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Aristus

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7. There were few situations in the battles of Western Europe after the Normandy invasion

Reply to caraher (Reply #6)

Wed Jun 25, 2014, 04:39 PM

Jun 2014

when the Allied forces were outnumbered and outgunned. Even during the Battle of The Bulge, the Americans, British, Canadians, and other Allies outnumbered the Germans, who achieved what they did due to surprise and a willingness to commit atrocities.

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First trailer for Brad Pitt's WWII tank film, "Fury": [View all] Aristus Jun 2014 OP

Well I don't know if they got it "right", but I loved Sgt. Oddball and his crew in Kelly's Heroes! bluesbassman Jun 2014 #1

Yeah. They totally didn't get it right in "Kelly's Heroes". Aristus Jun 2014 #2

Yeah, I don't think they were trying to go for wartime realism in that film. bluesbassman Jun 2014 #3

Well, you should be pleased they made an effort to get authentic hardware caraher Jun 2014 #4

Here is my thread about that: Aristus Jun 2014 #5

It's not clear how much help will be available in climactic battle scenes caraher Jun 2014 #6

There were few situations in the battles of Western Europe after the Normandy invasion Aristus Jun 2014 #7

I read Deathtraps too. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #10

When I first read the thread title, I thought that it was WillPitt's Tank Movie Yavin4 Jun 2014 #8

Answer: "Any way he wants to!" Aristus Jun 2014 #9

For your sake and the sake of your brother tankers, I hope they get it right pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #11