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Answer: You mean something like this? Soviets could not break Finnish defense.​.​.​ Top Stories from Your Feed Your Quora Digest During WWII why did US marines not have shields while invading the islands occupied by Japanese? Matti Porkka, Lead Developer and games enthusiast 268 votes You mean something like this? Soviets could not break Finnish defenses in Winter War so they tried to be creative. ... Read More » What things do Americans miss most while traveling abroad - and take for granted while at home? Jessinia Saunders, ENFP, Personified Starlight, Lover of Pretty Phrasings 197 votes For me, I'm extremely not homesick-- however, I am a huge foodie and so, of course, all the things I miss are food related. Free refills on drinks-- I could stop here, quite...  Read More » How close are we to a cure for Alzheimer's? Hillary Clinton, Senator, Secretary of State, 2016 presidential candidate 538 votes It’s been more than a century since the first case of Alzheimer’s was identified, and a cure has evaded scientists ever since. But today we are living on the brink of real ...  Read More » Why couldn't World War 2 tanks lock their top hatches? Joachim Nowotny 215 votes Actually, top hatches could be locked. It depends on the crew inside. Closing the hatch brings some risks for the crews, one of them is risk of suffocation. Notice the bulge ...  Read More » What was the most painful and/or cruel death in history? Davo Hilti 297 votes This will break your heart so just be warned. The harshest and most heartbreaking death I haver ever known of (including every tale of the Inquisition, every tale of Auschwi...  Read More » Is an airborne aircraft carrier possible from an engineering standpoint? Juan Rabat 165 votes From an engineering, perhaps you "could", assuming costs were not an issue and secret technology exists that allows us to do thing that we do not think is possible today. ...  Read More » What do Israelis think of China and Chinese people? Eylon Aviv 252 votes So I'm an Israeli, and I live in Beijing. Lived here for the past 6 months or so, and it looks like I'm going to stay here for a bit. I can tell you what I thought about Chi...  Read More » Is it true the Colt M1911 pistol was invented precisely to kill Moro warriors in the Philippine-American War? Dave Cary 139 votes That was always the story given. The Moros would tape up their torsos very tightly which helped hold them together a few minutes longer and not show the bleeding when shot....  Read More » What would have happened between Germany and Japan had the Axis Powers won WWII? Andy Lee Chaisiri, Game Designer, Art Director, & Pokemon Professor 340 votes Luckily for you, Hitler has spoken of Japan often in his collected private conversations and published under the name Hitler's Table Talk ... Read More » How do German kids feel when they learn about what Hitler/Germany did in WW2? Erik Horn 748 votes 19 year old German here. When I was a kid and first saw a swastika, I didn't know what that was, and asked my parents about it. The only thing they said was that he was a b... Read More »   Read More in Your Feed This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). Quora is the best answer to any question. Unsubscribe from this email.