The Japanese had Unit 731 up and running in 1936. If they’d shared data and resources with Mengele and his cronies, the Axis would have had unbeatable bioweapons long before Los Alamos opened.
United States provided clemency to staff in Unit 731 in exchange for their data, turns out most of their ‘experiments’ were just depraved forms of body horror torture and provided almost no scientific value.
If you like WW2 stories, check out Alan Furst and Philip Kerr.
“Night Soldiers” is Furst’s novel about a young Bulgarian fisherman whose brother is killed by a Fascist mob. The hero is recruited into the KGB to fight in Spain. Reads like a cross between Ian Fleming and Franz Kafka.
Kerr’s ‘Berlin Noir’ stories follow an ex-cop who works as a private eye in Berlin circa 1933 to 1946. He’s not a fan of the Nazis and they return the favor.
All of Furst’s books are good. For some reason they are marketed as a series, but each is a stand alone. One of his gifts as a writer is that all his heroes are different. His Polish mapmaker is nothing like his Dutch ship captain or his French film producer.
The germans already had remarkably potent chemical weapons during world war 2, specifically nerve agents iirc. They went unused because nobody wanted their own guys getting doused in chemical weapons after world war 1.
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Doubtful. Unit 731’s ‘scientific’ experimentation wasn’t much better than the Nazis’ attempts at the same.
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But in ‘Fantastic Four’ #387 that’s exactly how the Axis wins!
Just to be that guy.
The Japanese had Unit 731 up and running in 1936. If they’d shared data and resources with Mengele and his cronies, the Axis would have had unbeatable bioweapons long before Los Alamos opened.
United States provided clemency to staff in Unit 731 in exchange for their data, turns out most of their ‘experiments’ were just depraved forms of body horror torture and provided almost no scientific value.
Maybe the real unbeatable bioweapons were the friends we made along the way
So, you’re saying that if they’d improved their methods they could have done a lot?
jk, the whole comment was a joke about a joke. Don’t take ‘what if…?’ scenarios seriously.
If you want to read a great ‘what if?’ look up ‘Custer’s Last Jump.’
What if Custer had been a paratrooper and the Indians had biplanes?
https://bibleandbookcenter.com/read/custers-last-jump-and-other-collaborations/
Doubtful. Unit 731’s ‘scientific’ experimentation wasn’t much better than the Nazis’ attempts at the same.
But in ‘Fantastic Four’ #387 that’s exactly how the Axis wins!
Have a nice day.
I believe this guy
As a reward for your faith…
If you like WW2 stories, check out Alan Furst and Philip Kerr.
“Night Soldiers” is Furst’s novel about a young Bulgarian fisherman whose brother is killed by a Fascist mob. The hero is recruited into the KGB to fight in Spain. Reads like a cross between Ian Fleming and Franz Kafka.
Kerr’s ‘Berlin Noir’ stories follow an ex-cop who works as a private eye in Berlin circa 1933 to 1946. He’s not a fan of the Nazis and they return the favor.
Thank you for the recommendations! Been wanting to scratch the itch since reading Follett’s Eye of the Needle.
All of Furst’s books are good. For some reason they are marketed as a series, but each is a stand alone. One of his gifts as a writer is that all his heroes are different. His Polish mapmaker is nothing like his Dutch ship captain or his French film producer.
Enjoy.
Bringing the receipts.
The germans already had remarkably potent chemical weapons during world war 2, specifically nerve agents iirc. They went unused because nobody wanted their own guys getting doused in chemical weapons after world war 1.
Bio weapons are literally useless. A weapon you cannot target with is a fucking joke.