Top 10 Inventions Of WWII - Page 5

Herroberst · 18-02-2006, 01:49 AM

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Originally Posted by mosquito617

Wonder what you'd get if you crossed Widelstein with Upkeep?

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20-02-2006, 12:15 PM

Too much plastic surgery and liable to bounce off in interestinh directions and then go bang. Yep, with you on that one.

von Poop · 21-02-2006, 10:32 PM

Best invention of World War 2..
hmmmm.
The Cold War?
Things were crap but things were stable.
hoohoo.

Herroberst · 22-02-2006, 01:24 AM

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Things were crap but things were stable.

Been to Russia lately?

mrya · 28-03-2006, 08:49 PM

Well lets see. There's so much so I'll just name my top 10 German innovations because I feel Germany truly contributed to major technological advances during the Second World War.

1. Jet Aircraft - First jet aircraft to fly was the He-178 in 1939. The Germans were the first to enter the jet age.
2. Blitzkrieg - Yes I understand that 'Blitzkrieg' in the traditional sense has been used for thousands of years but the truly modern Blitzkrieg can be attributed to the Wehrmacht -- most notably suggested by Gen. Heinz Guderian.
3. Fallschirmjager - Yes paratroopers were experimented with before WWII, but the Germans truly utilized them to their fullest extent (that is until Operation Mercury).
4. Maschinengewehr - MG34, MG42, etc. -- the Heer had truly state of the art machine guns. Only fault I can think of with the MG42 (aside from inaccuracy) is its rate of fire was too fast. Even on the modern American M60 machine gun, German attributions can be seen.
5. Total War - Forget the text book definition; I mean everyone is affected. Civilians are no exception. I'm not saying this is a good thing, but it's realistic, IMO.
6. StG/MP-43/44 - First true versatile assault rifles. It had its faults but it was truly ahead of its time.
7. Close air support for land-based forces - Yeah, yeah this existed before WWII but the Germans really took advantage of this concept. The Ju 87 Stuka divebomber is the prime example.
8. Heavy bombers - the Luftwaffe was the first European power to utilize heavy bombers to the fullest extent (despite the fact that German bombers were anything but 'heavy').
9. ____
10. ____

[That's all I can think of for now]

Gage · 28-03-2006, 09:31 PM

I saw today that Hitler wouldn't let the Mp43 go into production. That someone changed the name to machine pistol and got it into production thru the back door. When Hitler heard the glowing reports it got, he calmed down.

ComradeRomain · 29-03-2006, 02:19 AM

Condoms were invented in WW2!

Herroberst · 29-03-2006, 02:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Gage

I saw today that Hitler wouldn't let the Mp43 go into production. That someone changed the name to machine pistol and got it into production thru the back door. When Hitler heard the glowing reports it got, he calmed down.

Gives rise to the claim that he was more nutty towards the latter part of his term as chancellor. That comment about the StG-43/44 is on the money Gage.

mrya · 29-03-2006, 03:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Gage

I saw today that Hitler wouldn't let the Mp43 go into production. That someone changed the name to machine pistol and got it into production thru the back door. When Hitler heard the glowing reports it got, he calmed down.

It's true, but the reason wasn't just pulled out of Hitler's ass... the squad was built around the MG. The rifle and machine pistol infantry were just there to protect the flanks. Hitler truly thought the pure power of the MG was to be most successful in squad to squad combat. So he only would designate new MG's, rifles, and MP's for the most part. Hence the Sturmgewehr being designated a Maschinenpistole...

spidge · 29-03-2006, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by mrya

Well lets see. There's so much so I'll just name my top 10 German innovations because I feel Germany truly contributed to major technological advances during the Second World War.

