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Offline VonMudra

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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #15630 on: 08-08-2018, 20:08:42 »
Yeah, I'm thinking BT7 as well.  I'm kinda willing to bet that guy inspecting it might have been the lucky AT rifleman himself.

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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #15631 on: 08-08-2018, 22:08:37 »
Definitly a BT-7.

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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #15632 on: 09-08-2018, 11:08:21 »

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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #15633 on: 09-08-2018, 13:08:05 »


Third Guards Tank Army examining captured early war tanks, near Zossen training ground in Berlin 1945.
These AFVs were part of "Panzer-Kompanie Kummersdorf", but most of the obsolete vehicles were left behind to escape the Soviet encirclement - only few, scattered elements of the unit saw action in this area.

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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #15634 on: 09-08-2018, 17:08:12 »
Yeah, I'm thinking BT7 as well.  I'm kinda willing to bet that guy inspecting it might have been the lucky AT rifleman himself.
Or the scene takes place in some kind of shooting range, that would explain such deadly accuracy and why he is inspecting it so closely. It could serve him in a nearby future.

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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #15635 on: 09-08-2018, 18:08:01 »
Yeah, I'm thinking BT7 as well.  I'm kinda willing to bet that guy inspecting it might have been the lucky AT rifleman himself.
Or the scene takes place in some kind of shooting range, that would explain such deadly accuracy and why he is inspecting it so closely. It could serve him in a nearby future.

It's one explanation, though such close inspection is common in photographs of finished battles, and the accuracy is pretty normal for that rifle.

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Re: Picture of the Day
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Re: Picture of the Day
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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #15638 on: 10-08-2018, 14:08:33 »


Any idea what is happening in this picture and what is that device?  :P
« Last Edit: 10-08-2018, 22:08:44 by Leopardi »

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Re: Picture of the Day
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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #15640 on: 11-08-2018, 08:08:25 »


GIs on a StuG III Ausf G with Alkett ex works camouflage, including the trademark dark yellow "whoosh" on the bow (olive green RAL 6003 base). This StuG also had a combination of "swinging" and superstructure shürzen plates.
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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #15641 on: 11-08-2018, 12:08:04 »


Any idea what is happening in this picture and what is that device?  :P

Maybe they are signaling, like they used to on ships?

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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #15642 on: 11-08-2018, 14:08:39 »
yes you can see the morse code command.
What i don't understand is why they sit right next to it.
If an ennemy spot it, he will certainly fire at the spot ...

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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #15643 on: 11-08-2018, 15:08:42 »
yes you can see the morse code command.
What i don't understand is why they sit right next to it.
If an ennemy spot it, he will certainly fire at the spot ...

Likely it is aimed backwards, with a narrow focus beam.  Thus, unless the enemy is behind them, it's not going to be seen.

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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #15644 on: 11-08-2018, 18:08:51 »
Also it would be hard to put all of them in the picture if they weren't next to it.  :P

Given the fact that they are perfectly lit up (big light source to the left) while the trees in the background are dark, I'd say this is a completely staged photo just to show off the device and crew.
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