Picture of the Day

[Leibermuster]

Fixed it for you m8 

[IrishReloaded]

the Rommelkiste of the 2nd tank is interesting, its not the standardmodel.

[Paythoss]

Its a standard ... for the initial serie of Tiger I tanks .
A Tiger I tanks from 501st sPzAbt , ready to embark on the ferry to the Africa in 1942 .
http://oi50.tinypic.com/sopcg3.jpg
BTW ... that Initial Tiger I was ... the last Tiger I who surrended in Tunis 1943 

Oh ... and I forgot , that Tiger survived that disaster action in Leningrad 1942 

Shame that he was scrapped ... today that tank could be a priceless 

[Dukat]

"Rocket gun captured by 117th IR in Weser Forest

9th Army ordnance personnel inspect a huge howitzer-like-gun captured by the 30th ID. The gun fires a rocket-propelled shell 15 ins. in diameter weighing 1500 lbs. Photo taken at Nusa, Germany, April 2nd, 1945."


This weapon is new to me. Any name or other info on it?

Sturmtiger's gun?

Sturmtiger got a mortar, 38cm L/5,4. Shell weight is 760lbs. Text above mentions 1500lbs and 15 ins. If that is supposed to be a typo and it actually means 15 inch, then 15 inch are indeed 38cm. Only reason for double weight could be an increased propelling charge.
However, I grew up at the Weser, and "Weser Forest" doesn't tell me anything. That could be everywhere. It is as precise as "Mississippi Forest". Whereas Nusa doesnt tell me anything either. What is "Nusa" supposed to be? A village? Short form for a military complex? I got no clue.



Two german soldiers on the guard, Samsø, Denmark.

[CHRISTIEFRONTDRIVE]

[Tankbuster]

FH2 in black and white.

[IrishReloaded]

that picture is awesome - 

[THeTA0123]

probaly propaganda and set up

[PanzerKnacker]

probaly propaganda and set up

And that's important...because...? 

[THeTA0123]

probaly propaganda and set up

And that's important...because...? 

sorry, last time i posted an awesome photo i got that answer. Because it was russian and no way that panzer could have been destroyed and crap like that



Always loved these conversion..They look like


somebody took a HUGE gun on the smallest possible chassis

[Butcher]

Yeah, propaganda... that T-34 totally destroyed itself. Of course the photographer thought it would be a nice picture shot from the Tigers point of view, that´s what good photographers do: Trying to get nice pictures.

[th_battleaxe]

probaly propaganda and set up

And that's important...because...? 

sorry, last time i posted an awesome photo i got that answer. Because it was russian and no way that panzer could have been destroyed and crap like that



Always loved these conversion..They look like


somebody took a HUGE gun on the smallest possible chassis

Is that a 105 on a Renault D2 chassis?

[siben]

Yeah, propaganda... that T-34 totally destroyed itself. Of course the photographer thought it would be a nice picture shot from the Tigers point of view, that´s what good photographers do: Trying to get nice pictures.

95% sure that is just a screenshot from a newsreel. Thus pure propaganda, but, that does not make the thing a set up, it could be a real view that a front line camera man captured.

[THeTA0123]

probaly propaganda and set up

And that's important...because...? 

sorry, last time i posted an awesome photo i got that answer. Because it was russian and no way that panzer could have been destroyed and crap like that



Always loved these conversion..They look like


somebody took a HUGE gun on the smallest possible chassis

Is that a 105 on a Renault D2 chassis?

Lefh 18 105 on FCM 36 chassis

[PanzerKnacker]

Nice Mg!