Top 10 Inventions Of WWII

[Arlo]

Best inventions of World War II?

I've got a list:

1. Jet engine- German HE 178 and ME-262
2. The Famed 88millimeter cannon-Tiger Tanks
3.Panzerfaust-Disposable anti-tank weapon
4.Napalm-US P-47Ds and B-29s
5.Panzerschreck-Second best anti-tank weapon

I'll add 5 more soon.

[ADM199]

Originally Posted by Arlo

Best inventions of World War II?

I've got a list:

1. Jet engine- German HE 178 and ME-262
2. The Famed 88millimeter cannon-Tiger Tanks
3.Panzerfaust-Disposable anti-tank weapon
4.Napalm-US P-47Ds and B-29s
5.Panzerschreck-Second best anti-tank weapon

I'll add 5 more soon.

Would we all be discussing this subject without T.H.Flowers . The man behind the Worlds first programable Computer;COLOSSUS.

[PeterG]

Originally Posted by Arlo

Best inventions of World War II?

I've got a list:

1. Jet engine- German HE 178 and ME-262
2. The Famed 88millimeter cannon-Tiger Tanks
3.Panzerfaust-Disposable anti-tank weapon
4.Napalm-US P-47Ds and B-29s
5.Panzerschreck-Second best anti-tank weapon

I'll add 5 more soon.

With all due respect those are not inventions Arlo, they are innovative developments of inventions at best.

As for the jet engine, Dr. Hans von Ohain and Sir Frank Whittle are both recognised as being the co-inventors. Frank Whittle was the first to register a patent for the turbojet engine in 1930 and Hans von Ohain was granted a patent for his turbojet engine in 1936. However, Hans von Ohain's jet was the first to fly in 1939. Frank Whittle's jet first flew in in 1941. The planes you mention are applications of the invention.

As for The Famed 88millimeter cannon-Tiger Tank, that is a particularly unfortunate choice. It is listed in Martin J. Dougherty's book The World's Worst Weapons.

The Tiger I quickly gained a reputation as a deadly weapon due to its heavy armour and powerful 88mm gun. The Tiger was not, however, quite the ultimate weapon it seemed. Hugely expensive to produce and rather complex to maintain, the Tiger absorbed a lot of resources in return for its formidable combat power. Just getting it to the battlefield presented a problem.

The Tiger was too heavy for most bridges and a lot of roads, and the running gear suffered from clogging in muddy conditions. Its gun was immensely powerful, but traversed slowly, and its performance in the field was hampered by being underpowered and fuel-greedy

[Sgt.Pepper]

Anyways i think weapons arent even on the Top 10 inventions of WW2 there are alot better inventions that save people instead of killing them and of course communications equipment

[Cpl Rootes]

Originally Posted by Arlo

5.Panzerschreck-Second best anti-tank weapon

Why not just say 'Bazooka' as the Panzerschreck was developed from Bazooka's captured in N Africa I believe (correct me if I am wrong)

[angeljoanes]

Dora gun and Schwerer Gustav. The world biggest railway gun at that time. Using 80 cm bullet. It was used on the siege of sevastopol. I always admire this gun. To bad there's only one which used in the war.

Schwerer Gustav - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Sgt.Pepper]

I dont think any of the top 10 inventions from WW2 were "Machines of war"
They were advancemets in communication, medicine, and other useful things that helped to better our lives, not take them.

[Glamorgan]

2 of the best inventions of WW2 were the:
M4 sherman
and the German Panther

[PFC]

Originally Posted by Glamorgan

2 of the best inventions of WW2 were the:
M4 sherman
and the German Panther

Why Panther?

[PFC]

In that case we can also put an atomic bomb...why not?