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The Rockets' Red Glare
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A short snippet of alternative World War II history. A case of what might have been.
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David Shaw works as a journalist for Germany’s international broadcaster, Deutsche Welle, as well as translating from several languages, including German, Dutch, Russian, and French. He lives in Berlin.
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The Rockets' Red Glare - David Shaw
THE ROCKETS’ RED GLARE
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A few weeks into the war and the Master Gunner of the British Army is a worried man. The Royal Artillery is by far and away the most professional arm of the British Army, but well below establishment in modern guns and it's going to take a long delay before the ordnance factories can catch up on the demand.
One day the MG is lunching with General Pile, the head of the Royal Artillery Anti-Aircraft units, and he mentions his empty gun parks. General Pile reminds the MG that the AA branch is also short of modern guns, and is introducing rockets as a substitute for heavy AA guns. In fact an
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