Tanks or SPG from WW2 can shoot in walk (run) ? Which tank or SPG shoot only in fix positions ? :bang:
By walk or run you mean moving? I think most SPG's that carried had an artillery gun couldn't fire on the move such as an M7 Howitzer Priest, probably the Wespe, and the Marder series. (even though the Marders were AT) For tanks I think most tanks without a turret would have to stop and fire such as the Stug III, the Nashorn, Elephant, Hetzer, Jagdpanter, Jagdtiger. they wouldnt have to stop moving unless the target was straight ahead though.
There is a disconnect between what was established doctrine at the time(halt to fire) and what often occurred. Lessons learned in Russia by the Germans lead to a tank commanders training guide being published that stated "half speed for firing, all else, full speed" or words to that effect. Also, the later US tanks had gyro stabilized guns for firing on the move. For those tankers with combat experience I think that firing on the move became the ideal however it was not always achievable with the equipment that was available.
British tanks with 2pdr and even 6 pdr guns were intended to fire on the move - gun elevation was controlled by the gunner pushing on a shoulder mount. However, firing on the move was wildly inaccurate and not much better with stabilised mountings. I believe that only in relatively recent years have stabilised mountings become good enough to permit accurate fire on the move. Tony Williams: Military gun and ammunition website and discussion forum
I have read omewhere that the Soviet tankers in their T-34s (towards the end of the war when they were rather out-matched by the Panther etc) would continually fire whilst driving towards the Germans at full speed, in the hope of distracting them enough to allow the T-34 to remain not-killed long enough to get close enough to kill the German tank. Don't know if this is true though!
If shooting is used to disturb, I would think it attracts german attention only more, not less. That would make the germans aim at the t-34 only sooner..?
I think that order came directly from the Fuhrer! Firing on the move was a waist of ammo most of the time!
Yeah, I have seen film of T-34's line abreast or flying V firing forward on the move. It looked like propaganda film It was scary looking though :bang:
