coe Posted February 20, 2003 Share Posted February 20, 2003 In some pictures I've seen (mostly Normandy ones) I see a panther shooting at some targets in the distance (tanks). The thing is the panterh has its rear turret hatch open and there are some people hanging out and loading in shells through there or maybe dumping empty casing I don't know. How common was this, how long would it take to get up and ready for all around combat, and given that the place was probably crawling with Allied vehicles of sorts....why? Second of all, what do you think about if an AT gun gets knocked out, there's a chance there might be some spare ammo around and if a tank with the same gun comes around, you could command it to scavenge (a risky thing, but if you are short on ammo) and it becomes rather vulnerable/for like a few minutes.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offtaskagain Posted February 20, 2003 Share Posted February 20, 2003 That's most likely the loader pitching out empty shell casings. I've seen some pictures of Stugs with heaps of empty casings next to them while engaging long range targets. To be prepped for all around combat all the loader had to do was close the back hatch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigrii Posted February 20, 2003 Share Posted February 20, 2003 No clue 'bout #1. As for #2, very unlikely, since A) an HE round hitting a gun emplacement would probably set off the ammo and it is too hard to model. If that tank can scrounge, everyone can scrounge, so if an infantry squad passes an eliminated squad with the same weapons gets an ammo boost? C) It seems very unlikely that the crew would bother in the first place anyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwolf Posted February 20, 2003 Share Posted February 20, 2003 Originally posted by coe: Second of all, what do you think about if an AT gun gets knocked out, there's a chance there might be some spare ammo around and if a tank with the same gun comes around, you could command it to scavenge (a risky thing, but if you are short on ammo) and it becomes rather vulnerable/for like a few minutes.... [/QB]This isn't generally possible. The Pz IV L/48 gun and the L/46 PaK have differen propellant casing, the Panzer one is shorter but thicker. I don't know about StuGs and Jagdpanzer. The Marder is probably compatible. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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