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Post by Aleksandr Vasilevsky on Apr 20, 2018 22:43:02 GMT
Despite not being German, I really like the IS-2 Model 1944. It was equipped with a D25-T 122 mm gun, a DShK machine gun, 3 DT machine guns (DP machine guns but with bigger magazines) and had excellent armor. Not many German tanks could outgun the 122 mm cannon of the IS-2, but many tanks could knock out the IS-2.
In May of 1945, 2 were captured by Wehrmacht. Unlike the captures of the T-34 tank, the captures of the IS-2 didn't help out in the German war effort. The T-34 however saw action on the German side (it was called by the Germans as Panzerkampfwagen T-34 747(r)). Swatstikas was placed on the German captured ones to avoid confusion.
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Post by CountVonNumenor on Apr 25, 2018 17:39:25 GMT
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Post by CountVonNumenor on Apr 28, 2018 22:38:04 GMT
For everyone impressed by German tanks:  [/url] |
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Post by ErwinRommel on Jul 1, 2018 0:14:09 GMT
Personally, the Germans made my favourite tanks of WW2. Since I was little, I was impressed by the nice (as I consider it) design of the Tiger and Panther, and I was very happy when I found out that in my national Military Museum is located a Panzer IV used by the Romanian army during the war. Eventually, when I've seen it, I was impressed by its details and how well it survived after 75 years. But there are also peolple who say that these were only just overrated, and in fact were preety weak. What do you think about the German tanks as vehicles, design or at least personal prefference? Look at it this way, any tanks that actually could compete directly in 1v1 started to appear in late 50ties and were built either from German tanks or by German engineers, basically almost every big achievement during/after ww2 was made by German engineers/scientists, technically stealth fighters are still made on the same design as gean prototype, rockets use the same aerodynamic design as V2, tanks are designed after german tanks, nuclear power plants still works on German concepts, I could count on, but I won't... ok not every German engineer/scientists was German, in fact quite a lot of them came from Baltics or other occupied contries at that time... German war machine made engineering progress more in 4 years, than it had for last century I agree france did have better tanks with better armou and guns but they were used to support infantry instead of an indipendant divison as the germans and also they were spread on the front. The only succesful french tank attack was made by De Goul but the Luftwaffe destroyed their tanks. Also hitler knew he didnt have enough man and resources like the russians so instead of building a lot of tanks they budet a better one to outgun the T-34 . The tigers had a longer range so to get near them in order for the shells to be effective would come at a great cost. The pa ther was a cheaper version and it had the shape just like the T-34 so the shell would bounce. |
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Post by stoic on Jul 2, 2018 3:45:10 GMT
I would add that the role of Assault Guns and Tank destroyers is often underrated. Let's not forget that Stug 3/4 was the most popular and mass-produced vehicle in Germany during the war:
STUG3/4 - 11500
PzM3 - 4500
PzM4 - 6800
PzM5 (Panther) - 5800
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Post by CountVonNumenor on Jul 2, 2018 20:01:41 GMT
I agree they were an important element in the German army. They were cheaper and easuer to produce, and they were very effective on the battlefield. I think in late war, the germans relied very much in their tank destroyers, if I remember right.
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Post by Hobo Joe on Jul 23, 2018 15:07:23 GMT
PzKpfw II Ausf. C
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Post by CountVonNumenor on Jul 23, 2018 21:19:54 GMT
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Post by ErwinRommel on Jul 24, 2018 12:38:01 GMT
Those were engaged in the first stage of the war but in france they showed weakness against the superior french and british tanks, both in armoir and in firepower. Superior german tactics and air support from stuka divers made them succeed. Till the pzkw IV came along to make a difference.
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Post by Iosef Stalin on Aug 25, 2018 13:22:28 GMT
I like the Panther the best.
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Post by Robert Walpole on Aug 25, 2018 13:45:41 GMT
I like the Panther the best. I like the French tanks since they shoot out dispensable white flags But seriously, the tiger tanks are what made tanks tanks |
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Post by Iosef Stalin on Aug 25, 2018 13:47:16 GMT
I like the Panther the best. I like the French tanks since they shoot out dispensable white flags But seriously, the tiger tanks are what made tanks tanks But the tank destroyer that destroyed tiger tanks was named IS for iosef stalin! |
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Post by Robert Walpole on Aug 25, 2018 13:56:37 GMT
I like the French tanks since they shoot out dispensable white flags But seriously, the tiger tanks are what made tanks tanks But the tank destroyer that destroyed tiger tanks was named IS for iosef stalin! oh god no NOOOOO |
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Post by Iosef Stalin on Aug 25, 2018 13:57:24 GMT
But the tank destroyer that destroyed tiger tanks was named IS for iosef stalin! oh god no NOOOOO Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Post by Robert Walpole on Aug 25, 2018 13:58:23 GMT
oh god no NOOOOO Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Stalinium tanks? |
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