jake bullet Posted January 27, 2001 Share Posted January 27, 2001 i have only 1 thing to say (well 2 actually) thank god for us brits during WW2 i mean we took some equiptment off the U.S (lend lease) which was lets face it pretty poor 1, P51 mustang and you all know what we did for that YEP thats right we put a merlin engine into it and turned it into 1 of the best fighters of the war 2, sherman firefly yes yes i know what you are going to say but the fact is the firefly was the best SHERMAN varient ever produced ok guys before you all get on your high horses yes it went the other way also especially in todays climate so here you go Harrier without American investment in the harrier 2 or the AV8B that your marine corps use the harrier would not be the plane it is today and finally 1 more for us brits simply 1 word CHOBHAM well thats it thats mine thats all yer gettin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forever Babra Posted January 27, 2001 Share Posted January 27, 2001 Don't forget the six pounder. and the cavity magnetron. ------------------ When it's my turn to march up to Glory, I'm gonna have one HELL of a story... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherman Posted January 27, 2001 Share Posted January 27, 2001 Dud! Ok so what! Intresting points and um info. I have to say this (don't want to) but it was the Americans that won WW2 the British held out all thoughs years(wich realy helped),but the Amerians sent how many people to Eourope to die for the British, French ,etc so don't say that the U.K did evey thing...don't forget Canada! ------------------ I was Rob/1 [This message has been edited by Sherman (edited 01-27-2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Aitken Posted January 27, 2001 Share Posted January 27, 2001 Okay, jake went to the edge of starting an inflammatory thread and then extinguished himself. Rob, we don't need to turn this into a US vs. Britain thread. We can just concentrate on the specific technologies Britain and America and various other countries contributed to the war, can't we? I vote for the Germans' helmets. =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake bullet Posted January 27, 2001 Author Share Posted January 27, 2001 Originally posted by Sherman: Dud! Ok so what! Intresting points and um info. I have to say this (don't want to) but it was the Americans that won WW2 the British held out all thoughs years(wich realy helped),but the Amerians sent how many people to Eourope to die for the British, French ,etc so don't say that the U.K did evey thing...don't forget Canada! OHHH YEAH SORRY thats right you did win the war for us i think you have been watching to many hollywood blockbusters my friend and as for you guys winning the war well bull**** it,s true we may have not won the war if you hadn't got involved but you did not win it single handed did you have to put up with the bombing of your homeland well no not really so stop your drivelling it was a JOINT EFFORT OK ohh and did i say the british did everthing well mmmmmmm i cannot remember saying that anywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake bullet Posted January 28, 2001 Author Share Posted January 28, 2001 Originally posted by David Aitken: Okay, jake went to the edge of starting an inflammatory thread and then extinguished himself. Rob, we don't need to turn this into a US vs. Britain thread. We can just concentrate on the specific technologies Britain and America and various other countries contributed to the war, can't we? I vote for the Germans' helmets. =) THANK YOU DAVID I AGREE TOTALLY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoffel Posted January 28, 2001 Share Posted January 28, 2001 Hey Bullet For a junior member you have a BIG mouth. So please stop wasting my time with these stupid posts. ------------------ h.s. [This message has been edited by Stoffel (edited 01-27-2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pillar Posted January 28, 2001 Share Posted January 28, 2001 If you've got time to post this junk, GO PLAY THE DAMN GAME! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake bullet Posted January 28, 2001 Author Share Posted January 28, 2001 at the end of the day ww2 is past and we should just be looking to the future and not bickering over who did what and who had the best weapons etc from Jake Bullets Wife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake bullet Posted January 28, 2001 Author Share Posted January 28, 2001 Originally posted by Stoffel: Hey Bullet For a junior member you have a BIG mouth. So please stop wasting my time with these stupid posts. well nobody said you had to reply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Bates Posted January 28, 2001 Share Posted January 28, 2001 at the end of the day ww2 is past and we should just be looking to the future and not bickering over who did what and who had the best weapons etc from Jake Bullets Wife Alright stfu you drunk limeys Everyone knows that the Russians would have pushed the Germans two times across the planet given half a chance Sherman: etc so don't say that the U.K did evey thing...don't forget Canada! The USA owns Canada, right?? ------------------ Rugged Defense England Team Website: http://combatmission.portland.co.uk For all our AARs ------------------ "I drive over farmyard animals in my farmyard tractor, then I laugh afterwards."--CavScout [comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.war-historical] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterNZer Posted January 28, 2001 Share Posted January 28, 2001 Jake's wife has more sense than Jake.. but she did marry him.. hmm! PeterNZ ------------------ "Patriotism is the virtue of the viscious" - Oscar Wilde "Don't F*CK with Johnny Cash!" - Chupacabra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow 1st Hussars Posted January 28, 2001 Share Posted January 28, 2001 Originally posted by M. Bates: The USA owns Canada, right?? No ------------------ No bastard has ever won a war by dying for his country. They won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country. shadow@jagdtiger.de Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subvet Posted January 28, 2001 Share Posted January 28, 2001 If you guys want to argue about who "won" WW2 go to: http://www.dayofdefeatmod.com/forums/forumdisplay.cgi?action=topics&forum=History&number=3&DaysPrune=45&LastLogin= for an "interesting" look at the