From: Jim Webster (jimweb@simonides.prestel.co.uk)
Date: Wed Feb 06 2002 - 07:44:08 PST
Richard Notton wrote:
>> Not that good I thought. The researcher needs pegging out on a
>> road and running over with a Sherman........
>>
>>
> Quite typical, they're made for the lay audience not the private
> historian.
Quite true but just for once I wish they make the effort to get things
right. I wish I had recorded it now so i could go back through it.
The most obvious bit was the under 'fire from 88's' sequence which
showed a brief shot of a Flak 36 and then loads of shots of assorted
artillery guns non of which were actually 88s.
Then there was the description of the weapons of the sherman which
failed to mention the co-ax machine gun. It also tended to give one the
impression that the 75 was the only weapon it carried so all you owners
can prepare yourself for the 10 year old know-alls this summer who will
come up to your 76mm armed sherman and announce to the world that its a
75mm; then when you correct them you will be able to experience that
'but the tv program said it was a 75mm moron' look :-)
It did have some good shots tho - I particularly liked the american
flotation bag device and the sherman with it fitted sinking :-) The shot
of the early DD dropping its screen was quite interesting as well.
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