I've been reading about tank warfare during ww2 recently, It seems like the Firefly was a poorly done conversion, It was essentially just a artillery piece put on it's side that was stuffed inside a turret that couldn't accommodate it properly, It had major problems with being able to observe targets after firing, It also had accuracy issues, Especially with APDS ammo. and they had to remove the hull machine gun. They were issued as the "troop" leader's vehicle so it was easier for the enemy to tell who was in charge. And the armor penetration advantage doesn't seem to matter much tbh, Because the number of tanks the M3 75mm gun couldn't penetrate made up less than 10% of the total german tank force. And since war doesn't exist in a vacuum there were already a huge number of weapons available that could punch right through a heavy German tank without these downsides, The only real advantage i can find is that it shared ammo with the towed guns and could be produced in Britain, But it seems more like a "quick fix" that was quickly discarded, As both the A30 "Challenger" and the Sherman C "Firefly" were removed from service before the war even ended.

Exactly what is says on the tin. Sure, the USSR mobilized later than the Nazis but there was no way of knowing Hitler would betray Stalin; why were the Allies content with one totalitarian regime in Poland but not the other?

according to Johan Henrik Schreiner, professor emeritus at the University of Oslo.

Schreiner elaborates why he was ideal: Tiberius had inherited the Caesar name, and with it Augustus' soldiers. He was a member of the esteemed Claudii. He had held office as consul three times. His military career was brilliant.

What happened, and why did the relationship between Tiberius and the Senate and the people turn sour?

Why does Thailand drive on the left? Itwas never under British rule right? Or did it just decide that it wanted to be different?

Was there even an American accent since the country was so new?

In Wikipedia's entry for WW2 kamikazes, it is stated a pilot was allowed to abort a mission if he was unable to find a target. As an example, one pilot aborted his mission nine times before he was executed. Did this actually happen? How common was this problem for the Japanese military? How many "tries" was the pilot allowed?

Despite the fact that Carthage has been around much longer and have more territory and the fact that being quite wealthy, they are able to buy armies of mercenaries and fleets.

Even with Hannibal's genius, creating an alliance(Numidians, Spanish, Gauls, etc) and defeating their armies through horrendus battles. They were never able to convince the allies of Rome or Rome itself to break.

What does Rome got that Carthage don't? (Besides the numbers advantage.)

So I was in Early Modern History class the other day, and we we're talking about the attack on Malacca by the Portuguese, led by Alfonso de Albuquerque. While I didn't think too much of it at first, it quickly came to my realization that this was a weird historical figure for a city located in New Mexico to share a name with. After a quick wiki search, I found out that the city was apparently named AlbuRquerque at first, after a Spanish duke, but the R quickly got dropped. So my question, more specifically i guess, is when did this change occurred exactly, and could have it been intentional ? Also, were there any consequences of such a change, or was the rivalry between Spain and Portugal already sort of irrelevant when it happened ? Thank you in advance :D !

It was ham and lima beans, by the way, not that bad.

I am reading a book on Mongolian empire and it says that daughter in law of Genghis khan left the biggest empire to her sons. It talks about how she refused to marry Ogodei's son and then masterminded the plan to win back the empire using Batur khan's. Jochi's son Batu khan got area near Russia. But the biggest piece of the Mongolian empire went to 4 sons of sorghaghtani beki, who were all Khans. So is the claim true? In terms of land area, was there an empire left by a parent for their children bigger than what sorghaghtani beki left for her four sons?

I recently watched an episode of Adam Ruins Everything where they essentially said western movies are completely fabricated. Is this true, and if so to what extent? Were there real gunslingers and sheriffs duking it out? Were there men that fought the elements and violent Native Americans while transporting cattle or building the railroad? Ultimately, what was the average life like on the western frontier?

Like, When the first Small Hand-Big Hand clock was made how did they know when to start it up so it wasn't off? How did they know it was Exactly 12:00 or 1:00 when they started it up? Sorry if this sounds stupid, But I seriously have no idea at the moment.

If you were Germany's leader in the period 1900-1818,to what extent would you think Italy was a good partner? P.S:my points just about the good one,i cant think a both sided ans.Do u have any suggestion?

Silly question, but I mean, no tech history I've ever read bothers to go into the invention(s) of doors!

I realized recently that I know next to nothing about how many people were ACTUALLY doing the things often portrayed in pop culture about the era. I know much of the hippie revolution was centered in California and the West Coast, but not much beyond that.

As the title says, if a lower-class citizen were to address a woman of higher status in Sparta, would there be a specific title they would use to address her (ie an ancient Greek form of 'my lady')?

One day in 1775, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette rolled through Paris on their way back from the king's coronation. Since young Maximilian was one of the best students, he had been selected for a special honor: he would give the official Latin greeting to the newly crowned king who was only four years older than he was. Robespierre knelt respectfully next to Louis XVI's carriage in the pouring rain. He delivered his speech in Latin, and got only a slight nod in reply. Seventeen years later he would call for the death of the king without mercy.

I got this from the lecture series "Living the French Revolution and the Age of Napoleon" by Suzanne M. Desan but I've never heard it before. I tried looking it up and got mixed answers. Is this at least plausible? Was any sort of "official Latin greeting" like this customary?