Michael Dorosh Posted November 27, 2001 Share Posted November 27, 2001 What is the tank at right? I thought Pz IIIs had six roadwheels and three returns, but I am far from an expert. There is a door on the turret side, but I have no idea what kind of tank it is. Any thoughts? If URL does not work, cut and paste http://abacus.sj.ipixmedia.com/abc/M28/108b21f7ea606862752be75166/i-1_B_L.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash-Neptune Posted November 27, 2001 Share Posted November 27, 2001 Looks like a Lynx to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzman Posted November 27, 2001 Share Posted November 27, 2001 Looks like a late model Pz II to me. Ether that or a modified Pz III. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diceman Posted November 27, 2001 Share Posted November 27, 2001 It looks like a PZIII Mark A from here. Got a picture of one with a missing fromt roller in my lap, but its the style of the bogy wheels and turret that makes me think it's an A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted November 27, 2001 Author Share Posted November 27, 2001 Thanks guys, the Diceman appears to be right. Maximus just emailed me with the same ID - Pz IIIA. Ya learn something new every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted November 27, 2001 Share Posted November 27, 2001 Make mine the third, and I dug out von Senger und Etterlin's GERMAN TANKS OF WORLD WAR II to check both pictures and text. It's unambiguously a Panzer IIIA. Somehow, I completely missed that vehicle in my years of treadhead delvings. Regards, John Kettler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gredeker Posted November 27, 2001 Share Posted November 27, 2001 And I'll add a fourth to that ID. "World War Two Tanks" by George Forty (not the best reference, I know ) indicates that ten were built in 1936 and 1937. Evidently a lot of the tinkering in the early marks was with the suspension - the IIIA had 5 sets wheels on coil springs, and the IIIB had 8 sets of wheels (mounted in four pairs per side) on leaf springs. Minor changes (doesn't say what) were made to the suspension in the IIIC and IIID, but they finally got it right on the IIIE, which had the familiar six wheels mounted on torsion bars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slapdragon Posted November 27, 2001 Share Posted November 27, 2001 You are all full of it. According to Simon and Shysters "Guild to Cool Looking German Stuff" it is a Wurstschleiferzitronepie-Chart Toilettereinigungsmittelrattedung-Hamstermobile. I wish you guys would do a little research before you answered incorrectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feldgrau Posted November 27, 2001 Share Posted November 27, 2001 <blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Slapdragon: You are all full of it. According to Simon and Shysters "Guild to Cool Looking German Stuff" it is a Wurstschleiferzitronepie-Chart Toilettereinigungsmittelrattedung-Hamstermobile. I wish you guys would do a little research before you answered incorrectly.<hr></blockquote> Slapdragon, Dear God, man, are you daft!? Look closely at the picture! Third bolt from the left! Now, you tell me; is it right-hand thread or left? Ahhhh, yes, now you see the error of your ways. A "Wurstschleiferzitronepie-Chart Toilettereinigungsmittelrattedung-Hamstermobile" indeed! Obviously it is a a Wurstschleiferzitronepie-Chart Toilettereinigungsmittelrattedung-Hamstermobile mkII with that thread config. I would suggest that it is YOU who needs to do a bit more research before you castigate the others.... (shakes head, walking away....) Regards, MSP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMplayer Posted November 27, 2001 Share Posted November 27, 2001 Whatever it is just look at them two juicy flank shots just dying for a rifle grenade. So close it's almost too close... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gyrene Posted November 27, 2001 Share Posted November 27, 2001 <blockquote>quote:</font><hr>"Wurstschleiferzitronepie-Chart Toilettereinigungsmittelrattedung-Hamstermobile" indeed! Obviously it is a a Wurstschleiferzitronepie-Chart Toilettereinigungsmittelrattedung-Hamstermobile mkII with that thread config. <hr></blockquote> Agh, I think I heard something pop in the speech part of my brain when I tried to pronounce that. Besterds! Gyrene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berkut Posted November 27, 2001 Share Posted November 27, 2001 Checking on the PzIII and it's variants It does look like Ausf A. 5 road wheels dampened by coil springs. Armed with a 37mm KwK L/46.5 it was designated a medium tank, although it only had 15mm thick armour. The suspension was also found to be unsatisfactory and they were all withdrawn from combat units in feburary 1940. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Chef Sakai Posted November 28, 2001 Share Posted November 28, 2001 even so, still looks better then a sherman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ales Dvorak Posted November 28, 2001 Share Posted November 28, 2001 Originally posted by Michael Dorosh: Maximus just emailed me with the same ID - Pz IIIA. What? Maximus is alive? ----------------- Shameless plug : try Berli's Pasman 1944 scenario [ 11-27-2001: Message edited by: Ales Dvorak ]</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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