Spitfire gun still works after being burried for 70 years.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Falkirion

I thought the ability of bogs around the British Isle to preserve things was widely known. I've read stories about people from the middle ages and earlier being well preserved thanks to them.

And of course my warped brain started turning 'bogs' into some kind of ale and "people from the middle ages" into "people in their middle ages", and you can figure out the rest.

Seriously, though, I too think that it's purely awesome that they have the gun in working order.

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Made In Britain

From an American design.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

From an American design.

But improved upon during the manufacturing process....and by women at that

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

But improved upon during the manufacturing process....and by women at that

Like a couple other things we got our hands on from America:

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by Oberon

Like a couple other things we got our hands on from America...

Why do you think we gave those to you?

Don't get cocky, in case you forgot you boys payed real money for these:


Lets review:
Sherman Firefly and Mustang: Highly effective designs modified by the UK in to better designs after America gave them to the UK.

The M3 Grant: A outdated, poorly designed piece of garbage that was considered acceptable to the British army so much they spent all the British money in America on it.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Sherman Firefly and Mustang: Highly effective designs modified by the UK in to better designs after America gave them to the UK.

Umm, the Mustang was designed by North American at the request of the British. They were asked to license-build P-40s, and said "We can do better". They had the prototype built and ready to fly in 120 days, which leads me to believe they had already designed it and were just looking for a buyer. The point here is that they weren't given to the RAF either, but bought and paid for.

[Dread Knot]

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

The M3 Grant: A outdated, poorly designed piece of garbage that was considered acceptable to the British army so much they spent all the British money in America on it.

Hey. It was good enough for Humphrey Bogart.

[Dread Knot]

Of course, I guess that is mitigated by the fact that it was good enough for Dan Aykroyd too.

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Why do you think we gave those to you?

Don't get cocky, in case you forgot you boys payed real money for these:


Lets review:
Sherman Firefly and Mustang: Highly effective designs modified by the UK in to better designs after America gave them to the UK.

The M3 Grant: A outdated, poorly designed piece of garbage that was considered acceptable to the British army so much they spent all the British money in America on it.

Ah, the Ug-Lee, Yes....well at that point we were so desperate for tanks to throw at the DAK that we'd have taken back the World War One tanks the French gave you if we could have.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Oberon

Ah, the Ug-Lee, Yes....well at that point we were so desperate for tanks to throw at the DAK that we'd have taken back the World War One tanks the French gave you if we could have.

LOL

Very true