Dogfights: Secret Weapons Part 2

The Me 163 Komet was perhaps the most unique aircraft design of the Second World War. German scientists, always on the cutting edge of evolving war technology, developed a rocket-powered aircraft based on testing completed with an engine-less glider design. The resulting research produced the one-man, swept back fighter that was equally dangerous to pilot and Allied bomber formations alike.

By late 1944, the war situation had deteriorated for Japan to the point where extraordinary measures were seen as offering the only way out of an increasingly grim military predicament. Thus, with the invasion of the Phillipines, the Japanese first formulated and implemented 'Special Attack' tactics in the form of suicide aircraft attacks: the kamikazes. In short order, Japan began applying the same doctrine in the creation of new weapons systems. Notable among these was the kaiten suicide submarine.

JOSEPH P. KENNEDY JR., 1915-1944

A Navy pilot, died when an explosives-laden bomber he was piloting on a secret World War II mission exploded. Awarded the Navy Cross and the Air Medal.

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[zyzor]

@TheClone37 I don't know about that but Im just saying an aircraft like ac 130 in principle did not exist back then but what if they did come up with the idea to have a large plane armed with the infamous 88mm cannons and were able to use those in major battles we might have lost in normandy or the battle of the bulge if they could call in close air support to heavily bombard us at any time and place with those guns.

[machokyle45]

@zyzor can you imagine if the united states had x wings from starwars back then?

[TheClone37]

@zyzor then jews would be extinct

[zyzor]

can you imagine if the germans had an aircraft like the AC-130 gunship back then.

[binaway]

The Komet would only have been put into service by a desperate air force. Only enough fuel to run the engine for 7/8 minutes and more likely to explode than be shot down by the enemy. Used the same fuel as the V2 rocket which had priority for the small amount available. Once the allies identified where they were based they flew around and outside the operational range rendering them useless

[wasteofspace1234]

@freakyflow The RCAF didn't adopt that roundel until a few years AFTER the end of the war. The RCAF markings must be a mistake.

[freakyflow]

@gotsda That just it you don't have a fucking clue what your talking about. Why the fuck i'm i talking to you? other then wiki and touching mens assholes You don't have a mind of your own to figure out The time span of production and areas of battles on which my facts are right all you can do is look it up and try and follow in my footsteps with your calculator in one hand and god knows what in the other hand Learn2maths? I hope it wasn't in your english class

[gotsda]

@freakyflow I never said there were 47,541 shermans made, just according to you that was the amount that actually made it to battle.

[gotsda]

@freakyflow actually there were 1,347 tiger tanks made...

You lose faggot.

[freakyflow]

@gotsda learn2maths? wow thats awsome ..you still thinking about my ass? sweet you still find me that batlle of 50,000 no wait 50,000ish no wait 49,234 no wait 47,541 tanks vs 1300 not wait 1235 tigers