StuG III Thread (and also other German vehicles I guess)

[Walter_Sobchak]

This might be interesting.

https://www.amazon.com/Panther-Autopsy-Restoration-Saumur-Museum/dp/2352504767/ref=sr_1_42?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1489592391&sr=1-42&keywords=tanks

[Xoon]

 

 

 

 

 

 

[LoooSeR]

More of Turkish Leo2s in Syria

[U-47]

16 hours ago, LoooSeR said:

More of Turkish Leo2s in Syria

And then I found this is from "Turkish SAS", what an "SAS"......

[LoooSeR]

7 hours ago, U-47 said:

And then I found this is from "Turkish SAS", what an "SAS"......

They made a photo of Sabra that was hit by ATGM fron the front, but the most interesting part of frontal turret area (place of missile impact) was obstructed by their f cking logo. 

[Xlucine]

Perforated plates in the sideskirts, just like leopard 1

[Met749]

Made by Wiedzmin from Otvaga for Leo 2A4, is it true?

For camparison Leo 2A6(Strv 122) and 2A4

[EnsignExpendable]

1 hour ago, Met749 said:

Made by Wiedzmin

 

Shouldn't it have two guns, a steel one for men and a silver one for monsters?

[SH_MM]

16 hours ago, Met749 said:

Made by Wiedzmin from Otvaga for Leo 2A4, is it true?

 

No, it's not correct. The turrret is not a standard Leopard 2A4 turret, but a Leopard 2 turret in the process of being upgraded to a Leopard 2A5. That's why the steel plate behind the gunner's has been cut away already. 

The EMES-15 gunner's primary sight takes up much smaller volume than what is marked yellow, the center steel plates might have other functions related to the optic channel rather than being there to form an empty cavity; i.e. being the upper plate in this photo.

 

[EnsignExpendable]

[ZloyKrolik]

Yep, changing one of the inner road wheels looks like a fun job.

[Donward]

3 hours ago, ZloyKrolik said:

Yep, changing one of the inner road wheels looks like a fun job.

On the plus side, it is a great excuse for not participating in another one of the Fuhrer's hair brained general offenses.

[Collimatrix]

4 hours ago, ZloyKrolik said:

Yep, changing one of the inner road wheels looks like a fun job.

 

 

Ten hours of fun according to a letter from a panzer training school.

 

I've wondered some times if the German propaganda ministry's focus on the tiger units represented a sort of sunk cost accounting.  We spend so much time and money getting these heavy tanks in the field they must be incredible!

[EnsignExpendable]

7 hours ago, Donward said:

On the plus side, it is a great excuse for not participating in another one of the Fuhrer's hair brained general offenses.

 

SIlly Donward, you'll be replacing wheels at night and fighting during the day, Rommel taught us that troops don't need to eat, drink, or sleep.

[Collimatrix]

3 minutes ago, EnsignExpendable said:

 

SIlly Donward, you'll be replacing wheels at night and fighting during the day, Rommel Pervitin taught us that troops don't need to eat, drink, or sleep.

 

FIFY

[EnsignExpendable]

I was going to post this in another thread, but apparently it's real.

 

 

 

Two recoilless 75 mm guns outside of the turret, one 30 mm autocannon inside to sight the guns. The project was cancelled because (shockingly) the engineers could not figure out how to safely load the external guns.

 

http://karopka.ru/community/user/15638/?p=1&MODEL=480312

[SH_MM]

I don't see what's wrong with the concept. Most ATGM launchers on IFVs and other lightly armored vehicles also can't be reloaded safely in combat. Recoilless rifles have been pretty much only used in poorly armored vehicles or with a completely exposed crew. The overlapping armor on the recoilless 75 mm guns of the design seems to provide rather decent protection compared to other solutions...

 

 

[Scolopax]

1 hour ago, SH_MM said:

 

Odd, but this appears to be a BMP-1 with a BMD-2 turret.  Wiki has a mention of modernization plans of the such, but nothing beyond the design phase. Can't find anything else. 

[EnsignExpendable]

 

 

[Bronezhilet]

That's such a bad photoshop it's not even funny.

[EnsignExpendable]

Too late, Trumpeter already release a scale model of the early, mid, and late production versions.

[Bronezhilet]

If you ever meet a dude shitting on the Soviets for having external fuel tanks on their tanks, just show him this:

 

From here: 

There's a claim in there that in a few days, a German heavy armour brigade destroyed 400 enemy tanks. I am somehow doubting that.

[Collimatrix]

What is the purpose of the bags hanging over the exhaust stacks?

[Xlucine]

Looks like the normal sheet metal covers to me:

[EnsignExpendable]

The tank is being repaired with peak German efficiency!