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16 Sep 2016, 13:18 PM
#2461
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Getting just a touch obvious, no?

Can't see what interest speeches have to those interested in military, rather than political, history. Not even as if he was any great thinker, anyway.
16 Sep 2016, 16:05 PM
#2462
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jump backJump back to quoted post16 Sep 2016, 02:06 AMDappy

Does anybody know what this is all about?


It is a "Sturmpistole". The Sturmpistole is a modified flare pistol (Leuchtpistole) to fire explosive ammunition in combat. The soldier has loaded a "Panzerwurfkörper 42 LP" - an anti tank grenade. The Panzerwurfkörper 42 LP was a hollow charge round. The grenade had a range of 75m and could pierce 80mm of steel armour. Only small numbers were produced because Panzerfaust and Panzerschreck were available in greater numbers (and cheaper). There was a modified version of the Sturmpistole with shoulder stock to compensate the recoil of the combat ammunition.

By the way: The soldier is an officer of the german elite division "Panzergrenadier-Division Großdeutschland".
16 Sep 2016, 20:28 PM
#2463
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jump backJump back to quoted post16 Sep 2016, 13:18 PMsquippy
Getting just a touch obvious, no?

Can't see what interest speeches have to those interested in military, rather than political, history. Not even as if he was any great thinker, anyway.


what do you mean obvious ?
17 Sep 2016, 01:45 AM
#2464
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stop the drama or ill invis all the "drama" posts.
17 Sep 2016, 01:58 AM
#2465
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The Panther weighed more than the bridge could tolerate.
17 Sep 2016, 11:39 AM
#2466
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German 600-mm self-propelled mortar "Karl"







Leibstandarte tank column pauses before entering the maelstrom that is Kharkov. The obsolete Panzer II tanks were used for liaison and reconnaissance tasks at this stage in the war, March 1943.



The 12.8cm Selbstfahrlafette auf vk 30.01 (h) better known as sturer emil.
It had an amazing 128mm pak 40 L/61 gun.
Mobility and speed were not very good, it’s 300hp engine was overwhelmed.
Only two where ever built, one was captured, the other destroyed.



Panzerjäger Tiger (P) Ferdinand Elefant Sd.Kfz. 184







Red Army trenches, North Caucasus. November 7th .




17 Sep 2016, 14:20 PM
#2467
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jump backJump back to quoted post10 Sep 2016, 18:21 PMafrrs



Tank PzKpfw IV at the entrance to Villers-Bocage ,on 14th June 1944 .

thats totally some reenactment picture :p
17 Sep 2016, 14:36 PM
#2468
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thats totally some reenactment picture :p


maybe it is , yes , it fooled me .
17 Sep 2016, 17:56 PM
#2469
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jump backJump back to quoted post17 Sep 2016, 11:39 AMafrrs

[...]


The 12.8cm Selbstfahrlafette auf vk 30.01 (h) better known as sturer emil.
It had an amazing 128mm pak 40 L/61 gun.
Mobility and speed were not very good, it’s 300hp engine was overwhelmed.
Only two where ever built, one was captured, the other destroyed.
[...]

Well. Thats a well camouflaged Sturer Emil because i see a 10,5cm K (gp.Sfl.) Dicker Max on this picture ;)

Dicker Max:


Sturer Emil:




And when we are talking about "rare" german tank destroyers: Here are more german tank destroyers!

Pz.Sfl.II - a tank hunter prototype. Used by the german Afrika Korps


4,7 cm Pak(t) (Sfl) auf Fgst.Pz.Kpfw.35 R 731(f) - large number of captured french R35 tanks were rebuild into tank destroyers with the 4,7cm anti tank gun.


Pz.Sfl. 1a 5cm PaK38 auf Gepanzerte Munitionsschlepper VK302
17 Sep 2016, 21:48 PM
#2470
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An Amerikan GI showing humanity and compassion. Okinawa.
18 Sep 2016, 13:43 PM
#2471
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A pair of T-34-85s knocked out around the corner from the Reichstag .





18 Sep 2016, 14:40 PM
#2472
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jump backJump back to quoted post17 Sep 2016, 21:48 PMDappy


An Amerikan GI showing humanity and compassion. Okinawa.


Powerful photo, thank you for sharing it.
18 Sep 2016, 21:41 PM
#2473
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Fallschirmjaeger folding motorcycle in a weapons canister.
18 Sep 2016, 22:24 PM
#2474
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Japanese Army Type 11 Light Machine Gun
18 Sep 2016, 23:16 PM
#2475
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jump backJump back to quoted post17 Sep 2016, 01:45 AMpigsoup
stop the drama or ill invis all the "drama" posts.

Yessir!

jump backJump back to quoted post17 Sep 2016, 11:39 AMafrrs

German 600-mm self-propelled mortar "Karl"

Holy shit that thing was real?!
What was the range (both driving and shell) on that thing?
19 Sep 2016, 09:45 AM
#2476
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[Barbarossa] The Major Errors and Blunders - Or why Barbarossa Failed
20 Sep 2016, 01:16 AM
#2477
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A wounded war dog.
21 Sep 2016, 00:11 AM
#2478
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21 Sep 2016, 01:18 AM
#2479
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Swimming Kubels!
24 Sep 2016, 18:40 PM
#2480
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Blohm and Voss Bv 141 Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft 
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