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I think there are still millions of mines out there.
 

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I can still hear Laurence Olivier's voice in the World at War series: "They code-named it Operation LIGHTFOOT. Sick joke if ever there was one...."
My favorite episode of that entire series. The scene of the panzer crewmen frying eggs on the fender of their tank left quite an impression on me at the time.
 

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That was actually propaganda footage. They used a torch to heat the fender hot enough to fry an egg. It get's hot in the desert,.... but not that hot.

I have the DVD series and for its day it was a good doco but it is definitely showing its age after nearly 50 years.
 

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My favorite episode of that entire series. The scene of the panzer crewmen frying eggs on the fender of their tank left quite an impression on me at the time.
8th Army marching into Tripoli to the tune of "Leaving Port Askaig" gets me every time.....
 

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That was actually propaganda footage. They used a torch to heat the fender hot enough to fry an egg. It get's hot in the desert,.... but not that hot.

I have the DVD series and for its day it was a good doco but it is definitely showing its age after nearly 50 years.
I can personally attest than one CAN fry an egg on an AFV in the desert, at least on an Bradley in the desert of western Iraq. Used to heat up our MRE's all the time as well by leaving them on the fender/hood(bonet) of the HUMMWV.
 

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That was actually propaganda footage. They used a torch to heat the fender hot enough to fry an egg. It get's hot in the desert,.... but not that hot.

I have the DVD series and for its day it was a good doco but it is definitely showing its age after nearly 50 years.
True, but still fun to watch.
From a”oldies viewpoint.” Not a “learn something “, perspective.
 

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I can personally attest than one CAN fry an egg on an AFV in the desert, at least on an Bradley in the desert of western Iraq. Used to heat up our MRE's all the time as well by leaving them on the fender/hood(bonet) of the HUMMWV.
;) :unsure:

We tried it on a bare metal plate out in the Arabian Desert outside Riyad (Saudi Arabia) in the summer of 2016. The temp was 53 deg C (127.4 deg F) . Unlike the coast (humid as hell), the interior plateau is about 2000' above sea level and very dry (stress "very"). While the egg white 'sort of' turned a bit white, we ended up with a runny mess. Not sure how Colonel Lawrence got his English breakfast in 1917. :LOL:

I believe it takes about 20 minutes to fry an egg at 130 deg F (54.4 deg C), which is quite a slow cook. Normally, one needs 158 deg F (70 deg C) for an egg to fry 'normally'. Perhaps the HMMWV's engine was giving you those extra degrees.
 
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I first watched "The World at War" (first American viewing) in 1972. Some 30+ years later obtained the set and occasionally still watch them {not much else
to do during COVID}. Granted a bit dated, but when you consider that the creators still had access to many of the mid-level people [who were still alive at
the time] it's a very good series. No alternate theories or conspiracies put forth, just the facts.
 

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That's true. I especially like the interviews with Brian Horrocks (XXX Corps commander) both for Market-Garden and the Rhineland battles.

Almost throw my remote through the TV whenever I see Mark Clark.
It's fun to see Ernst-Otto Remer too.
 
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