Originally Posted by Ted

Look Ollie, I agree with you on this! The only point I am stressing is that WWII was like a catalyst with regards to the production and development of weapons. Pre war industry or a complete industry churning out weapons does make a difference. I mean during the 30's the Germans had their Panzer I to Panzer IV, from '42 to '45 they developed revolutionary tanks like the Panther and Tiger tanks. This short time span is imo due to the war. It doen't rule out prior knowledge and engineering, but it is speeded up. That is what I am trying to say...