And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Monday, September 18, 2023
88's used as anti-aircraft - their original design purpose.
That overlooks the counter measures that were and would have been developed. Things aren't stagnant, there's always spies and whistleblowers exposing what's going on behind the scenes. You can apply that to any battle too. What if Ike had waited a couple months while the French coast was blown to bits?
10% of the US aircrews lost is what I recall.
ReplyDeleteDevastating as an anti tank weapon
ReplyDeleteIndeed. Absolutely devastating during the North African campaign.
DeleteIf Hitler had waited 5 years to go on his expansion venture we'd all be Sieg Heiling right now instead of laughing at the nitwit Biden..
ReplyDeleteThat overlooks the counter measures that were and would have been developed. Things aren't stagnant, there's always spies and whistleblowers exposing what's going on behind the scenes.
DeleteYou can apply that to any battle too. What if Ike had waited a couple months while the French coast was blown to bits?
88 to you too.
DeleteLaughably ineffective compared to our AA guns in the Pac.
ReplyDeleteproximity fuse makes a difference
ReplyDeleteMy dad talked about those as they encountered while flying B-17 missions over Germany. They did not like it one bit!
ReplyDeleteUnderstatement. B17 crews in Europe had a higher casualty rate than the invasion troops at Iwo Jima.
DeleteThe number 8 is pronounced “acht” … so saying 8 twice is acht-acht… that’s how we coined the term Ack Ack for incoming AA fire.
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