Thread: Biggest Mistake of WWII
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Old 05-12-2005, 10:45 AM   #143 (permalink)
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(Kiwiwriter @ Nov 15 2005, 07:37 PM) [post=41596]One thing about the guns at Singapore...they didn't face the wrong way. They had the wrong ammunition, AP rounds instead of HE.
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Everything I have read has said the guns pointed out to sea, because no one could forsee an attack down the Malay Peninsula, which was dense with jungle. The Japanese capitalised on that fact and proved very adept at advancing through such terrain, catching the British forces totally off guard....
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