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Aircraft and automotive technicians doubtless could shoot some holes in it. None could quarrel with the fact that U. S. aircraft production of military combat planes up to last week had failed to reach 500 a month, much less 500 a day. None could fail to welcome fresh, aggressive thinking...
...within the Army, the cavalry, the field artillery, even the infantry were on the defensive. What had their wind up was the rapid growth, the ambitious airs of the air corps and the armored force. The Germans in conquered Europe, the British in Africa had shown what this new combat team could do-and what could happen to nations which had no team, or a poor one. The fustiest officer in the U. S. Army could hardly ignore the lesson, nor fail to see that U. S. airmen and tankers were certain to demand a large and possibly dominant place...
Orders to the first Chief of the Armored Force, Major General Adna R. Chaffee, were to be ready for combat by last Oct. 15. Within the sorry limits of the equipment then at hand, he was. For his two divisions he needed 548 light (12½-ton) tanks, 220 medium (25-ton). He actually had about 500 light tanks, no medium...
...submerge, some think they cannot. The Navy has never tried. It recently offered to take some newspapermen out to prove the submarines could submerge. The newspapermen demurred. The Navy called the experiment off. The Air Force consists of 300-500 U. S. planes, but its pilots are inexperienced in combat...
...main purpose of the Committee is to combat the pro-war forces that are trying to convince the American public that either we must fight Germany or submit to her politicaly, economically, and spiritually. In a series of public meetings, sponsored by the newly-formed Committee, competent men in the fields of politics, economics, science, and education will present alternate views and solutions...