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Of the many sites in the Net, I think the better and longer description are on this site (in Russian): http://rbase.new-factoria.ru/missile/wobb/x22/x22.shtml
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History Lesson: The Battle of Java Sea (The Diplomat)
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Torpedo Scandal: Rear Adm. Charles Lockwood, the Mark 14, and the Bureau of Ordnance (Defense Media Network)
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One of the last two surviving rescuers in the 1942 disaster, passes away. Pollux and Truxton rescuer dies (CBC News)
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Very detailed in some items: http://www.anft.net/f-14/f14-history-combat.htm#vietnam
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SAC's Half Century (Air Force Magazine, March 2013)
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Probably some rare facts of interest in parts of this site: http://rusnavy.com/science/sor6.htm
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At least is a naval site unknown to me some minutes ago, at least this HMS Illustrious and derivatives entry is very complete and interesting: http://navalistica.com/index.php/royal-navy-united-kingdom/19-ukcv/151-2105-illustrious-fleet-aircraft-carriers-1940-1941
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A curious and detailed site about scarce known campaings (in Portuguese language): http://www.guerracolonial.org/index.php?content=360
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Top 5 Naval Battles of the Asia-Pacific (The Diplomat, The Naval Diplomat blog)
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The B-47's Deadly Dominance (Air Force Magazine, February 2013)
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Air Dominance from Normandy to the Bulge (Air Force Magazine, February 2013)
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The Blooding of America's Jet Fighters (Air Force Magazine, February 2013)
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The Crucible of Vietnam (Air Force Magazine, February 2013)
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Retrieving information for the Halibut scenario and the Cold War submarine operations, I finded these web sites worth of mention and remembrance: Very good site about the USS Cavalla, her operations and her systems: http://www.cavalla.org/atops.html A business card oriented site, but with some detailed and rare data in some of his entries: https://www.designed4submariners.com/SSK_Conversions.html
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Not sure if this is the right forum...I apologize in advance if I should have posted this elsewhere... What happens if war broke out in Germany, c. 1984, and the Soviets ended up using their "Seven Days to the Rhine" plan... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Days_to_the_River_Rhine At the end of the seven days, the Soviets have "won" in that they now occupy most of Germany. Parts of Western Germany have been destroyed, along with with most of Denmark and Poland, but France and Italy have been left untouched and the U.K. has only been hit with conventional weapons. (Lots of them, but just conventional ones.) Aside from naval actions, in which nuclear cruise missil…
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40knj0qg_Us
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Some links and some research results: Oberon and Porpoise classes and comments about sensors: http://jproc.ca/rrp/rrp2/oberon_sonar.html British Cold War SS and conversions (the Submariners Association Barrow-in-Furness branch is ever a gold mine of rare data): http://www.rnsubs.co.uk/Dits/Articles/ds48.php#Section_4d Some results, also comparing with Conway's: The T class (Super) has only 12 internal torpedo reloads (not 20) coherent with her internal room and the internal reloads of the rest of T-class subs. Her radar is Type 1000 series. Her sonars, at least to 1959, were: Sonar 168, replacement of Sonar 138, passive only. Sonar 16…
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