tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post1830617874510934532..comments2024-03-28T18:36:50.250-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Taking a Personal DayOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-69815349822937618322021-01-24T18:34:47.299-08:002021-01-24T18:34:47.299-08:00Very true.Very true.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-31879117074958877722021-01-24T18:15:52.140-08:002021-01-24T18:15:52.140-08:00Illustrations? When done well can be just as pow...Illustrations? When done well can be just as powerful in conveying an a emotion, a mood, or the drama of a moment. IMHO.Thomas DelPuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16901978958794416127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-53313772868556021392021-01-24T17:58:39.232-08:002021-01-24T17:58:39.232-08:00🤣🤣OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-60096102348546909842021-01-24T17:58:24.966-08:002021-01-24T17:58:24.966-08:00Sausages? How Teutonic!Sausages? How Teutonic!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-32218672833421708372021-01-24T17:57:00.193-08:002021-01-24T17:57:00.193-08:00Tasty! And sausages!Tasty! And sausages!SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-25657094574637374822021-01-24T17:54:07.282-08:002021-01-24T17:54:07.282-08:00Badger Snicker!Badger Snicker!SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-70199600951009951362021-01-24T16:48:08.658-08:002021-01-24T16:48:08.658-08:00I will look into using some photos. They help tell...I will look into using some photos. They help tell the story.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-82692949829337510902021-01-24T16:22:23.821-08:002021-01-24T16:22:23.821-08:00(Don McCollor)...It would be a shame with no pictu...(Don McCollor)...It would be a shame with no pictures. I suggest you at least explore if you can get permission to use some photos (especially official government ones [with attribution, but without cost]) You might be surprised. Am awaiting avidly for an overview (or the beginning) of your Pacific opus, and the chance to paw through the other half of my WW2 history collection...<br />Don McCollorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028324869570493102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-13641126176142225872021-01-24T10:09:14.394-08:002021-01-24T10:09:14.394-08:00The modern military is far too much at the mercy o...The modern military is far too much at the mercy of the defense contractors and Congresscritters bringing jobs back to their districts. Follow the money. It's a sleazy tale with no happy ending.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-38459796354538465512021-01-24T10:07:20.008-08:002021-01-24T10:07:20.008-08:00One of my favorite lines, "Oh bugger, the tan...One of my favorite lines, "Oh bugger, the tank is on fire!"OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-14139307879241976702021-01-24T10:00:00.492-08:002021-01-24T10:00:00.492-08:00Thank you for sharing Sarge! That is pretty cool!...Thank you for sharing Sarge! That is pretty cool! (The evacuation test made me laugh).<br /><br />I think your book will need to be a trilogy.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-47953792518753066552021-01-24T09:40:46.902-08:002021-01-24T09:40:46.902-08:00You make great points about the Sherman vs the Pan...You make great points about the Sherman vs the Panther. Sadly, I fear the lessons learned then have been forgotten by most modern armies to include ( especially ) the US Army. To many of our weapons ( in all branches) rely very heavily on latest and greatest. However, they tend to cost an arm and two legs, need a lot of maintenance ( some are thought to be prone to breakdown) and are hard to produce and transport in numbers. Are aircraft carriers amazing must have warships or will they become the next big wars version of the WW2 Battleship ?? Modern missiles etc making them big , expensive targets. Will Remotely controlled planes and tanks soon make traditional planes and tanks expensive relics. Speaking of remote control, will next generation jamming devices cause some of our mainline weapon systems to be nonfunctional. I could see a SUV sized vehicle, remotely controlled ( or with 1 man crew) and autoloader being the next Sherman. Shermans swarmed around Nazi armor. Small , fast, vehicles using a lot of off the shelf gear would seem the way to go. Drones show what can be done with drone attack planes and missiles. Drone fighters and bombers should surely be next. Hell, we still use the B52 after all these years. SO , reverse engineer it, add modern weaponry and take it into the next 50 years.John Galthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16708866657173222842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-84862004631367941192021-01-24T09:03:37.339-08:002021-01-24T09:03:37.339-08:00WSF - It's a good point and one of the things ...WSF - It's a good point and one of the things which made the Sherman so effective.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-47307506233484532962021-01-24T09:02:38.715-08:002021-01-24T09:02:38.715-08:00That 17 pdr gun was formidable.That 17 pdr gun was formidable.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-19716171745983423262021-01-24T09:01:51.090-08:002021-01-24T09:01:51.090-08:00Once both tanks are on scene though, the Panther i...Once both tanks are on scene though, the Panther is a formidable opponent.<br /><br />Thing is, there weren't many of them, and there were a LOT of Shermans, and T-34s in the East.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-90026189502244625072021-01-24T09:01:48.308-08:002021-01-24T09:01:48.308-08:00The Germans didn't ship their tanks over the o...The Germans didn't ship their tanks over the ocean. USA tank designs needed to be designed around what could be shipped bt sea and what "longshoreman" facilities, if any, were at the other end. (Yes, I know, my remark isn't original)Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-54044997613633516472021-01-24T08:03:00.148-08:002021-01-24T08:03:00.148-08:00Hey AFSarge;
Once this Kung-Flu nonsense is ov...Hey AFSarge;<br /><br /> Once this Kung-Flu nonsense is over, Heading to that museum is on my list to visit, I do fly for free :). If I had to fight a war in a German Tank it would have been in either a Mark IV or a Panther, I considered them good tanks, overengineered and complicated but good tanks, although the Sherman was far more reliable and got a bad rap because of that crappy 75MM gun it had, when the gun was upgraded, the Sherman rocked. I would avoid the Tiger like the Plague, now that beast was problematic, sure it was big, but it broke down all the time, and if you had 10 tigers in your unit, by the time you got to the front, you lost half of them to breakdowns and getting spare parts was a problem and they were hard to repair in the field, they were not maintenance friendly under combat or field conditions. If I had to take a WWII tank, I would prefer a Sherman with a uprated gun, the Firefly version that the Brits had.MrGarabaldihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768774166065615995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-68462563486324217092021-01-24T07:52:07.008-08:002021-01-24T07:52:07.008-08:00🙄🙄OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-31862523293239574932021-01-24T07:51:27.236-08:002021-01-24T07:51:27.236-08:00Pander Waffle, something that politicians do...Pander Waffle, something that politicians do...OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-45892900256462092602021-01-24T07:50:51.303-08:002021-01-24T07:50:51.303-08:00Hahaha!Hahaha!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-20175091631858353162021-01-24T07:50:10.613-08:002021-01-24T07:50:10.613-08:00StB - I knew that. 😁StB - I knew that. 😁OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-68073294610815840992021-01-24T07:49:42.802-08:002021-01-24T07:49:42.802-08:00Bingo.Bingo.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-23365319345298819842021-01-24T06:27:42.756-08:002021-01-24T06:27:42.756-08:00Verily!Verily!SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65133660471072803172021-01-24T06:27:24.509-08:002021-01-24T06:27:24.509-08:00And rightly so!And rightly so!SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-44912743888349651522021-01-24T04:39:06.801-08:002021-01-24T04:39:06.801-08:00Who doesn't fear the Pander Waffle!Who doesn't fear the Pander Waffle!Thomas DelPuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16901978958794416127noreply@blogger.com