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   News to harry k   
   Re: supercapacitors, was: Compressed air   
   18 May 12 23:04:38   
   
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   From: Killspam@invalid.kill   
      
   harry k wrote:   
   > On May 18, 5:15 am, "News"  wrote:   
   >> j wrote:   
   >>>> Germany never had more than a small fraction of the US and British   
   >>>> ability to project power overseas, they expected and planned for a   
   >>>> short, local land war. They had more trouble moving supplies by   
   >>>> road and rail across Russia than we did shipping them half way   
   >>>> around the world.   
   >>   
   >>> Yes. Poor Russian roads killed Barbarosa. The Germans got a late   
   >>> start due to having to bail out their Italian allies in Greece and   
   >>> then the season without roads struck and ground everything to a   
   >>> halt.   
   >>   
   >> The Germans never had a cat in hell's chance of winning WW2.   
   >   
   > Especially with Hitler directing it.   
      
   Nothing to do with Hitler. Their economy was just not up to it.   
      
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