1. Jet Aircraft - First jet aircraft to fly was the He-178 in 1939. The Germans were the first to enter the jet age.
2. Blitzkrieg - Yes I understand that 'Blitzkrieg' in the traditional sense has been used for thousands of years but the truly modern Blitzkrieg can be attributed to the Wehrmacht -- most notably suggested by Gen. Heinz Guderian.
3. Fallschirmjager - Yes paratroopers were experimented with before WWII, but the Germans truly utilized them to their fullest extent (that is until Operation Mercury).
4. Maschinengewehr - MG34, MG42, etc. -- the Heer had truly state of the art machine guns. Only fault I can think of with the MG42 (aside from inaccuracy) is its rate of fire was too fast. Even on the modern American M60 machine gun, German attributions can be seen.
5. Total War - Forget the text book definition; I mean everyone is affected. Civilians are no exception. I'm not saying this is a good thing, but it's realistic, IMO.
6. StG/MP-43/44 - First true versatile assault rifles. It had its faults but it was truly ahead of its time.
7. Close air support for land-based forces - Yeah, yeah this existed before WWII but the Germans really took advantage of this concept. The Ju 87 Stuka divebomber is the prime example.
8. Heavy bombers - the Luftwaffe was the first European power to utilize heavy bombers to the fullest extent (despite the fact that German bombers were anything but 'heavy').
9. ____
10. ____

[That's all I can think of for now]

Except for number (1) there is nothing in your top (8) that was useful to the German people post war.

28-03-2006, 09:31 PM	#46 (permalink)
Gage Angels one-five Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Somewhere in Time Posts: 1,258	I saw today that Hitler wouldn't let the Mp43 go into production. That someone changed the name to machine pistol and got it into production thru the back door. When Hitler heard the glowing reports it got, he calmed down. __________________ 'There I stood at the bar, wearing a Mae West, no jacket, and beginning to leak blood from my torn boot. None of the golfers took any notice of me - after all, I wasn't a member!' Kenneth Lee - after being shot down on the 18th August 1940. In the USAAF in World War II, over three times as many men were killed as wounded. Donald L. Miller. Avatar: SOE (F Section) agent Andree Borrel murdered at Natzweiler Camp 6th July 1944.

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20-02-2006, 12:15 PM	#42 (permalink)
Kitty Guest Posts: n/a	Too much plastic surgery and liable to bounce off in interestinh directions and then go bang. Yep, with you on that one.

21-02-2006, 10:32 PM	#43 (permalink)
von Poop I Like Tanks. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Perfidious Albion. Posts: 8,027	Best invention of World War 2.. hmmmm. The Cold War? Things were crap but things were stable. hoohoo.

28-03-2006, 08:49 PM	#45 (permalink)
mrya Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 26	Well lets see. There's so much so I'll just name my top 10 German innovations because I feel Germany truly contributed to major technological advances during the Second World War. 1. Jet Aircraft - First jet aircraft to fly was the He-178 in 1939. The Germans were the first to enter the jet age. 2. Blitzkrieg - Yes I understand that 'Blitzkrieg' in the traditional sense has been used for thousands of years but the truly modern Blitzkrieg can be attributed to the Wehrmacht -- most notably suggested by Gen. Heinz Guderian. 3. Fallschirmjager - Yes paratroopers were experimented with before WWII, but the Germans truly utilized them to their fullest extent (that is until Operation Mercury). 4. Maschinengewehr - MG34, MG42, etc. -- the Heer had truly state of the art machine guns. Only fault I can think of with the MG42 (aside from inaccuracy) is its rate of fire was too fast. Even on the modern American M60 machine gun, German attributions can be seen. 5. Total War - Forget the text book definition; I mean everyone is affected. Civilians are no exception. I'm not saying this is a good thing, but it's realistic, IMO. 6. StG/MP-43/44 - First true versatile assault rifles. It had its faults but it was truly ahead of its time. 7. Close air support for land-based forces - Yeah, yeah this existed before WWII but the Germans really took advantage of this concept. The Ju 87 Stuka divebomber is the prime example. 8. Heavy bombers - the Luftwaffe was the first European power to utilize heavy bombers to the fullest extent (despite the fact that German bombers were anything but 'heavy'). 9. ____ 10. ____ [That's all I can think of for now]

29-03-2006, 02:19 AM	#47 (permalink)
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