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Blistex: Oct 30, 2003; Macho Business
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*every GBS WWII thread*

<makes post on how Germany could have won the war>
<makes post about how Germany could never have won the war>
<makes post on how Germany would have still lost had the US not entered>
<makes post on how Russia alone could have defeated Germany>
<makes post about how WWII speculation is stupid>
<makes post on how the atomic bomb was necessary/unnecessary>
<17 page derail and slapfight that gets waaaay too personal>
<9 goons get 3 day probations>

Let's break the cycle guys.

# ¿ Jul 17, 2020 13:37

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# ¿ May 9, 2024 05:07

Blistex: Oct 30, 2003; Macho Business
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LordArgh posted:

the ingersoll served in the pacific theater and would therefore not have been shooting at nazis

Accuracy was an ongoing issue with the Ingersoll's gun crew.

# ¿ Jul 17, 2020 17:22

Blistex: Oct 30, 2003; Macho Business
Donkey Wrestler

Burt once threatened to ban me for racism in another GBS WWII thread because I was using abbreviations when comparing nation's pre-war manufacturing capacity. Ex. "Ger, Usa, Rus, Jap, Fra".

If I recall he said, "that's intolerant and I don't stand for that kind of stuff".

# ¿ Jul 18, 2020 01:08

Blistex: Oct 30, 2003; Macho Business
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Don't know where you scrubs are getting your Operation Downfall stats/predictions, but they're weak.

Gen. Douglas MacArthur - re: Operation Downfall posted:

How long will it take to capture Tokyo? 2 days
Will Hirohito be killed? Yes
Total Japanese civillian casualties: 500 dead
Total military casualties Japan: 3000 dead
Total military casualties U.S.: 15 dead
Will the Japanese army regulars hold the lines? No
Will the Imperial Japanese Navy fight to the end? No
Will suicide tactics be used on invading troops?: Yes
Will Hirohito launch attacks on the Koreans? Yes
Will Hirohito launch attacks on Russia? No
-If yes; will Russia retaliate harshly? Yes
Will Hirohito sacrifice Tokyo (burn it)? No
Will the Koreans make a grab for independence? Yes
Will Russia do anything silly like try for land? Yes
Will Hirohito burn the rice fields? Yes
How long will the US be occupying Japan? ~15 years
Will the invasion of Japan catalyze increased terrorism in America?No
In the long run, will this war be good or bad for the world? Good

# ¿ Jul 19, 2020 04:29

Blistex: Oct 30, 2003; Macho Business
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~Coxy posted:

How about keeping an empty clip to throw at a rock (or something) to bait the enemy into coming out?

Soldiers rarely fight alone, so the odds are someone else is waiting to shoot you.

Fun Fact: German tank armour (with the exception of some Stugs and Tigers sucked (as in the quality of the metal). People assume that it was a late war thing, but Russian engineers were shocked at pre-war, early, and mid-war examples they captured and tested and how brittle the armour actually was.

# ¿ Jul 19, 2020 13:02

Blistex: Oct 30, 2003; Macho Business
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Icochet posted:

I have owned three automobiles, one from each axis power. It worries me.

Lease a Lada to get the Axis achievement.

# ¿ Jul 19, 2020 16:55

Blistex: Oct 30, 2003; Macho Business
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Hyrax Attack! posted:

It was odd to learn that as they didn't go to war until 1945, Soviet freighters could sail to California to load up on lend-lease then go across the Pacific without being targeted by the Japanese.

Also really sends home how little Japanese leadership cared about their troops when you read a list of maritime disasters during the war. Many many unescorted troop ships sunk with thousands aboard. Often they were prisoner ships, which is another nightmare.

Someone who is in the know should do an effort post on the bonkers infighting between the Japanese army and navy. Makes the dysfunctional Nazi power structure look reasonable at times.

# ¿ Jul 23, 2020 00:09

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# ¿ May 9, 2024 05:07

Blistex: Oct 30, 2003; Macho Business
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I always thought it was neat how the Germans took the Iron cross and just kept "upgrading" it as soldiers levelled up, rather than spamming guy's uniforms with a million medals and patches.

# ¿ Jul 25, 2020 23:26

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