a lot of testing of captured German and Japanese airplanes - was evidently an airshow in the late 40's, and they showed troops marching in formation and many shots of the crowd of attendees, and I was thinking that no one was overweight in the least bit. AS to the size of tankers, dad was 6'4" tall and somehow curled up inside the turret of a Sherman - course he was fairly trim and wiry, weighing probably only about 180 lbs back in those days. <br /><br />And wouldn't it have been grand to be at that airshow and see all those planes?? It was called Freeman Army Airfield - and I just had a thought, Sarge - did you already do a post on it and that's how I learned of it??Tom in NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576958446243001152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-48952176848764160322019-02-03T10:53:33.275-08:002019-02-03T10:53:33.275-08:00Я немного понимаю. Пару слов, здесь и там.
I have...Я немного понимаю. Пару слов, здесь и там.<br /><br />I have an "ear" for languages.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-83670264262737640882019-02-03T10:47:20.950-08:002019-02-03T10:47:20.950-08:00I wouldn't disagree!I wouldn't disagree!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-3693633063021590842019-02-03T10:46:37.518-08:002019-02-03T10:46:37.518-08:00Yeah, typically the Commissar was not your friend....Yeah, typically the Commissar was not your friend.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-59590562320272829262019-02-03T10:12:13.129-08:002019-02-03T10:12:13.129-08:00There seems to be hope.There seems to be hope.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-38526447383878948262019-02-03T10:11:02.246-08:002019-02-03T10:11:02.246-08:00I am working through them now. He knows his stuff!...I am working through them now. He knows his stuff!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-33360633515757109722019-02-03T08:32:56.177-08:002019-02-03T08:32:56.177-08:00You need to watch *all* the Chieftain vids, he’s g...You need to watch *all* the Chieftain vids, he’s got a lot of insights about things like the Firefly vs the 75mm and stuff... =]<br /><br />This is a really good one, too:<br /><br />https://youtu.be/bNjp_4jY8pY<br /><br /><br />a bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871505359143633270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-5348813177222522792019-02-03T02:33:04.685-08:002019-02-03T02:33:04.685-08:00Hey AFSarge;
I enjoyed the article and I did...Hey AFSarge;<br /><br /> I enjoyed the article and I did see the "White Tiger" it is on youtube, with subtitles. Whoever did the movie did pains to get the kitting right, the only reason they didn't use a "King Tiger" was that the one they tried to build didn't work, so they had to modify a JS-3 to fit the role of the beast. I did notice how nice the commissar was, the guy that worked with Vitaly. Usually they ain't nice and shoot you for disobeying orders. I had blogged a bit about that movie.MrGarabaldihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768774166065615995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-55661026909212919622019-02-02T21:22:07.887-08:002019-02-02T21:22:07.887-08:00So I guess you speak/understand Russian also.
Pau...So I guess you speak/understand Russian also.<br /><br />PaulPaul L. Quandthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734944159912671900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-67052069538307901232019-02-02T19:19:44.365-08:002019-02-02T19:19:44.365-08:00Yes, I've seen White Tiger, very good.
Yours ...Yes, I've seen <i>White Tiger</i>, very good.<br /><br />Yours had subtitles?<br /><br />;)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-21447580231377054262019-02-02T19:16:31.784-08:002019-02-02T19:16:31.784-08:00Still tangentially on target, as it involves a T-3...Still tangentially on target, as it involves a T-34: Sarge, have you seen "White Tiger"? It's a Russian movie, so you have to get somebody with vision to read you the subtitles (sorry--couldn't help it, & it's in fun), but I like it.<br />For all I know, I may have originally been turned on to "White Tiger" at this very site.<br />--Tennessee BuddAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-11661578566249120792019-02-02T19:09:30.673-08:002019-02-02T19:09:30.673-08:00I loved flying in the T-34. Oh, you're talkin...I loved flying in the T-34. Oh, you're talking about the T-34 Tank. Tanks? Takes a little bit of crazy to be on a tanker crew. The Abrams is far faster than its predecessors, but I would still prefer the speed and maneuverability of a jet.Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-12515513765398481562019-02-02T18:25:50.090-08:002019-02-02T18:25:50.090-08:00Well, IMHO, JFK never shot anyone for not asking &...Well, IMHO, JFK never shot anyone for not asking "what you can do for your country". Stalin and Mao at least offered them a choice, Shooting or Starvation. Maduro seems to be stuck on the starvation option only. But, it ain't over yet down there.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-34425732510839683922019-02-02T17:36:32.552-08:002019-02-02T17:36:32.552-08:00Definitely drjim, better, and more varied, diet he...Definitely drjim, better, and more varied, diet helped a lot. My grandparents were smaller than my parents, I'm slightly taller than my parents. Genetics plays a role as well.<br /><br />Yes, better medical care as well.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-23561996883863339372019-02-02T17:24:48.263-08:002019-02-02T17:24:48.263-08:00Interesting observation here....
All of my, and m...Interesting observation here....<br /><br />All of my, and my sister's, generation were taller than our parents. All my friends were taller than they're parents. All the parents (the men) were WWII vets, and both parents had grown up during The Great Depression.<br /><br />After WWII, our parents had the ability and means to give us better and more food, and better medical care.<br /><br />Methinks that's why we're bigger.....drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-36993928077050556292019-02-02T16:18:27.479-08:002019-02-02T16:18:27.479-08:00True, I hadn't thought of it that way, but you...True, I hadn't thought of it that way, but you're right.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-63332313046945228962019-02-02T15:58:29.289-08:002019-02-02T15:58:29.289-08:00If you look at some of the WW II registration card...If you look at some of the WW II registration cards on Fold3, in general the weights and heights (on the reverse sides) are practically midget compared to today's men. ...more like present-day women's wts & hts.ColoCommentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-2719173107732283542019-02-02T15:31:23.429-08:002019-02-02T15:31:23.429-08:00Folks back then were a bit smaller.Folks back then were a bit smaller.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-2241396481347643752019-02-02T15:29:25.775-08:002019-02-02T15:29:25.775-08:00Oh great, now it's tanks I have to learn a lit...Oh great, now it's tanks I have to learn a little more about. I am putting on the list right after instapot cooking and C++ programming. The folks that had to (got to - depending on zeal, I guess) were smaller. Everyone was smaller then. Generations have gone by wherein we have all grown taller on average and certainly our girth (thinking of crawling out that hatch) has increased. Cockpits are fairly tight (A-4, F-102), but you can look out. I could NEVER be a tank crewman. I will have a greater appreciation of movies with tank sequences in them now. Tanks Sarge.Dave's Daily Day Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491764990082380190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-12384860481579280052019-02-02T11:41:40.381-08:002019-02-02T11:41:40.381-08:00Which predated the Israeli 90 mm.Which predated the Israeli 90 mm.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com