subject, lol. ------------------ Craig "Only a madman would consider the possibility of war between the two states (France and Germany), for which, from our point of view, there is no rational or moral ground." - Chancellor Adolf Hitler, Oct. 14, 1933 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake bullet Posted January 28, 2001 Author Share Posted January 28, 2001 OK ENOUGH THE ALLIES WON thank you to USA,UK,CANADA,RUSSIA,FRANCE and all the other countries fighting for the allies ENOUGH IS ENOUGH (wish i never started this now) [This message has been edited by jake bullet (edited 01-27-2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil/1 Posted January 28, 2001 Share Posted January 28, 2001 The Allies won the war because they helped each other. No single allied country can be given the full credit for winning it. As for Technolgy, its mixed all through the war. I am not getting involved in this post any more than this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
109 Gustav Posted January 28, 2001 Share Posted January 28, 2001 Wow, the thread fizzled out peacefully. First time that's happened. Jake, you'll find that most of the people here already reconize the contributions Britian, Canada, Brazil, France, Poland, China, Greece, Russia, and many, many other countries made to winning the war. The allied coalition was perhaps the most successful in the history of warfare, with surprisingly little bickering between the different members, despite their differences in goals, strategies, and methods. Besides, it worked, and you can't really argue with that. -109 Gustav ------------------ Well my skiff's a twenty dollar boat, And I hope to God she stays afloat. But if somehow my skiff goes down, I'll freeze to death before I drown. And pray my body will be found, Alaska salmon fishing, boys, Alaska salmon fishing. -Commercial fishing in Kodiak, Alaska [This message has been edited by 109 Gustav (edited 01-27-2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subvet Posted January 28, 2001 Share Posted January 28, 2001 Originally posted by 109 Gustav: Wow, the thread fizzled out peacefully. First time that's happened. -109 Gustav Which is why I like coming to this forum more than any other on the net (that and it discusses my favorite game, lol). The maturity level here is so much higher. For those who want a reminder of how bad a discussion like this gets in other game forums go to the link I posted earlier. I figured it would be a cool place to talk about WW2 history, which is my favorite subject. How wrong I was about that one! By the way, if anyone knows a decent, active, forum that discusses WW2 history like this steer me to it. ------------------ Craig "Only a madman would consider the possibility of war between the two states (France and Germany), for which, from our point of view, there is no rational or moral ground." - Chancellor Adolf Hitler, Oct. 14, 1933 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
British Tommy Posted January 28, 2001 Share Posted January 28, 2001 It's Hollywood churning out all those war films distorting the facts that makes my blood boil! ( like the enigma machine! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherman Posted January 28, 2001 Share Posted January 28, 2001 Originally posted by David Aitken: Okay, jake went to the edge of starting an inflammatory thread and then extinguished himself. Rob, we don't need to turn this into a US vs. Britain thread. We can just concentrate on the specific technologies Britain and America and various other countries contributed to the war, can't we? I vote for the Germans' helmets. =) David I don't even like Americans! [This message has been edited by Sherman (edited 01-27-2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Tom Posted January 28, 2001 Share Posted January 28, 2001 Saying that one group won the war, is like saying that only the finger of a soldier won an engamgement. Sure, it pulled the trigger that killed the enemy, but the legs got it there, the eyes saw the target, the brain told the finger when to fire, and the arm braced the gun, among other things. Proportionally each Allied nation committed about the same amount to the war effort, some nations had a larger industrial base, but that does not mitigate the contribution of the smaller nations. America may have delt the death blow, but without UK, Russia, Canada, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Norway, Holland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Greece, Poland, Denmark, China, Mexico, Brazil, India, South Africa, East Africa, West Africa and later Italy, Romania, Finland and Bulgaria (among other nations) America would not have got its chance. Rob, your hatred of Americans is unfounded. Being a Canadian you should in reality respect our southern neighbours what they could, and didn't do to us, and what they actually have done for us. To hate an entire group of diverse people purely based on a fictional barrier between our two nations is pretty ludicrous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pvt.Tom Posted January 28, 2001 Share Posted January 28, 2001 I feel a big group hug on the way! [This message has been edited by Pvt.Tom (edited 01-27-2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MantaRay Posted January 28, 2001 Share Posted January 28, 2001 Love is in the air, everywhere I look around.... ------------------ When asked, "How many moves do you see ahead?", CAPABLANCA replied: "One move - the best one." Click now for shelter from the Peng thread The Red Army of the Rugged Defense Group Ladder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherman Posted January 28, 2001 Share Posted January 28, 2001 Originally posted by Pvt.Tom: I feel a big group hug on the way! [This message has been edited by Pvt.Tom (edited 01-27-2001).] hum.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Bates Posted January 28, 2001 Share Posted January 28, 2001 David I don't even like Americans! Presumably you like them enough to name yourself after one of their tanks!! ------------------ Rugged Defense England Team Website: http://combatmission.portland.co.uk For all our AARs ------------------ "I drive over farmyard animals in my farmyard tractor, then I laugh afterwards."--CavScout [comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.war-historical] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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