when I say "training" I don't mean purely for use in a camp. Germany at the time had no tanks and very little tank infastructure for training...
the panther was renowed with reliability problems as the first ones that saw service were the prototypes. However a lot were solved but still it...
the mark III and IV have their design historys going back to the 30's and thus predated the advances made during the war. The mark I was a...
How many mark III specials did Rommel get and how far into the campaign? the point I was making is Rommel only got a few of the later better...
I don't consider the T-34/85 to be that far behind the panther. It had similar armour and a capable gun. It was also reliable. FNG
just as a side issue, Rommels north africa tanks were rubbish and he generally had very few. He mainly had Mark iii's with a few mark ii's and...
german tanks are surrounded in myth but in reality are not as good as people think. The mark 1 and 2 were basic limited light tanks. The 3 and...
Theres no chance that thse guns could penetrate the front or side armour of a MBT but saying the rounds are big and fast and would chew up the...
so nobody thinks that the allies not being able to invade italy and no torch landings would have made a difference? FNG
didn't italy also invade Greece? I do think that italy remaining neutral england would have commited more resources to the pacific side, but I...
A Telescope cope be useful for looking out the turret and spotting planes flying over head :lol: FNG
Hi, I read somewhere in passing that tank barrells have a tendancy to change shape when they get hot or cold. Efectivly bend slightly. This...
2 guns are not better than one Firstly these guns are actually very heavy so to have two would increase the overall weight of the tank....
so was the electric drive any good? I assume it worked by the engine producing electricity which then powered an electric motor on each tread...
Hi, Apart from Kursk where else did these tanks serve? Are there any other reports of their usage? As they were made from the porsche tiger...
as a side issue the Tiger was a dead end line of development in that it was in effect an uparmoured and up gunned mark IV. It lacked sloping...
a tank is more than a big gun behind lots of armour mounted on tracks. Look at the Ferdinand/Elephant, this should be the best tank ever yet is...
Stug IV's were as common as Shermans. Anyone want to say specifically what battles Shermans fought in? FNG
modern mbt carry far less rounds than ww2 tanks as they are not expected to blast away at each hoping for hits and kills. A modern MBT would...
define what you mean by rocket launcher? Are you talking about tube fired infantry weapons such as the LAW, Milan, Dragon TOW etc? and in that...
