Krilly Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Yeah baby! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maarten Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Baby's First Little Tank. What kind of vehicle is it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurrp Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 That looks completely impervious to 88mm fire. I presume it will be introduced in the next module? Edit: Ooh! 100th Post! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSTK Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Where's the rest of it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sequoia Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 That has to be some sort of small artillery tractor. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSTK Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 The gun angle would indicate why so few of these saw action. Its "crew" had to assume the ill-advised "hull up" position in order to engage the enemy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Axe_ Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 There's one at the tank park at CFB Borden, 15 minutes away from where I live. I ran a half-marathon there back in October and spent some time in the park. There's also a Wirbelwind. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krilly Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I kinda envy you Axe :-p 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I ran a half-marathon there back in October I assume it was supposed to have been a full marathon but you stopped to admire the tanks halfway through. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSTK Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Too funny, Mikey. There's a Hetzer at the War Museum in Ottawa, as well. I'll have to bring a camera when I visit in April. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostRider3/3 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 I am right there with you. That was the first vehicle I looked for on the German list. Mord. P.S. Those hot pants really set off your hips. Did anyone notice that the JagdTiger was missing among the list? I know they are rare but they should still be there. unless I missed it. Also the Elefent was still in combat.. albeit only a handful with the 653rd Heavy Pzjager.Abt. There are pictures of them in 1944 still in combat. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanir Ausf B Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 To the best of my knowledge the Jagdtiger never saw combat on the Eastern Front. There were 2 companies of Elephants attached to the XXIV Panzer Corps on the East Front, April to August 1944. I don't know what actions they participated in, but they were there so they probably should be in CMRT. They also fought in the Vistula–Oder Offensive in January 1945 and later in the Battle of Berlin. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Have seen photos of OOA Elephants that are supposedly from the Kursk battle. Not accurate? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sequoia Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Have seen photos of OOA Elephants that are supposedly from the Kursk battle. Not accurate? Not sure what you mean. Elefant does not equal Jagdtiger. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Ooops. I meant Jagdtiger. I figure many pics get used for effect rather than accuracy. It is odd that JT didn't see Eastern Front as I thought the whole purpose of those giant machines like JT and Elefant was to kill hordes of Soviet armor impregnably. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agusto Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Would 'harrier' be a good translation? It sounds like that's what you are talking about. Michael Kind of, although i had to first look up what a 'Harrier' is before iu could agree to this . To 'hetzen' means to speed something up - with a whip or similar. Or what dogs do in a fox hunt or battue. http://dict.leo.org/ende/index_de.html#/search=hetzen&searchLoc=0&resultOrder=basic&multiwordShowSingle=on The image of a bunch of dogs chasing a single fox in a hunt was exactly the image i had in my mind when i tried to describe what 'Hetzer' could translate too. Like on the image below, where the dogs are the 'Hetzers' 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killkess Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Hated by the crews, but judged as surprisingly successful. Which is understandable: small, a good and fast gun, quick and good front armor (60 mm@60° - that is more than 120 mm effective thickness!). A bit late to jump in, but i still want to add that this seems to be a often repeated myth. The Hetzer had a very bad power/weight-ratio. This combined with a frontheavy weight distribution and an almost overloaded suspension system made this maschine anything but a fast and mobile hunter. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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