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Welcome to the new Ask Us About Military History Thread 3: Ask Us About Military History with a Vengeance If you have a question about military history, ask and someone will answer. They might even know what they're talking about! First thread: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3297799 Second thread: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3585027 Don't be shy! Don't worry if someone asked the same question 20 pages back! 
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Aug 1, 2016 22:54
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What's war good for anyway?
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Aug 1, 2016 22:55
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Scary stories.
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Aug 1, 2016 22:56
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my dad posted:Scary stories. THE TIGER TANK IS UNDER THE HOUSE!
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Aug 1, 2016 23:03
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Psst, RD, edit in a link to this thread into the last post of the previous one.
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Aug 1, 2016 23:04
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SeanBeansShako posted:THE TIGER TANK IS UNDER THE HOUSE! A perfect illustration of why the tiger is overrated. A good tank is a tank that is there where you need it and the basement of a residence is not ideal for strategic mobility.
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Aug 1, 2016 23:06
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Pontius Pilate posted:A perfect illustration of why the tiger is overrated. A good tank is a tank that is there where you need it and the basement of a residence is not ideal for strategic mobility. Would you rather have it down in the basement leaking all over the newspaper you put down, or piddling on your expensive rugs? Besides, basements cure JABOs.
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Aug 1, 2016 23:07
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I still have to catch up on the last ten pages of the last thread  Can't believe I've been posting in these fuckin' things for nearly 6 years now. Edit: For context, I was finishing up my last year in high school when I first posted on page 47 of the original thread. I've since just finished grad school with a degree in museum education, and I'm starting a paid internship at Air and Space next week. Time flies when you're having tankchat 
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Aug 1, 2016 23:08
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Acebuckeye13 posted:I still have to catch up on the last ten pages of the last thread I thought the first was a generalized GBS history thread that started in '08 or so. If I remember right Admiral Snackbar's thread links to it in his OP.
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Aug 1, 2016 23:15
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SeanBeansShako posted:THE PANTHER TANK IS UNDER THE HOUSE!
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Aug 1, 2016 23:19
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Have you guys heard about Wojtek the bear???
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Aug 1, 2016 23:20
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Because it broken down, got stuck in the mud and for some reason somebody built a foundation around it.
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Aug 1, 2016 23:21
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The answer is usually "Xenophon." 
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Aug 1, 2016 23:25
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Tank destroyers, what's up with that!!
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Aug 1, 2016 23:30
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Is it the panther or the tiger that's gears break before it runs out of fuel. I can never remember. During WW2, I've seen a lot of off hand mentions of enemy equipment being captured and used. How did the various belligerents go about this? Specifically, how did they avoid friendly fire incidents? Were there a bunch of panzer IVs with red stars painted on them?
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Aug 1, 2016 23:33
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Is the old thread getting goldmined, or will all those posts be lost forever, like tears in the archives?
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Aug 1, 2016 23:35
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Yvonmukluk posted:I've got a question on WWII. Literally anything in China is an unknown when it comes to land combat. Not sure how you'd make it appealing or fun, but its definitely a theatre not encountered (unless you play ASL or groggy PC wargames like Order of Battle). Most of the China-Burma-India theatre hasn't really been explored either, although some games (Like Call of Duty World At War) have had events directly, or indirectly affecting/referencing them. Anyone vs. Vichy France is hardly ever talked about or referenced (See: Battle of Madagascar, Operation Torch, Operation Dragoon). Having some insurgency gameplay ala "The Saboteur" with that setting could make for an interesting game, in my opinion. And then you have the vastness of the Eastern Front. We've all seen Stalingrad, Warsaw or the Reichstag done multiple times but there are plenty of other locations that would be worth a look. Operations and other military plans that never came to fruition could also be quite intriguing. Things like Operation Tannenbaum, Operation Herkules, and others could prove interesting thought experiments on the war as a whole (What if Germany invades the Swiss, how does that affect combat operations in the east?). It would probably be taken too far by some as some sort of justification that Country X could've won the war earlier or whatever, but I guess that already happens so who cares? 
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Aug 1, 2016 23:37
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P-Mack posted:Is the old thread getting goldmined, or will all those posts be lost forever, like tears in the archives? The latter, most likely.
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Aug 1, 2016 23:37
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Splode posted:Is it the panther or the tiger that's gears break before it runs out of fuel. I can never remember. This is some Harry Turtledove looking poo poo right here...   
