I find it hard to believe you'd find any pilot willing to be the first to try it out. Although a fully laden Ju87 crashing into the target would do more damage than just the bombs, so that's some sort of benefit I guess.
Bushido spirit?
Seriously, what would Japan gain by invading the Soviet Union? There are no strategic resources, just mamba (miles and miles of bugger all). Even if a time traveller told them about the oil reserves it would be no use to them as they need oil now, not in 20 years time. Yes it...
I can't imagine for a moment that any senior officer in the IDF would carry out these orders.
Stage 1: " Are you fucking insane?"
Stage 2: "No I'm not going to get my troops killed needlessly"
Stage 3: " I resign"
Repeat until you have no more senior officers.
A question. If Germany built 1400 Me262s and only a maximum of 300 saw combat does that represent a net gain for the allies?
What I'm getting at is all of the resources, materials, time, money and skilled labour that went into those jets that were never used. Would it have been better for the...
Also simplifies the job of the logies. Cases marked 75mm go to this unit, cases marked 77mm go to that unit. Keep things as simple as possible and you start to approach idiot-proof.
The expression on his face does suggest "Shit, here we go again."
He actually settled and lived the rest of his life in the US. Possibly because they were the first country that didn't conscript him.