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Discussion in 'Tank Warfare of World War 2' started by Ricky, Sep 3, 2004.

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  1. Roel

    Roel New Member

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    Here's a beautiful picture on that.

    The infantry sledge idea was used by almost every country, it turned out in some topic, in different ways and for different purposes.
     
    Roel, Oct 13, 2004
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    Imagine an AT round struck this tank from the side. That would cause a serious loss of both tanks and infantry.
     
    PanzerProfile, Oct 26, 2004
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    Loss of extremities, mostly. :(
     
    Roel, Oct 26, 2004
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    Another function of the tank-riders was to keep German Anti-tank infantry away from the tank.
     
    Ricky, Oct 28, 2004
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    The lack of armor protection on Japanese tanks is due largely to the offensive mindset of the Imperial Army General Staff, IMHO. They hated (passionately!) anything that smacked of defensive applications for anything they used, no matter how useful or necessary such an application might be. This attitude cost them a lot in WW2.
     
    corpcasselbury, Nov 9, 2004
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