I'd like that ! Next question - during the early, triumphant stages of 'Operation Barbarossa', Wehrmacht troops sardonically referred to the Russian 'Mickey Mouse'. What were they referring to, and why ?
That'll do, Juha ! It was the thinly-armoured BT-7 light tank, destroyed in large numbers in the early battles. Both escape hatches on top of the turret were invariably left open, creating the unique silhouette of - Mickey Mouse. Over to you....
Thanks Martin, My question is about the same subject: What vehicle was called by Soviets as "fraternal grave"? Regards, Juha
Sorry Stefan, Not the Kliment Voroshilov. To be exact I ment at my previous hint the production numbers during the WWII. AFAIK T-34 was most produced (53497 tanks 1940-30th June 1945) and the KV-family got the third place (10200 tanks). 12761 vehicles of the one I´m after were made between late-42 to the end of the war. Hint: it was armed with the 76.2mm ZIS-3 mod-42 gun.
Stefan, Not only close, but bull´s-eye! I think the SU got the name because of the quite "tight" crew positioning. As been thinly armored and open top, either a gun hit or a thrown hand grenade often eliminated the whole crew. Your turn Regards, Juha
The Soviets did have "excellent" nick names for their vehicles. Was it for Sherman " Coffin for six..."??
Kai-Petri, AFAIK "the coffin for six brothers" was of M3 General Grant. BTW it was supposed to be my next(?) question! Regards, Juha Sherman had also some very interesting German(?) nick-names: Ronson, Tommy oven...
US manufactured SMG found in 2 variants, used by Canada, Russia and the USMC despite only around 100,000 being produced before 1945. First to name it gets the next round...
Give me the name of the small arm that was shipped the most during the lend lease agreement and who it was shipped to.
