I enjoyed the HBO series "Band of Brothers" (the ETO) and "The Pacific) mini-series on WW-2. They were based on actual experiences and had cameos of the real people in the final segment.
First I think we need to reduce the amount of time allowed for campaigning. By the time some campaigns (months or a year) is over the population in general is suffering from political burn-out. (Plus in campaigns, the focus should be on issues not personalities - it seems todays elections are...
There are 3 books by Larry Bond that address war in the current era
CAULDRON - war in Europe
VORTEX - war in South Africa
RED PHOENIX - war in Korea
they were written between 1989 - 93 so some parts are a bit dated but the narrative is good
If you are interested in naval warfare there is a...
Speaking of rank, I thought the XO was a Lt Cdr. If so he should have had 2 and 1/2 strips on his dress uniform not 3 (I can't remember what color the oak leaves on his working uniform was)
There should have been more naval vessels. Even with the virus, some should have been isolated - for...
I still don't understand why the ship didn't appear to take more damage from the torpedo hit. It should have punctured the hull and flooded some compartments - it appears to have hit near the engineering spaces so some of the power plant should have been knock out of service.
Also, the...
I was a little disappointed in how they dealt with the sub.
The Astute class was a British SSN.
It carried Spearfish torpedoes (as in the show) but these torpedoes were wire guided and the sub could monitor both the torpedoes passive sensors & it's own to control the torpedo to ensure a hit -...
I like the show. The majority of the scenes on ship are filmed on actual DDG's here in San Diego - I think they used 3 different DDG's for last season.
The hospital ship was filmed on the hospital ship here so those scenes were authentic.
The USN is apparently giving a great deal of support...
I think one of the real problems is lack of experience (any) in carrier operations. They would be starting out from scratch - unless they got major assistance from the Japanese.
Making aircraft suitable for carrier operations is an issue too.
Landing/take offs from limited distances put...
I think that is the XM-70 tank
It was an experimental vehicle for the US & Germany
It had variable suspension so it could lower the vehicle height
There was no crew in the hull - the driver was in the turret
The gun was an improved version (with a longer barrel) of the 150mm? weapon used in...
I enjoyed the Luftwaffe 1946 board and associated books.
I would like to see a similar version for armor, a Panzer 1946 type - that discussed the development and implementation of the E-series and the organization of the various Panzer arm formations.
The space required for the electronics systems and associated electrical power supplies has increased (and continues to increase). Also the space allocated for command and control (CIC) space has grown.
Missiles require substantial "below decks" space, so a ship needs to allocate more space...
There is an interesting fiction book by Douglas Reeman, "Strike from the Sea"
that depicts a fictional sub similar to the Surcouf, the"Soufriere" taken over by the British being used in the Pacific in the early part of the war,
The6 Cubans have done some interesting conversions of the BTR-60
In one instance they have mounted the 100mm gun from the T54/55 family
Other versions include various installations of 23mm and 37mm AA guns