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"Don't forget that the US and the UK provided a lot of the arms to the USSR to do this."

Actually Mike, the materiel support from the West was quite small. And I have researched this. Including that via Iran, and through Vladivostok.

Of all the materiel supplied it was the 6WD trucks, and some half-tracks, that they really took too, and began making their own.

The Bell P39, that the US gave up on, turned out really well too, because its performance at low to medium altitudes was excellent and its armament very effective, for air to air and a bit less for ground attack, where its 37MM Browning cannon was not effective against German tank armour. Against the open-top / open-back SPs, yes.

It didn't do too badly in New Guinea and through the Solomons, either. Dropped by end '42.

Taken overall, the Allies including the Russians, got the technical quality and quantity balance right, while Germany did not.

Often, new high-tech. equipment went into service well before sufficient quality, but the tactical trials feedback processes were rapid. Once a design was settled, volume could kick in.

There are two good examples of this in Aircraft radar. Britain's first air interception radar sets, and the centimetric radars all of which needed a fair bit of servcie feed back before they were right.

Speed of response to an urgent need / emerging role, being more important than ultimate quality.

Which was my initial point, you see?! :-)


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Tim Bailey

Skeptical Measurer & Audio Scrounger



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