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1 posted on 04/21/2021 6:46:51 AM PDT by Onthebrink
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2 posted on 04/21/2021 6:50:02 AM PDT by TruthWillWin (Joe is not my POTUS)
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“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)
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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)
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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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