Message from @Southernpatriot01
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most of Germanies Wonder Weapons were like that
oh, yeah, totally
used successfully about once
tho i will say, with stuff like the ME262, it propelled aircraft development further, as well as runway strategy
The Me262 had decent success. Obviously not enough to change the outcome of the war. But it DID manage to change the entirety of aerial warfare.
hell, with the Ho Horten even tho it was never completed during the war id say had influenced the idea of stealth aircraft with its design
with just how similar it looks to stuff like the B-2
was also technically a stealth aircraft, due to the wood it was made out of somewhat absorbing radar
tho with being made outa wood, the projected ability to turn at insane speeds was tossed outa the window, because wood cant handle high G turns
and only reason they made it outa wood was because they didnt have enough steel
The Germans also developed the helicopter during the war, but only managed to produce two and they were barely more than prototypes.
Actually helicopters existed since the late 30s I believe.
I'd need evidence on that one. I have the evidence for the tail end of the war.
Helicopters have been in the making since 400 BC
There were helicopters made by individuals well before WW1
yes, we're talking about funtion military helecopters though which didn't come into use until after ww2
I knew there were blueprints made by Leonardo da Vinci and by the Confederate States, but no practical, working prototypes.
to my limited knowlage
@Southernpatriot01 the Confederate State? can I see?
the made a doodle, please show me
Ah my bad lol
You're fine friend.
that's super cool thanks
1901
Anytime. A great deal of technology came out of the War Between the States.
In german but readable
helepolis, what happens when the guy you hired to build a siege tower is a bit extra
Indeed.
It was 1943 and the R-4. That's what I was thinking of
But hand grenades and landmines were even used in their infancy in the Civil War.
Ok. I'd actually forgotten about that one.
But I thought it was 30s not mid 40s.
Ah.
Technically, hand grenades have been around since the 16th century, and were used in major conflicts, like say, the siege of Vienna
Yes, but the technology never progressed fat.
*far. Many European armies had grenadier battalions throughout the 17th and 18th centuries. Britain still has some grenadier battalions. My comment stems from if you look at the overall technology used, it was still in it's infancy as little progress was made. The hand grenades of the 17th and 18th centuries were, if I recall correctly, essentially small cannon balls with a fuse. In the Civil War, they illongated the shape, and added fins and a percussion cap detonator.
best grenade is jin grenade
ah i see