To: Burkeman1
"We disagree on that. But even Woodrow Wilson said as much at the time."
What did they ever invent on their own?
35 posted on
07/21/2003 9:04:25 PM PDT by
Southack
(Media bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
To: Southack
Go do a google search on it. It is commonly accepted that Germany was the leading scientific country of the age in the early 20th century. But if you want a more down to home example- Quentin Roosevelt (Son of Teddy) was killed in WWI flying an already out of date French plane against the far more sophisticated German planes of the era because American Industry, after spending a billion dollars, had failed to produce even one combat plane.
Americans were far more ingenious in new inventions but once invented- the Germans exploited them far better than us.
47 posted on
07/21/2003 9:20:08 PM PDT by
Burkeman1
(If you see ten troubles comin down the road, Nine will run into the ditch before they reach you.)
To: Southack; All
"What did they ever invent on their own?"
Off the top of my head I believe they invented...
1) The first Rocket powered fighter, the ME-163 Komet.
2) The 88mm cannon, widely known as the finest artillery piece of the war.
3) The coal-scuttle helmet which America now employs.
4) The suspender web system for infantry kit which America now employs.
5) The MG-42, which is the direct ancestor of the M-60 machine gun America now employs.
6) Sonic cannon which were experimental, but aimed at destruction of men and material by sound waves.
7) Flying saucer jet aircraft.
8) Jet propelled medium bombers.
9) Assault rifles that could shoot around corners.
10) The modern gas-operated assault rifle.
11) The second generation of sub-machine guns (MP-38/40).
12) Squad assault tactics with automatic weapons.
13) Paratroops and paratroop assault tactics.
14) Blitzkrieg doctrine.
15) The Tiger tank, which easily mastered any allied tank it encountered.
16) Rocket artillery.
17) Amphibious vehicles.
18) Snorkel systems for tanks fording rivers.
19) Wolf pack tactics for U-boat warfare.
20) Submarine cargo ships.
21) The process of cracking coal derivatives for petroleum and a mess of other industrial uses.
22) Plywood technologies and the plastic manipulation of wood for industrial use.
23) The P-38 pistol - the first double action automatic in common service with a falling hammer safety.
24) The Volkswagen Beetle.
25) The Autobahn - you and I know it as the interstate freeway systems.
26) Robotic vehicles for mine destruction.
27) Enigma code generators which stumped all Allied attempts to break until an actual unit was captured.
28) Modern military camouflage. From the use of 'feldgrau' in WWI to the wide range of seasonal, theater, mission and unit specific patterns in WWII.
29) Butt-kicking style in uniforms that have induced millions of collectors across several generations.
And of course,
26) The original reason for the phrase: "Je me rends!"
To: Southack
"What did they ever invent on their own?"
Printing press,
Globe,
Contact lenses,
Refracting telescope,
Bunsen burner,
Geiger Counter,
Kindergarten,
Electron microscope,
GAS POWERED motorcycle,
Beer stein.
This is just the stuff of the top of my head. The point is, they weren't dummies!
131 posted on
07/22/2003 8:59:57 AM PDT by
dbehsman
(NRA Life member and loving every minute of it!)
To: Southack
What did they ever invent on their own? Well, the automobile for one.
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