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American Experimental Fighters of WWII The Pursuit of Excellence Author: Tony Buttler https://www.crecy.co.uk/american-experimental-fighters-of-wwii

Is the water-alcohol injection R-2800 on the P-47s, so they can make 2300-2600-2800 HP instead of 2000-2100 HP, also cheating? Engineer in ww2: we've managed to make our engines do extra 15-20-30% HP more, with reasonable reliability. 21st century enthusiast: cheater! Three things: - there...

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When I was surfing the Internet, I saw a post on the World of Warship Forum(https://forum.worldofwarships.eu/topic/3095-what-if-the-war-began-in-1944-royal-navy-battleships/) that an article assuming World War II would have broken out in 1944. And after reading that, I wondered what would...

In 1939, France's Edgar Brandt & Company offered the French Army a series of three HEAT grenades...a 50mm-diameter design to be fired from standard infantry rifles, a 60mm design to be fired from the rifle-caliber medium machine gun in single shot mode, and an 80mm design to be fired from the...

I think it is fair to say that most of those participating in this forum are aware of "Operation PLUTO" ("Pipeline Under the Ocean" or "Pipeline Underwater Transportation of Oil"), the creation and laying down of pipelines under the English Channel to transport fuel to the Allies on the...

I got this idea from some discussions I've had elsewhere and something that was brought up in a thread about making a "Spitfire into a baby Tempest". I sort of don't think that the Spitfire IX as built would be 100% suitable for what was mentioned in that thread for a "multi-role" fighter...

Reading up on the GM 6046 diesel several years ago I was surprised to see the concept was sketched up by the British purchasing commission as a power option for a proposed US built version of the Matilda II. The very limited information I have read indicated that the US was not interested in...

Designed in 1942 by the American Ordnance Company, an old-established gun-making concern of Bridgeport, Connecticut, the M3 half-track carrier, known as the 40mm Gun Motor Carriage T68 (GMC T68) and featured unusual gun layout. The guns were placed, one above the other, a configuration with an...

About 6 months ago I came across mention of a Havoc variant known as the Havoc Pandora, or Havoc III It was built upon RAF Havoc Is but featured a 2000ft cable with an aerial mine attached. 20 units were converted and used by No.240 Flight (redesignated No.93 Sqn). Eventually they were converted...

A while back I posted the first two design proposals for what emerged as the Midway Class Aircraft Carriers. Unfortunately the preliminary drawings for the third proposal ('Scheme C') don't appear to have survived, but those for the fourth proposal which dates from July 1941 do. This is a 28,000...

Packard begin producing Merlin engines in 1940 as a preparation to supplying european nations. As a paper exercise they decide to fit the engine to an M4 type tank. Lower hull and more power earlier, what would the result be and could it be ready with a better armour and gun for D-Day?

In this Douglas P-70 night fighter of the 419th NFS, crash landed at Piva-Bougainville by Lt Donald Dessert, the fixed quarter wave dipoles for azimuth receiving have been replaced by four german style “Stachel” rods. Can anyone identify which radar they belong to?

The M3 Halftrack and the Sdkfz 251 are the most well known ones, but did the other major powers have APCs? What about WW1?

Question - Had the USN known the true characteristics of the IJN Yamato Class at the onset of war, what, if anything, would have changed with regards to USN battleship design and production? Would have carrier production suffered and the remaining Iowa Class been completed? Would have the...

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The United States Strategic Bombing Survey was a written report created by a board of experts assembled to produce an impartial assessment of the effects of Anglo-American strategic bombing of Nazi Germany during the European theatre of World War II. After publishing its report, the Survey...

I'm trying to find any record of RAF/Coastal Command of the Ford-built B-24H. Thus far I've found small references to B-24H-15-FO 42-52776 going to the RAF as VB904. Also, B-24H-20-FO 42-94797 being drawn from USAAF stocks in the UK to the RAF as Liberator B.IV TT340. Any info on either of...

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Looking for pics/drawing of the Martin Baltimore GR VI, a proposed maritime recce/TB version with a solid nose. Any help?