Re: Starting to build a tank [TANKS]

["jon s kowitz" <jonskowitz-at-hotmail.com>]

I've still got a ton of field manuals in various condition that I was trying 
to figure out what to do with (including a few pubs on Soviet doctrine).  
I've been trying to figure out what to do with most of them

>From: Rick v100 <rickv100-at-yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com
>To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com
>Subject: Re: Starting to build a tank [TANKS]
>Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 16:59:18 -0800 (PST)
>
>at risk of going off topic, US Army technical manuals
>for most current US Army modern military equipment is
>available on the logsa site.
>
>https://www.logsa.army.mil/etms/online.htm
>
>Field manuals should be downloadable as well.
>
>Rick
>
>
>--- Marc en Wendy <marcmethorst-at-zonnet.nl> wrote:
> > I found out that through shareaza.com you can
> > download lots of US Army
> > handbooks in PDF-format, depending on who's online
> > of course ... but just
> > give it a go!
> >
> > Marc
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Rodolphe GREMEAUX" <r.gremeaux-at-wanadoo.fr>
> > To: <tanks-at-rctankcombat.com>
> > Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 3:37 AM
> > Subject: Re: Starting to build a tank [TANKS]
> >
> >
> > > Hi there,
> > >
> > > Do you know if there are some free online books
> > (.pdf or .doc)
> > > about tank tactics ? I mean real life tactics
> > >
> > > You may write one book down because of the rules
> > and the front hit rule,
> > >  tactics aren't the same, I think.
> > >
> > > Rodolphe
> > >
> > >
> > > Steve Edwards a écrit :
> > >> Steve Tyng wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> I have tactics.  Maybe I'll write a book someday
> > like Rommel, wait a
> > >>>
> > >>> minute, he lost didn't he?  ;-)
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >> Depends on how you define "lost."
> > >>
> > >> Rommel's defeat at El Alamein was more a result
> > of intelligence (the
> > >> British has been reading his mail for weeks, and
> > knew exactly what Rommel
> > >> was doing and where he was doing it) and lack of
> > supply (for all it's
> > >> "noteworthiness," the Afrika Corps was on a
> > shoestring budget and most of
> > >> what little supplies did come their way wound up
> > on the bottom of the
> > >> Mediterranean). Add to that, Monty had something
> > like a 2-4 to 1
> > >> advantage in tanks and artillery when the battle
> > started, plus air
> > >> superiority.
> > >>
> > >> In spite of all this, Rommel held off Monty for
> > four days before
> > >> retreating.
> > >>
> > >> I don't consider that a loss for Rommel, or a win
> > for Monty -- credit
> > >> goes to the Royal Air Force and Navy, and the
> > code breakers at Bletchley
> > >> Park.
> > >>
> > >> "Rommel... you magnificent bastard... I READ YOUR
> > BOOK!"
> > >>                - George C. Scott as Gen. George
> > S. Patton, Jr.
> > >>
> > >>    - Steve "and don't forget Heinz Guderian"
> > Edwards
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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