Wicky Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 More CMBO but thought I'd share here Allied Bitsa Marder?? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicky Posted April 1, 2006 Author Share Posted April 1, 2006 More CMBO but thought I'd share here Allied Bitsa Marder?? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 The chassis is an M8 HMC. You can see where they cut off the front of the turret. The gun looks like a PAK 40, has its muzzle brake and is the right size etc. I'd say some enterprising cavalryman traded in his stubby 75mm for a captured German one for AT work. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 The chassis is an M8 HMC. You can see where they cut off the front of the turret. The gun looks like a PAK 40, has its muzzle brake and is the right size etc. I'd say some enterprising cavalryman traded in his stubby 75mm for a captured German one for AT work. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfish Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Why bother going to all that trouble? Granted, the Pak40 was a decent AT gun, but couldn't the Cav unit simply requested a platoon or section of M18 Hellcats? BTW, doesn't the guy standing look a little like Madmatt? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfish Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Why bother going to all that trouble? Granted, the Pak40 was a decent AT gun, but couldn't the Cav unit simply requested a platoon or section of M18 Hellcats? BTW, doesn't the guy standing look a little like Madmatt? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 No, they really couldn't. Not a lot of Hellcats floating around in June. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 No, they really couldn't. Not a lot of Hellcats floating around in June. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 The whole thing looks like it came out of the workshops of Major Photo Shop to me. Did anyone check the date? Nice one Wicky. All the best Andreas 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 The whole thing looks like it came out of the workshops of Major Photo Shop to me. Did anyone check the date? Nice one Wicky. All the best Andreas 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buq-Buq Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Yeah, I think that I'd have to agree with Andreas here . . . although by the looks of it, the Major should be demoted. His work isn't that good here. The idea prolly comes from the Yugoslavian "PaK40 on M3A3" conversions that they did. Jason: wouldn't this be based on an M5 light tank, rather than a M8 HMC? The bow machine gun mount and lack of drivers' and co-drivers' vision flaps points towards the M5, I think . . . Mark 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buq-Buq Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Yeah, I think that I'd have to agree with Andreas here . . . although by the looks of it, the Major should be demoted. His work isn't that good here. The idea prolly comes from the Yugoslavian "PaK40 on M3A3" conversions that they did. Jason: wouldn't this be based on an M5 light tank, rather than a M8 HMC? The bow machine gun mount and lack of drivers' and co-drivers' vision flaps points towards the M5, I think . . . Mark 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buq-Buq Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 [slaps forhead] ~DOH!~ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buq-Buq Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 [slaps forhead] ~DOH!~ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfish Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Originally posted by JasonC: No, they really couldn't. Not a lot of Hellcats floating around in June. And what makes you think this photo is taken in June? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfish Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Originally posted by JasonC: No, they really couldn't. Not a lot of Hellcats floating around in June. And what makes you think this photo is taken in June? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Wicky, If it's real, and the ladies to the left make me wonder--a lot--, please share it with the troops at the AFV NEWS Armor discussion board here http://com-central.net/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewforum&f=73 Free registration required to post. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Wicky, If it's real, and the ladies to the left make me wonder--a lot--, please share it with the troops at the AFV NEWS Armor discussion board here http://com-central.net/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewforum&f=73 Free registration required to post. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoat Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Originally posted by Kingfish: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JasonC: No, they really couldn't. Not a lot of Hellcats floating around in June. And what makes you think this photo is taken in June? </font> 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoat Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Originally posted by Kingfish: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JasonC: No, they really couldn't. Not a lot of Hellcats floating around in June. And what makes you think this photo is taken in June? </font> 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfish Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Originally posted by stoat: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Kingfish: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JasonC: No, they really couldn't. Not a lot of Hellcats floating around in June. And what makes you think this photo is taken in June? </font> 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfish Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Originally posted by stoat: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Kingfish: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JasonC: No, they really couldn't. Not a lot of Hellcats floating around in June. And what makes you think this photo is taken in June? </font> 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Why do the three women all look like they have moustaches? And somehow they don't look very much like the French women of that time and place to me. I might also point out to the assembled guests the faintly visible German cross below the star on the side of the vehicle. Something awfully fishy about that pic. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Why do the three women all look like they have moustaches? And somehow they don't look very much like the French women of that time and place to me. I might also point out to the assembled guests the faintly visible German cross below the star on the side of the vehicle. Something awfully fishy about that pic. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 I think the 'staches are just very vibrant lipstick. However, they do look like three NY flappers from the late 1920's, rather than Norman peasant farm girls from 1944 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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