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2014-09-30 Science & Technology

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2014-09-30 12:52|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 It was much more Hs129 than either Sturmovik or Stuka.

Posted by Lionel Thoth9784 2014-09-30 15:27|| 2014-09-30 15:27|| Front Page Top

The V-1 "Buzz Bomb" was the first practical cruise missile in military history. Nazi Germany fired many at Allied population centers in the last year of World War II. One of two brought back to the United States at the end of the war ended up as a war memorial to the veterans of Putnam County, Indiana, dedicated in 1947. Today, it's on display at that outdoor memorial in the town of Greencastle.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-09-30 15:42|| 2014-09-30 15:42|| Front Page Top

#3 I think two are left. The Navy brought back a cubic heap of them shot many reverse engineered to invent the Loon.

Posted by Shipman 2014-09-30 19:45|| 2014-09-30 19:45|| Front Page Top

#4 What about the P-38? Not intended for ground support role, but turned out to be quite effective in France. Four .50 cals and a cannon, lined up right where the pilot's looking, can be quite effective.

Tough, too. One over France struck a phone pole and made it back to England.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2014-09-30 20:40|| 2014-09-30 20:40|| Front Page Top

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