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  1. Yes, I beleive I read somewhere a well trained Sturmtiger crew could fire off all the ammo in under 90 seconds. They would train for hours with Swiss Navy gunners. The Swiss SBB's (Schnell blitz boots) or fast attack boats carried a single 497mm mortar adapated from the ones used by Grant when laying siege to Atlanta during the American Civil War. ;)

  2. Originally posted by Battlefront.com:

    I would never allow historic equipment like that to be destroyed, even virtually :D It's all well and fine for it to be destroyed in the context of WWII, but to have it destroyed now... makes me feel icky smile.gif

    Steve

    Do you need to take a shower now? tongue.gif
  3. Cabe, The pattern looks great. If you're leaning toward aesthetics over accuracy I think the toned down version looks better, even if the colors aren't as accurate.

    Have you tried a lighter tone for the grey splotches and adding a touch more blue to make them pop? Because from a distance they look a little too dark even if they really aren't.

  4. Originally posted by civdiv:

    </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by patboy:

    Another photo from Ethiopia this time, show this one :

    tankpq6.th.jpg

    Caption said : Tank under bridge

    Again, appears to be a T54/55, but this one is completely stripped. Could be stripped for parts, or could have been stripped of any metal objects that could be removed just for scrap. </font>
  5. CivDiv, tanks for the pics which help illustrate my question. (get it..tanks..) anyway, you see how the hull is very boxy with an inverted slope on the rear of the T-54/55? That is a departure from the steep slope of the rear hull on the t-34 and IS-2 ans IS-3. My question is: does anyone know (or care for that matter..) If this was influenced by German designs.

    It looks like some guy at a body shop took a Panther body, stripped off all the parts and put bondo over all the features then stuck T-34 running gear on and a IS-3 turret with a smaller gun.

    As I ask the question I realize that probably isn't too far from the truth.

  6. Sergei,

    You're right about the wheels. When I was looking at the T-54/55 pics I noted the overall shape of the hull and was wondering if it was a evolution from the T-34 or if it borrowed some features from German tanks. I probably should have looked at more Russian tanks before posting

  7. One thing I noticed studying the pics of the T54/55.

    The hull design looks like it was influenced by the german Panther and then a classic Soviet style turret stuck on. Note the lack of return rollers and the invereted slope of the rear armor. Of course these similarities may be superficial and coincidental, maybe? After all, all tanks have alot in common: Armored box with tracks and a turret and go boom.

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