Silencer Posted January 14, 2000 Share Posted January 14, 2000 Recently I saw a thread of that discussed those. I've found some nice info on the german part, and it seems they were used quite often. Nebelhandgranaten & Blendkörper http://www.geocities.com/Augusta/8172/panzerfaust9.htm#nbhg Impressive production numbers!! great site btw of all kind of small arms info. (you guys prob knew this of course) S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zigster Posted January 14, 2000 Share Posted January 14, 2000 Awesome site! Can I have some rollbomben, can I, can I, huh, please, can I? ------------------ Der Zig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fionn Posted January 14, 2000 Share Posted January 14, 2000 Actually, Markus Hofbauer who is a member of the forum and reads this regularly is the author of that site. It is an excellent one indeed. ------------------ ___________ Fionn Kelly Manager of Historical Research, The Gamers Net - Gaming for Gamers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Los Posted January 14, 2000 Share Posted January 14, 2000 We are collecting/ammassing info on infantry smoke grenades usage, though don't hold your breath for now. Markus (and Tommi) have been very helpful. I have ammassed a lot of stuff too. In fact smoke grenades is another of those underreported, unclear aspects of WW2 micro-history that make being a military historian/afficitiando so much fun. One thing is clear at least on the US side, while any given vet may have seen smoke grenades used in masking situations at somepoint during his combat experience, it was not employed at the same level as they are today, meaning you could not give a smoke grenade capability to every squad in CM and get a historically accurate outcome. It's definately something that will have to be looked at in the future to determine how to make the means (effort to model this accurately) justify the end result. There are other more deliberate means of smoke generation available to the player as it is, so you won't be lefting wanting for the capability. Hope that helps... Los Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guachi Posted January 15, 2000 Share Posted January 15, 2000 Although the production numbers may be impressive, they are about 1/10th that of regular hand grenades. Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Big Time Software Posted January 15, 2000 Share Posted January 15, 2000 Also remember that production figures include items used in training, lost at the bottom of the sea, stuck in a warehouse, blown up in a rail car, "misplaced", stuck off in rear areas, issued to backwaters (like Norway), etc. Training alone would consume a HUGE number of whatever expendable thing we are talking about. Who knows how to calculate this stuff, but just to give you some idea... Depending on the source you cite, something like 425k Sturmgewehr 44 (MP44) were made. Most sources state that fully TWO thirds were never issued because of transportation problems. TWO THIRDS!! And this was a critical piece of hardware for the hardpressed, and undertrained, troops in the last days of the war. Lesson here is that production figures themselves don't mean much Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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