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Aug 1, 2016 23:38
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Splode posted:Is it the panther or the tiger that's gears break before it runs out of fuel. I can never remember. Sometimes they were painted with huge identifying marks, other times they were small, but I've regularly seen 'regular' sized markings.      
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Aug 1, 2016 23:40
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Splode posted:Is it the panther or the tiger that's gears break before it runs out of fuel. I can never remember. The Germans absolutely painted giant iron crosses on their captured tanks (often with a swastika or two for good measure, just to be sure). The Western Allies obviously didn't have as much need for captured vehicles (apparently small arms were much more sought after). No idea about the Soviets but they have that hilarious quote re: Tigers and Panthers so I'm guessing they didn't much care.
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Aug 1, 2016 23:41
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Agean90 posted:Tank destroyers, what's up with that!! Panther: great tank or greatest tank?
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Aug 1, 2016 23:41
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DID SOMEONE SAY TIGER?! Time to put on some extra defenses, boys!    ArchangeI posted:The Germans absolutely painted giant iron crosses on their captured tanks (often with a swastika or two for good measure, just to be sure). The Western Allies obviously didn't have as much need for captured vehicles (apparently small arms were much more sought after). No idea about the Soviets but they have that hilarious quote re: Tigers and Panthers so I'm guessing they didn't much care. Depends on the unit, honestly. 
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Aug 1, 2016 23:43
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Elyv posted:Panther: great tank or greatest tank? Piss poor tank. Now, Sherman vs T-34 for best tank of the war. Discuss.
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Aug 1, 2016 23:43
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gohuskies posted:Have you guys heard about Wojtek the bear??? Sounds interesting, please tell us more!
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Aug 1, 2016 23:44
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Cythereal posted:Piss poor tank. Now, Sherman vs T-34 for best tank of the war. Discuss. Churchill
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Aug 1, 2016 23:50
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Love the look and the gun towards the end of the war, shame about the tracks.
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Aug 1, 2016 23:54
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good god, the last one had 45000 posts? good god
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Aug 1, 2016 23:59
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Get a mod in here and goldmine the old thread for crissake!
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Aug 2, 2016 00:00
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Koesj posted:Get a mod in here and goldmine the old thread for crissake! It only had a 4 rating. Guess it got a lot of ones from keldoclock fans.
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Aug 2, 2016 00:07
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bewbies posted:good god, the last one had 45000 posts? and you read them all
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Aug 2, 2016 00:08
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P-Mack posted:It only had a 4 rating. Guess it got a lot of ones from keldoclock fans. And, to be honest, the thread did occasionally pounce on clueless people who came in asking dumb/incendiary questions in innocent ignorance.
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Aug 2, 2016 00:10
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Splode posted:Is it the panther or the tiger that's gears break before it runs out of fuel. I can never remember. Yep, even panthers and tigers. There's a picture somewhere around of a row of Panthers with white (not red) stars haphazardly painted on the sides of the turrets, surrounded by soviet tank crews.
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Aug 2, 2016 00:10
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The new thread icon is gonna take me a long time to get used to
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Aug 2, 2016 00:11
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my dad posted:Scary stories. Drunken Soldier stories (Or more drunk than usual, depending on period)
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Aug 2, 2016 00:20
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bewbies posted:good god, the last one had 45000 posts? finally, I might actually be able to keep up with this one
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Aug 2, 2016 00:21
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Airborne Viking posted:finally, I might actually be able to keep up with this one Not if this rate of posting keeps up. Thanks for the replies on captured poo poo everyone
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Aug 2, 2016 00:23
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Should we go about compiling (a) a list of notable posters and their contributions and (b) a FAQ of commonly asked questions and link them to a reposted answer to that question?
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Aug 2, 2016 00:24
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Raenir Salazar posted:Should we go about compiling (a) a list of notable posters and their contributions and (b) a FAQ of commonly asked questions and link them to a reposted answer to that question? That'd break the point of: Rodrigo Diaz posted:If you have a question about military history, ask and someone will answer. They might even know what they're talking about!
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Aug 2, 2016 00:25
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Seeing a Sherman being used by the Nazis makes me really sad in a way I'm not sure I can justify regarding a piece of inanimate military equipment. Poor tank. 
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