My favorite weapon of World War II the mud crunching dogfaces of U.S. 3rd Infantry Division "The Blue and White Devils"! Friedrich a better what if would be... What If: The Bismarck and Tirpitz had been deployed the Pacific Theatre to form a duel-axis combined fleet comprising the Bismarck, Tirpitz, Musashi, and Yamato vs. the Iowa, New Jersey, Missouri and Wisconsin? Talk about a powerhouse performance! Regards, MARNE
I guess I would have to go with the FP-45 Liberator pistol. It was inelegant in design and dangerous to the user. Actually I am most fond of the MG-42. It just looked deadly and apparently lived up to its appearances.
Heres my favourites, two per category as i couldn't make my mind up 1. Mosin Nagant M91/30 scoped and MG 42. 2. P-51 Mustang and Hurricane. 3. Tiger and Soviet T-34/85.
I love the Mauser without the scope. Oh I'd really like to shoot one of these. However they are not allowed here.
A few months back i was fortunate enough to fire a live K98. My friend who has a firearms licence and owns a scoped K98 (ZF41 scope if my memory serves me right) invited me to go along with him to the local range. Having never fired a rifle before i can't compare it to any other but it had a hell of a kick on it. Needles to say i didn't hit the target much
Wow!!!...talk about a slug-fest! 1. Our greatest generation 2. Tiger I 3. Toss up between F4U-1 & P-47D
My favorite weapons are: HMG: M2 Browning LMG: M1918A2 SMG: M1 Thompson and M3A1 Grease Gun I lke them both the same Rifle: M1 Garand Artillery: M3 105mm Towed Artillery System Tank: M4A1 Sherman Truck/Jeep: MB Jeep with mounted M2 Browning Fighter/bomber: F4U Corsair, P-47 Thunderbolt, P-51 Mustang, B-24 Liberator, and the B-17 Flying Fortress, Battleship: USS Indianapolis
I think it looks great from all 360° http://www.actionfiguren-shop.com/out/oxbaseshop/html/0/images/wysiwigpro/Gif360/Hanke_MG-3D.gif
I don't think the front view would have looked very nice when firing at you during WW2 Help: How do i add a full size picture rather than a thumbnail to my post ?
Yup, the K98 has a helluva kick to it. Keep practicing and you will improve your aim. Hold your breath and squeeeze the trigger slowly, keeping BOTH eyes open.
I fired a k-98 20-25 years ago, my cousin owned (maybe still has it) one. Kicked like a mule and sounded like a howitzer being fired, as did the Lee-Enfield .303. I'm surprised the PBIs are able to hear.
Many suffered hearing loss in later years and were unable to benefit from the hearing-aid technology which is available today. In the 1970s I worked with an 8th Army veteran who was almost totally deaf in his right ear.
I know about the Finnish Army that once the war was over everyone was in such a hurry to get home that they never had their hearing tested before going home so they never got any compensation later on for the damage. And I think quite many had significant changes.