TotTotGE- BARBAROSSA Episode Nine (with supplement)
Episode Nine June 27, 1944 Imperial Army Test Grounds Chita, Republic of Khabarovsk Officers were brought in for evaluation of what they found. Some of the officers had discussed the day with...
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Supplement to Episode 9 Since some Japanese equipment is less known to western readers, I have got some references to historical Japanese equipment and aircraft mentioned in Episode 9. Tanks Type...
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I doubt the Germans would give the blueprints for the Panther/Tiger to the Japanese, unless the Japanese are willing to offer something similar in value, like help with aircraft carriers. And probably...
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Certainly the Germans got some sort of consideration for their tank technology and savvy. I just didn't spell it out. Carrier tech or rubber or a several thousand tons of manganese briquettes....
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The long 4" guns would certainly be a problem in the Tiger chassis, a 4"/50 will have substantially more recoil than a 3.5"/56. The one area they'll be better off than you might think is that it's...
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Nobody is claiming that the German designs are going to need some redesign (bigger turrets, longer chassis) to work with the cheap-Charlie Japanese philosophy.Even then the Japanese copies are going...
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Any license production of Tiger/Panther would require the engines. The German tanks were developed with the Maybach engine in mind, which was a very compact, short engine. I doubt the Japanese would...
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My turn to nitpick. IJA infantry doctrine was mostly copied from Prussian infantry doctrine. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_HoffmannMax Hoffmann was considered a German Army General Staff expert on...
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AIUI the Japanese diesel engine was the best thing about their tanks. Lightweight, compact and air cooled it was designed for Manchuria but functioned well in Malaya. In my own day dream Singapore...
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