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Join the contestExcellent book out called KRUPP or the KRUPP Family. About the main armament supplier to Germany starting before WWI.... It talks about the tanks later in the war and how the quality dropped off greatly and were thrown together fairly quickly... Really poor quality and reliability problems.True, although you can argue about well made. Consider that there were only about 1200 Tigers made for the entire war. The Russians made about 40,000 T-34's. About the "well made", that's subjective and arguable. We talk about over engineered at times, but the fact remains that the early German tanks were little more than machine gun carriers (panzer I's), mortars/howitzers (panzer II's) at the start of the war. The French had much better and more numerous tanks (like the Somua or Bis 1) but used them improperly and piecemeal. The later tanks like the Tiger and Panther were horribly unreliable with transmission failures most common. It's been said more of the Tigers and Panthers were lost to breakdown and abandonment than to enemy action. On top of that, repair was a nightmare. You have to remove the turret to get to the transmission. At best a swap out may be a two day job. VS 4 or 5 hours for the Sherman. Many tank guys think the Panzer IV was their best tank overall. If the Panther came out a little earlier with the bugs worked out and in number, that could have been a game changer. But when you deploy 24 tanks and 2 out of 3 don't go beyond 20 miles before a major breakdown, well you know.
Excellent book out called KRUPP or the KRUPP Family. About the main armament supplier to Germany starting before WWI.... It talks about the tanks later in the war and how the quality and reliability dropped off greatly.True, although you can argue about well made. Consider that there were only about 1200 Tigers made for the entire war. The Russians made about 40,000 T-34's. About the "well made", that's subjective and arguable. We talk about over engineered at times, but the fact remains that the early German tanks were little more than machine gun carriers (panzer I's), mortars/howitzers (panzer II's) at the start of the war. The French had much better and more numerous tanks (like the Somua or Bis 1) but used them improperly and piecemeal. The later tanks like the Tiger and Panther were horribly unreliable with transmission failures most common. It's been said more of the Tigers and Panthers were lost to breakdown and abandonment than to enemy action. On top of that, repair was a nightmare. You have to remove the turret to get to the transmission. At best a swap out may be a two day job. VS 4 or 5 hours for the Sherman. Many tank guys think the Panzer IV was their best tank overall. If the Panther came out a little earlier with the bugs worked out and in number, that could have been a game changer. But when you deploy 24 tanks and 2 out of 3 don't go beyond 20 miles before a major breakdown, well you know.
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I’m very qualified now shut up.Ummm...............you're doing a convincingly good job of it..............![]()
Never seen anything that looks that good come out of a factory, more like a labor of love. Last time I was in that area was about 61 to 63, got close a couple of times recently but mainly in Austria. May have to revise our coming travel plans....
bite me.I’m very qualified now shut up.
I see two friends you can count on in a time of need...... good looking dog.?
Well historians credit meth for Germany's initial push and subsequent ability to continue to push day and night for their early success at the beginning of WWII.![]()
Sounds like every BMW, Volkswagen, Audi I have ever seen.Excellent book out called KRUPP or the KRUPP Family. About the main armament supplier to Germany starting before WWI.... It talks about the tanks later in the war and how the quality dropped off greatly and were thrown together fairly quickly... Really poor quality and reliability problems.
The Nazis had a methamphetamine called Pervitin. The Allies used an amphetamine in the form of Benzedrine.
Excellent book out called KRUPP or the KRUPP Family. About the main armament supplier to Germany starting before WWI.... It talks about the tanks later in the war and how the quality and reliability dropped off greatly.
Too bad the A-hole on the left wasn't on site for the party a couple weeks ago.
I see two friends you can count on in a time of need...... good looking dog.?
The Germans got the formulation from the Japanese... The nips apparently came up with it. Fascinating show on the AHC channel. Think it was called Hitlers Super Soldiers or Nazis.... Describes the whole thing. Funny thing...during the initial blitzkrieg the Allies were wondering how in the hell can the Germans move all those armored divisions so fast, non stop??? They were all jacked up on Meth.The Nazis had a methamphetamine called Pervitin. The Allies used an amphetamine in the form of Benzedrine.
They also synthesized testosterone from yams and created steroids...dbol was part of the ss super soldier program courtesy of I.G farben...which at the time was the 2nd largest company in the world behind GE.The Nazis had a methamphetamine called Pervitin. The Allies used an amphetamine in the form of Benzedrine.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.... Jesse James makes a Trump Tribute!
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The Dom, from Langfluh, above Saas Fee.
@1J04, Bob stowed away in my suitcase. Oh, and he found a girlfriend. Details and pics to follow.