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Navy · 04-17-2003, 11:07 PM

Flug, et al,

They were produced that way because Herr Speer saw that the old methods were counter-productive in an industral-based war. The P-38 was scheduled to become the standard sidearm, so obviously the remaining production of P-08s should be done as cheaply/quickly as posible. Hence the sale of the remaining stock to Portugual in 1943.

In my conversations with Speer in Heidelberg 1973-74, he stated several times that, prior to his assuming responsibility, the production of armaments was being accomplished on a "Guild" basis rather than an asembly-line basis. This was part of the political underpinnings of national socalism...every workshop has a piece of the action.

Thankfuly, it was not successful. A flawed concept, poorly implemented.
Tom A.

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04-17-2003, 11:07 PM	#6
Navy RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dc 'burbs in Virginia Posts: 2,482 Thanks: 0 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts	Flug, et al, They were produced that way because Herr Speer saw that the old methods were counter-productive in an industral-based war. The P-38 was scheduled to become the standard sidearm, so obviously the remaining production of P-08s should be done as cheaply/quickly as posible. Hence the sale of the remaining stock to Portugual in 1943. In my conversations with Speer in Heidelberg 1973-74, he stated several times that, prior to his assuming responsibility, the production of armaments was being accomplished on a "Guild" basis rather than an asembly-line basis. This was part of the political underpinnings of national socalism...every workshop has a piece of the action. Thankfuly, it was not successful. A flawed concept, poorly implemented. Tom A.