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

[Donward]

8 hours ago, EnsignExpendable said:

But the photo clearly shows that it was immobilized in the harsh Russian July winter.

No one expected General Winter to appear on behalf of the Russkies in July.

[Collimatrix]

Question to napkinwaffe experts, Yuri Pasholok's article on the E-series describes the 75mm L100 cannon as "mythical."  But Guderian's memoirs mention such a weapon en passant.  Does anyone know what the entire provenance of this German jousting cannon is?

[Bronezhilet]

1 minute ago, Collimatrix said:

Question to napkinwaffe experts, Yuri Pasholok's article on the E-series describes the 75mm L100 cannon as "mythical."  But Guderian's memoirs mention such a weapon en passant.  Does anyone know what the entire provenance of this German jousting cannon is?

It's in Spielberger's book as well, but not much more than "Hitler ordered research into a 75mm L/100". And for some reason a Panther 75mm L/100 is listed in the list of equipment destined for the Eastern Front, but there's no amount listed.

[Legiondude]

There was a meeting in early January 1943 where Hitler looked at the upcoming panzers for the summer offensives and demanded even more powerful weapons be explored. Thus the 75mm and 88mm L/100's for the Panther and Ferdinand respectively were "born" and died behind Hitler's back basically.

 

There was a bit of past history to this decision making process to note however: Hitler had ordered the 5cm L/60 be developed and deployed to Panzer III's prior to the invasion of Russia and threw a real fit when his Generals ignored the order thinking the 5cm L/42 was sufficient. He was informed about the reality of the situation on his birthday review of the Panzerwaffe

[EnsignExpendable]

Judging from Soviet reports, the 50L/60 only made a difference with APCR, which was issued in such miserly amounts that the modernizations to the T-34 and T-60 to counter it were swiftly cancelled. 

[SH_MM]

 

[Xlucine]

I have ratchet envy

[Ulric]

Screencap from BBC's Battlefield series covering the invasion of Normandy.

 

H35 or similar hull with a 7.5cm stapled to it.

 

 

[Scolopax]

Marder I tank destroyer.  Used the hull of the French Lorraine tractor.

 

 

Another, with an MG mounted atop the barrel.

[EnsignExpendable]

A downright luxurious dumpster

 

 

 

[Belesarius]

 

 

Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. F of Grossdeutschland Pz.Gr.Div. on the Eastern Front. 1943 (WWII Colorized photos)

 

 

[Scolopax]

 

 

 

 

[Walter_Sobchak]

 

[Collimatrix]

What is the story on that one?

[DogDodger]

Pz.Kpfw.38 (t) mit Schwimmkörper. According to the English version of Spielberger's book on the 38 (t) and 35 (t): "During the preparations for Operation 'Sealion'...in 1940, not only diving tanks (Panzer III and IV) but also Panzer II tanks were made amphibious. A similar order was also issued to the Bohemian-Moravian Machine Factory to make the Panzer 38 (t) tank amphibious. The order was carried out, resulting in the so-called Swim Body AP I. Via the side shafts and steering gears, two driveshafts were driven that ran parallel to the tank through the amphibious body to the rear screw propellers. In the water, a top speed of 8 kph was achieved. Series production was not begun."

[Xlucine]

A PTO that fits to the drive sprocket is a very neat solution

[Jeeps_Guns_Tanks]

BoatymcBoatTank

[Walter_Sobchak]

English dudes get way too excited about Nazi tanks.

 

 

[SH_MM]

 

The PlasTiger (plastic Tiger copy), video in German. Previously from 2013 to 2016 the German tank museum had loaned/borrowed a tank, but the owner took it back in order to restore it to running condition. It was created in several years of work by nine men of the German Army's special branch for decoys, camouflaging and deceiving. The weight of the PlasTiger is 2.7 metric tons.

 

 

[EnsignExpendable]

Camo skill is at 100%

 

[Donward]

7 hours ago, EnsignExpendable said:

Camo skill is at 100%

 

Must have had XVM turned on and drowned himself at the beginning if the match.

[Xlucine]

10 hours ago, EnsignExpendable said:

Camo skill is at 100%

 

 

Preparations for operation sealion going as planned

[Jeeps_Guns_Tanks]

 

 

When did Germany figure out proper mass production?  These look like 70s cars so not by then?

[Donward]

8 hours ago, Jeeps_Guns_Tanks said:

 

 

When did Germany figure out proper mass production?  These look like 70s cars so not by then?

I'm not a Porsche expert but those 911s look more like a 1960s vintage (1968ish?).

Also the Krauts and their hair seem more 60s.

I'll have to show this pic to my father-in-law who is a Porsche fan and still owns his 911 that he bought off of some hotshot Porsche race car driver after a particularly good salmon fishing season when prices were good enough to do such a thing.

 

 

[SH_MM]

Premium sports cars are never built in "proper mass production", although Porsche arguably doesn't belong to this group.+

 

The Beetle was mass produced already in the 1940s.