HE162 Salamanda a how did it even work?

[Ancient Seraph]

Originally Posted by mattmanB182

Many people do not realize that Hitler could have easily done this. If he had some decent common sense he could have won the war.

If he had some decent common sense? Dude, that guy was a genius. Guess he just lost track of it somewhere.
(No, I'm not pro-Hitler, it's just a fact he's brilliant, look at what he accomplished)

[dazz1971]

Originally Posted by Ancient Seraph

If he had some decent common sense? Dude, that guy was a genius. Guess he just lost track of it somewhere.
(No, I'm not pro-Hitler, it's just a fact he's brilliant, look at what he accomplished)

i agree he did accomplished a lot but he was also quite mad didnt he have some degenarative illness ?

im sure ive read some where he had huge mental problems ??

i could be wrong though so if i am ill stand corrected

[beaker126]

I was watching a special about snipers one night, and they were talking about how the OSS had a plan to send a two man sniper team to take out Hitler at the Wolf's Lair. It was cancelled because the the powers that be figured if Hitler was gone someone competent might take over. This was a little ways into the war, after some of his mental instabilites were starting to show.

[Swagger7]

Originally Posted by Ancient Seraph

If he had some decent common sense? Dude, that guy was a genius. Guess he just lost track of it somewhere.
(No, I'm not pro-Hitler, it's just a fact he's brilliant, look at what he accomplished)

Um, no. Hitler wasn't that smart. All he really had was charisma. He accomplished most of what he did just by motivating people. The fact is that he was one of the most stupid military leaders of all time. He constantly interfered with his subordinates and forced them to do stupid things while ignoring their advice.

[Tentacle19]

I suggest reading Len Dieghton's " Fighter ". There is lots of great information in that book about the BoB. Where do you start? IF the 109s had drop tanks,thus extending their time over england who knows. If the Germans had bombed the spitfire factory? Even if they defeated the RAF, they had no proper landing craft to launch SeaLion let alone dealing with the Royal navy. ( although with no fighter cover how long does a navy last? ) Anyway, read "Fighter" its a great book.

[Swagger7]

Originally Posted by Tentacle19

I suggest reading Len Dieghton's " Fighter ". There is lots of great information in that book about the BoB. Where do you start? IF the 109s had drop tanks,thus extending their time over england who knows. If the Germans had bombed the spitfire factory? Even if they defeated the RAF, they had no proper landing craft to launch SeaLion let alone dealing with the Royal navy. ( although with no fighter cover how long does a navy last? ) Anyway, read "Fighter" its a great book.

I actually did a report on the contribution of foreign fighter pilots to the BoB and how many histories overlook them. "Fighter" was one of my sources. Sadly I was only able to skim it, since I had ten whole books to include (along with an analysis of each book's historicity). It's on my shelf of things to read when I get the chance. You're right about the landing craft, though. Operation Sea Lion was poorly planned from the get-go. Exactly what chance it had of succeeding is just speculation. (but I'm an avid history buff, so speculation is my cup of tea!)