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J. Walter Christie (Read 519 times)
Nov 6th, 2007 at 3:35pm

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Well until today I'd never heard of him, turns out he was the American genius who sorted out tank mobility and came up with the idea of sloped armour Shocked
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Walter_Christie
Alas rejected by his own country he sold his ideas to the USSR (who having a pact with Hitler helped the Germans) Shocked Roll Eyes Grin
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