Carl wrote:
To put that into perspective, that is 475 forty ton tractor trailer trucks a day!! Or 14250, forty ton tractor trailer trucks a month, articulated lorries for you guys on the other side of the pond! But, remember what Sir Alan Brooke said about the terrain in Italy, "A blown culvert holds up a corps for a day." or words to that effect, I posted it in this thread somewhere. So if a blown culvert could hold up a corps for a day, just think what a blown culvert and a German infantry company with mortars could do!!!!?????? Hold up a corps for a week????, a month????A[n] Allied army group of 20+ divisions advancing north towards the Danube River is going to require over 570,000 tons per month just for the ground combat formations. I'm skeptical the ports and railroads across Italy & the Balkans could handle that load, plus airforce and rear service requirements, and civilian requirements.
Mike