Tank problem

[JonS]

Never knew that! Ian Hogg has let me down, for it was he who in THE GUNS (Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II) told the story of APDS development. Looks like something rather important got left out!

Not really. 'The Guns' is a 40 year old, 160-page picture book for kids. Given the breadth of the topic that's hardly surprising. As a place to start looking into a topic it's fine. As the last word on a particularly arcane piece of ephemera it - not surprisingly - comes up a bit short.

[Vanir Ausf B]

Vanir Ausf B,

Since all I have presently is the Demo, what rockets, and why are they such a problem?

The purchase price of US rockets in QBs are on average about an order of magnitude less than German rockets, despite being of comparable utility.

[John Kettler]

JonS,

While it's not, say, a Fedorowicz(?) tome, I disagree with your characterization of his work as "a picture book for kids." Hogg, after all was a retired RA Master Gunner and an instructor at Sandhurst. The entire series was written by top notch writers in their fields. Did the 160 page limit create a crimp in his ability to really get into things? Absolutely. But the books gave me quite an education, and I treasure the few I own.

Vanir Ausf B,

No wonder they're banned. Would imagine they could wipe out whole areas if the weapons are that cheap!

Regards,

John Kettler

[JonS]

I disagree with your characterization of his work as "a picture book for kids."

I believe you do.

Hogg, after all was a retired RA Master Gunner and an instructor at Sandhurst.

I know very well who he is, thank you. Without reference to Wikipedia, do you know what the role of Master Gunner is? Don't bother answering, it's a rhetorical question.

And so what? He was the MG. Good for him - it's no mean feat. But he still needs to feed the kids and pay the mortgage. So he - like Bidwell, and a host of other writers before and since - turned out some chewing gum for the masses. That doesn't make him a bad writer or him a bad person. It doesn't even mean that anything in his book is wrong. It just means another of your appeals to authority has fallen flat.

Did the 160 page limit create a crimp in his ability to really get into things? Absolutely.

You know what they say about a broken clock?

the books gave me quite an education

Of that I have absolutely no doubt.

[womble]

Since all I have presently is the Demo...

What? Still? How slow is your Internet download speed?!

[dieseltaylor]

Originally Posted by John Kettler

I disagree with your characterization of his work as "a picture book for kids."

I believe you do.

Hogg, after all was a retired RA Master Gunner and an instructor at Sandhurst.

I know very well who he is, thank you. Without reference to Wikipedia, do you know what the role of Master Gunner is? Don't bother answering, it's a rhetorical question.

And so what? He was the MG. Good for him - it's no mean feat. But he still needs to feed the kids and pay the mortgage. So he - like Bidwell, and a host of other writers before and since - turned out some chewing gum for the masses. That doesn't make him a bad writer or him a bad person. It doesn't even mean that anything in his book is wrong. It just means another of your appeals to authority has fallen flat.

Did the 160 page limit create a crimp in his ability to really get into things? Absolutely

You know what they say about a broken clock?

the books gave me quite an education

Of that I have absolutely no doubt.

Charming as ever Jon.