It was a big assed war. Today we couldn’t fight and win another war like it.
A lot of neat figures came our of WW II. For instance, just one of our fleets in the Pacific was bigger than the whole Royal Navy.
We had 99 combat divisions. We were originally scheduled to have 200 but our air power and superior artillery allowed us to have fewer.
There were 38 Army corps. (A corps is 2 or more divisions)Some corps had as many divisions as the whole US Army of today. (10).
200 aircraft carriers of all sizes.
Etc, etc, etc.
My GOD!!!
200 ACCs!!!
I read that Germany had 200 divisions and lost 120 fighting the USSR.
I am glad we didn’t have to lose so many more men if hitler hadn’t made that tragic (for germany) mistake of invading russia.
Don’t be so sure we couldn’t fight another war like it. Our people in uniform are great. They do a hellva job. They are as brave and dedicated as the folks at Bastogne. I don’t think the home folks could support them like back then. Women built most of what our people fought with after 1942. The ladies could still do it, I ain’t so sure about the rest. I have a Gerand that I’m sure ladies built. Vintage summer of 1943, it shoots good. The girls at Springfield Armory did great. It ain’t the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the he size of a he fight in the dog.