To: Onthebrink
2 posted on
04/21/2021 6:50:02 AM PDT by
TruthWillWin
(Joe is not my POTUS)
To: Onthebrink
“Interestingly enough, the French battleship wasn’t deployed for use in the Normandy landings, in part because she seemed to perform poorly as a gunnery platform.”
France had a long history of ... interesting ... design problems....
French Pre-Dreadnoughts: When Hotels Go to War
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ygXLnRAm-A
3 posted on
04/21/2021 7:07:10 AM PDT by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: Onthebrink
Wow, that Peter Suciu is an expert on everything. Firearms, aviation, naval history, politics, blogpimping...
4 posted on
04/21/2021 7:09:23 AM PDT by
real saxophonist
(Yeah, well, y'know that's just like, uhh... your opinion, man)
To: Onthebrink
I thought the French would have put both turrets in the rear.
34 posted on
04/24/2021 1:05:41 PM PDT by
alternatives?
(If our borders are not secure, why fund an army?)
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