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Kingfish,

I agree with John D Salt.

Black Jack Pershing II,

Believe the sf stands for Selbstfahrlafette, literally "self-driving mount." Obviously, we'd translate the first part as meaning self-propelled. As for the latter, if we use such expressions as "im Morser Lafette," it means in mortar mount or configuration. Thus, I feel very confident that we're translating the German TO&E data correctly.

Regards,

John Kettler

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Black Jack Pershing II,

You're welcome! I have a copy of a technical exploitation of a Lorraine based 15cm German SP gun, where, big as day on the cover, we find the word "Selbstfahrlafette." The document's formal title is

"Preliminary Report On Lorraine S.P. Mounting: SELBSTFAHRLAFETTE (S.P.) LORRAINE Sd Kfz 135/1" by Major J.D. Barnes, R.T.R. and Mr. D.M. Pearce, B.A. (Cantab.).

Regards,

John Kettler

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Originally posted by Dandelion:

All this is quite on the spot but interestingly, the German army abbreviation [and acronym] for Selbstfahrlafette was "Sfl", not "sf".

The glossary in Chamberlain, Doyle and Jentz gives both, and though von Senger und Etterlin doesn't include a glossary, he uses both.

I suspect you're allowed both, just like "6-pdr" or "6-pr" (but not, unless you wish to reduce Mr. Picky to a quivering heap of hysterical jelly, "6-lber").

All the best,

John.

[ February 24, 2006, 01:05 PM: Message edited by: John D Salt ]

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