Jack Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Full story on the front page folks - click the HMVF logo to go there! Researched fewer than 40 years ago, the map used road widths and load-bearing statistics to plot advance routes for tanks, ruling out older, crooked lanes where armour might be trapped by urban guerrilla warfare. The Soviet planners also used a colour code for local objectives: industrial sites in black, administrative buildings purple, and military installations green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiomike7 Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Had they known the true meaning of 'Manchester' they may have had second thoughts.:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berna2vm Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 I would love to air my opinion on this matter,however being just on the other side of the pennines and hence a Yorkshireman I may be misconstrued as being biased!! :-\ Seriously scary though,assuming that they used east coast ports for invasion,they would have visited me prior to this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 The anti tank defence, the locals and a plie of bricks. After the first night nothing would be mobile! :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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