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The advantages of a magazine fed semi-automatic pistol over a "automatic revolver" would have become apparent very quickly in any testing. That being the case the "automatic revolver" had as much a chance of being adopted as "a snowball's chance in h311".

I could find no figures for how many of the 4,727 transits were U. S. flagged ships. Yes, the CONEX had yet to be invented but crates were used. A crate labeled machinery could contain machinery or it could contain TNT. And unless you off load every crate AND open everyone you cannot be sure it...

There was 4,727 transits of the Panama Canal in 1941 according to the 1942 Statistical Abstract of the United States. How thorough of an inspection do you think can be carried out when approximately 13 ship per day (4,727 / 365)? Even today with the ongoing "war on terror/drugs" I have read that...

I just wonder what was the alert level was in the Canal Zone prior to 7 December 1941. All defensive plans have some weaknesses. My planning skills are only tactical and only to battalion level but I am sure a plan could have been formulated that would have had a chance of success.

Will the taking of Darwin force the Australian government (and even maybe the New Zealand government) to demand that Australian (New Zealand) forces deployed elsewhere to be brought back to defend the homeland? Why defend the British Isles when the Japs are in their backyard?

Sorry but I am having a senior moment. What does ASB mean?

Remember, TV was not in every home back them. People actually read to be entertained back then. Companies understood this, so that where they put their ad dollars. Have you watched TV lately. An hour show has 20 minutes of ads.

Heck with the new fangled toasted breakfast cereal and teeth whitener, I want to know where I can catch the Margie Hart act!

I know this adds nothing to the discussion but can anyone direct me to a source that explains why the Germans adopted that parachute?

What about the third sister HMHS Britannic? No one seems to remember her.

I do not see Alaska staying Russian very long after the 1898 gold rush. Just look at Texas and California. Americans floor to Alaska seeking riches. They get ticked off by Russians, declare an independent Republic of Alaska and in 1900 ask the U. S. to annex them. Yes, this does belong in...

Yes, the MN Marceau is one ugly ship!

There should have been two polls. The best revolver of world war 2 and the best semi-automatic of world war 2. But there should be even more. The best combat handgun caliber of world war 2. Just to throw out a list of handguns and ask which is the best does not prove much.

Best SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon) - Bren in 7,92 Mauser (Chinese Contract) Best GPMG (General Purpose Machine Gun) - MG42 Best Heavy MG - .50 caliber Browning M2 HB Best Light Machine - .30 caliber Browning M1919 series There is a subset within the Heavy MG category for rifle caliber heavy...

Having had personal experience only with the U. S. M1 helmet, I have always wondered what kind of suspension system, if any, these "older" helmets had. You always see pictures of the outside but what did the inside look like?

Not sure what to search on for a time line where North/South America develops a civilization similar to Europe. Is there a time line that has Columbus finding a "new world" that is either techincally equal to or more advance than the one he left in Europe?