Semple thought about getting blueprints from the United States so he would have some semblance of a plan, but time was of the essence, and the New Zealanders quickly developed a prototype without blueprints. This made sense because New Zealand had about 100 of these already. Semple started with the American medium track-type Caterpillar D8.
Remarkably, Semple was put in charge of the draft and this time he was all in for conscription.
Ironically, when World War Two came around, Semple was appointed to a position in government that resembled the Minster of Defense. Semple was arrested for that and was in legal jeopardy again for leading a miner’s strike against conscription. So much that he lied to a draft board about his son’s age so he could avoid service. For example, he was against New Zealand entering World War One and was not in favor of the draft. He was an effective public speaker but lent his talents to Quixotic causes. Bob Semple was an eccentric and opinionated New Zealander. (Photo by Roger Viollet via Getty Images) Hoping quality would defeat quantity, the Germans put their faith in their new tanks medium Panthers, heavy Tigers and monstrous ‘Ferdinand’ self-propelled guns (essentially a huge gun fixed to a tank chassis).
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