Favourite AFV?

Sure it was Russian, the SU-100!

Do I have to summon from the deep Wessex Wyvern and von Poop to give you guys a crash course in vehicle recognition? Same for you, Tomcat, calling the T-95 a Maus was an insult

 

I know it is the su100, but its early in the morning, and i have yet to finish my coffee, so it tooki me awhile.

And calling the American monster a German monster is something i´d never do

 

I know what you feel, I haven't washed my spectacles either!

 

I know! Thats a E-100!

 

sorry Za don't know too much about the 'super heavy tanks'

maybe that crash course couldn't be a bad idea for me.

But hey I always love a good reason to read my books, or to show them of to someone else.

 

Vickers all the way

 

That was great reading, thanks. It looks like the Finns liked to add extra bolted armour up front as well around the commander's cupola. The Germans also added extra protection around the cupola but I believe that was at the individual crew's level.

 

"I'm a pzjgr Jim, not a surgeon............" Just call me Pzjgr!



Pzjgr hiding from.....

 

With the exception of the Hetzer and the Ferdinand, majority of the German AFVs had muzzle brakes. That is a dead giveaway whether or not it is German. Also, the tracks are another giveaway for the Russian AFVs. Wider links.

 

I've got a soft spot for the Mark 1:

Possibly down to being greatly impressed one day at Bovington by Pz. I,II,III,IV,V,VI,VIb all parked in a row with the Jagdtiger at the very end, at how much change in size and weight could occur over only 5 years.
The Mark 1 is shorter than the barrel alone on some of the later vehicles.

Cheers,
Adam

 

Is that Zimmerit paste on the front hull? They never put that on at the factory. Nor used that hideous olive drab paint.

 

Yes, it is zimmerit finish which the Finns used as well as the Germans. I would imagine they applied it after adding the bolted on steel reinforcement.

 

I stand corrected, PzJgr. Zimmerit was a 'backfitted' modification Jan. 1944. Just never spotted it on a StuG before.

 

Call me crazy but i always liked the Fiat Ansaldo L6/40. That little two man italian job. Talk about a tuna can with some tracks on it, but some saw service in russia (scary).

 

Since the title of this thread is Favourite AFV, I cast my vote for the JadgPanther. Mobility, firepower, and protection all rolled up in an attractive, yet fiendishly effective AFV.

tom

 

Yes, this therad was originally, "favourite tank", but there was some kind of misunderstanding in what was a tank, so it was changed to "favourite AFV"
And please include a picture, everybody likes pictures:

The first one that came up on google.

 

Cheat! That is just a StuG on steroids. But still family.................what can you do.

 

How about a JagdPanther video?

YouTube - Jagdpanther

Pretty good, but they show a JagPanzer IV at 1:02 and a faux JagdPanther later (I think the one from "Band of Brothers"), but overall a good little clip.

tom

 

Itd be awesome to see one of those In real life. Or any ww2 tank rolling.

My friend got a ride in a t34/85 AND a StuG, damnit i was jealous of him.

 

I'm more impressed with the users' opinions:-

Churchill vs Sherman: British tankers who'd operated the Churchill, thought the Sherman was a load of garbage, and felt unsafe in it.

M3 Stuart vs Crusader: North African vets appear to be unanimous - the Crusader was a really cool-looking tank; the Stuart looked like rubbish. But if you were driving a Stuart, you got back from the battle on tracks; in a Crusader, you'd likely be hitching a lift after the first 7 or 8 miles.

T34 vs anything: The Russians knew what they were doing. Their equipment was made to operate in the extremes of temperature the Germans hadn't planned for.

Cromwell vs logic: North Africa had exposed the weaknesses of the British tank philosophy, but they persevered with the two-tier Infantry tank/Cruiser tank approach, until an amalgam of the best features of the Churchill and Comet designs, gave them the Centurion (unfortunately, too late for action in WWII).

My favourite AFV? Archer. An excellent, proven ATk gun (17pdr) mounted on a battle-proven chassis (Valentine). Proved to be a proficient tank-killer late in WWII.

Klive