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To: the scotsman
While the Germans were allocating scarce resources on sun guns, super tanks, and the like, the Soviets were mass-producing cheap T34 tanks.

One reason Germany lost the war.

9 posted on 04/02/2013 7:28:38 AM PDT by Leaning Right
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To: Leaning Right
While the Germans were allocating scarce resources on sun guns, super tanks, and the like, the Soviets were mass-producing cheap T34 tanks.

Yep. We're building a few, darned few F-22s and F-35s, while China...

17 posted on 04/02/2013 7:43:00 AM PDT by null and void (Gun confiscation enables tyranny. Republicans create the tools of oppression and Democrats use them.)
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To: Leaning Right

Quite correct. Hitler had an unusual fascination, one might say obsession for exotic and strange weaponry.

Hitler’s greatest asset in WWII were the military minds who made up his general staff and his leading panzer commanders-—men whose advice and counsel he routinely ignored-—another major reason Germany lost the war.


26 posted on 04/02/2013 8:34:13 AM PDT by Trapped Behind Enemy Lines
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To: Leaning Right

Great point.


30 posted on 04/02/2013 9:46:44 AM PDT by RobO1125 (Conservatives have a diversity of ideas, not simply colors)
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