1 was an issue even in the heyday of battleships. You can't harden everything, it was common for sighting systems, electrics and hydraulics to get hit and be knocked out. The armour is really there t… (View Post)

At the point in the war this event was supposed to have occurred US fighters in Europe were mostly doing bomber escort. The P-47 did not have the range to escort bombers deep into Germany, and it was… (View Post)

War is the mother of innovation. The Ukrainians are very good at finding ways to just get it done. This reminds me of the (possibly apocryphal) tale of a US fighter squadron in WWII. They were due to… (View Post)

To have a competitive package in modern F1 you need to have the best engineers in the business, and almost all of those are in England not Italy. Ferrari at least needs a UK design base where they ca… (View Post)

Hand the government a hammer and they will find ways to beat you with it. (View Post)