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Offline joeblogs

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Re: Re: Re: Overy's Why the Aliies Won
« Reply #195 on: May 18, 2006, 02:27:41 PM »
There's a great chapter on UK war mobilization in "The economics of World War II : six great powers in international comparison," edited by Mark Harrison, Cambridge University Press, 1998.

Of all the economies in the war, the UK devoted the highest share of output to war production. There are a number of reasons for this, but still it was a remarkable feat.

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The British didn't **** around, they went to a total war economy right away, the Germans didn't.  Plus the British government had Crown "shadow" companies set up before the war.  ....
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« Reply #196 on: May 19, 2006, 03:12:47 AM »
"Of course, Churchill was smart he put a Canadian (Lord Beaverbrook) in charge in of aircraft production. "

Yes and "Beaver's" Son was a fighter pilot.
So was Dowding's son.

Those two fathers also understood each other well ;)
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It was very interesting to carry out the flight trials at Rechlin with the Spitfire and the Hurricane. Both types are very simple to fly compared to our aircraft, and childishly easy to take-off and land. (Werner Mölders)

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« Reply #197 on: May 19, 2006, 03:43:16 AM »
"German tanks were overly complex. Even the panzer three and Four were pretty complicated and hard to make. I bet russia could churn out atleast 2 t-34s for every Panzer 4 the Germans made, and I bet its closer to 5 or 10 to one for the Panther and Tiger."

Would that be because of a choice of thick and heavy cast armour over lighter welded armour of face hardened steel plates?

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« Reply #198 on: May 19, 2006, 09:25:51 AM »
Compared to British tanks I've heard that the German ones weren't so complicated at all.
Lots of spares fitted many of the Panzer series while between the anglo-american tanks practically nothing did.
Don't know about the T34, but I picture it as simple and effective....
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It was very interesting to carry out the flight trials at Rechlin with the Spitfire and the Hurricane. Both types are very simple to fly compared to our aircraft, and childishly easy to take-off and land. (Werner Mölders)
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