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C# developer. Perl just for fun :)


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 comment Have any armies equipped/fed their officers and enlisted men equally?
I think that equality has never happened. Officers are the elite, and in the past the noble men
May
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 comment British way in construction of AFV
@jwenting Nope, M60 and first M1 armed with M68 gun - a variant of 105mm L7, not 120mm L30 or L11. Leopard 1 armed with 105mm Bordkanone L7A3 - a variant of british L7 too
May
17
 comment Did the United States have a third atomic bomb to drop on Japan?
"As is well known, the Hiroshima & Nagasaky bombs were certainly not strictly necessary to defeat Japan" - a controversial statement
Apr
25
 comment Amount of time an aeroplane could stay in the air during the last stages of WW1
Sikorsky S-22 Ilya Muromets: up to 10 hours
Apr
18
 answered Why did the scutum fall out of use?
Apr
12
 comment What civilisation used wolf pelts for their archers armour?
belts == pelts? :)
Apr
12
 comment What civilisation used wolf pelts for their archers armour?
Ancient Rome. Bear and wolf pelts were worn by the standard bearers of century and cohort units. Link
Apr
10
 revised Was there more than one way for anti-aircraft fire to shoot down a dive bomber in World War II
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Apr
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 comment Was there more than one way for anti-aircraft fire to shoot down a dive bomber in World War II
@MarkC.Wallace ok, I'll add sources
Apr
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 revised Was there more than one way for anti-aircraft fire to shoot down a dive bomber in World War II
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 answered Was there more than one way for anti-aircraft fire to shoot down a dive bomber in World War II
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Mar
7
 answered What advantages have motorized infantry enjoyed over standard infantry besides speed?
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Mar
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 reviewed Reviewed Inflation After Executive Order 6102 (FDR Leaving GoldStandard)
Feb
15
 comment Proportion of footmen and soldiers to knights in battles
Knights certainly were man-at-arms, not all men-at-arms were knights
Feb
8
 comment Missing link in the German tank development?
Wiki mentions nothing of RU 251 Prototype SpPz mit 90mm BK too. But this is real tank :) Photo
Feb
6
 reviewed Satisfactory How much did helping the American Revolution cost France?
Feb
6
 reviewed Excellent What is the origin of the “wheat and chessboard” legend?
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