James Holland
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differences, the decisions that generals can make.
There are moments where particular brilliance and bravery can seize the day, take the bridge, hold the enemy at bay or whatever.
But ultimately, you're talking about differences which might make a month's difference, six months difference, maybe even several years difference. But ultimately, there was a certain point in the Second World War where the outcome is absolutely inevitable because The guys that lose can't compete with the numbers that the guys are going to win at.
But ultimately, you're talking about differences which might make a month's difference, six months difference, maybe even several years difference. But ultimately, there was a certain point in the Second World War where the outcome is absolutely inevitable because The guys that lose can't compete with the numbers that the guys are going to win at.
But ultimately, you're talking about differences which might make a month's difference, six months difference, maybe even several years difference. But ultimately, there was a certain point in the Second World War where the outcome is absolutely inevitable because The guys that lose can't compete with the numbers that the guys are going to win at.
But ultimately, you're talking about differences which might make a month's difference, six months difference, maybe even several years difference.
But ultimately, there was a certain point in the Second World War where the outcome is absolutely inevitable because
The guys that lose can't compete with the numbers that the guys are going to win at.
Against the Allies.
Against the Allies. It's efficiency, really. So I was kind of, you know, I was thinking, let's take the example of the Sherman tank, for example, the mainstay of the Western Allied forces and a fair number of them sent to the Soviet Union as well, for that matter. I think you've said it doesn't get the respect it deserves, maybe. It doesn't get the respect it deserves.
Against the Allies. It's efficiency, really. So I was kind of, you know, I was thinking, let's take the example of the Sherman tank, for example, the mainstay of the Western Allied forces and a fair number of them sent to the Soviet Union as well, for that matter. I think you've said it doesn't get the respect it deserves, maybe. It doesn't get the respect it deserves.
Against the Allies. It's efficiency, really. So I was kind of, you know, I was thinking, let's take the example of the Sherman tank, for example, the mainstay of the Western Allied forces and a fair number of them sent to the Soviet Union as well, for that matter. I think you've said it doesn't get the respect it deserves, maybe. It doesn't get the respect it deserves.
It's efficiency, really.
So I was kind of, you know, I was thinking, let's take the example of the Sherman tank, for example, the mainstay of the Western Allied forces and a fair number of them sent to the Soviet Union as well, for that matter.
I think you've said it doesn't get the respect it deserves, maybe.
It doesn't get the respect it deserves.
So the Sherman tank, the 75-millimeter main battle gun, which has a medium velocity, can fire a shell around kind of 2,000 feet per second compared to the notorious, infamous German 88-millimeter, which can fire at kind of third fast again, like 3,000 feet per second.
So the Sherman tank, the 75-millimeter main battle gun, which has a medium velocity, can fire a shell around kind of 2,000 feet per second compared to the notorious, infamous German 88-millimeter, which can fire at kind of third fast again, like 3,000 feet per second. But on paper, a Tiger tank coming around the corner and a Sherman tank coming around the corner, it should be no match at all.
So the Sherman tank, the 75-millimeter main battle gun, which has a medium velocity, can fire a shell around kind of 2,000 feet per second compared to the notorious, infamous German 88-millimeter, which can fire at kind of third fast again, like 3,000 feet per second. But on paper, a Tiger tank coming around the corner and a Sherman tank coming around the corner, it should be no match at all.
So the Sherman tank, the 75-millimeter main battle gun, which has a medium velocity, can fire a shell around kind of 2,000 feet per second compared to the notorious, infamous German 88-millimeter, which can fire at kind of third fast again, like 3,000 feet per second. But on paper, a Tiger tank coming around the corner and a Sherman tank coming around the corner, it should be no match at all.