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In the top pic, is the guy on the left carrying an MP44?
Those wide tracks were probably needed because of the weight of the tank but by the same token I imagine helped it go were our Sherman's couldn't, Ray
The wide tracks are a result of experience in the mud of the Eastern front. The problem with the German tanks is each one was almost hand built and each one of the same model tended to be slightly different with continuous modifications being made throughout production. Tended to make the tanks very expensive, kept production low, and made maintenance more difficult. Also the designs were complex and not always very reliable. It is one thing to have a super tank. It is something else to have a super tank that won't run or that can't be produced in sufficient numbers. It was a case of the best being the enemy of the good enough.
Jerry Liles
I'd put it at 95% that he is in fact carrying an MP44, I would've .
Yes, it's an MP44, here's a shot from the other side.
Those two Hetzer tank hunters (last photo) were considered to be one of the best towards the end of the war. Difficult to spot until it was too late
Sturmgewehr-44 (Stg 44)
Regards.....Frank
Roger that Frank. I just said it wrong...technical foul, 10 yards...Quote:
Originally Posted by frankderrico
Turn-about's fair play, here's a Kraut with a Thompson. Most soldiers did not use captured weapons because everybody knew the sound of the other guy's stuff and did not want to be mistaken for the enemy in a firefight. I've never heard a GI say he saw a German with an M1 even though it was far superior to their bolt guns.
I would guess a British contract Thompson with that sling attached to the left side of the vertical grip
I wonder if some of these (on both sides) ended up as bring-backs?
Bob
I should think so. Soldiers are soldiers...Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Womack
Absolutely true. You see pics and hear stories, but those of us that have been out know we wouldn't be too interested in drawing our own fire. And that's what would happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by bob seijas
WWII German use of M1 CarbinesQuote:
Originally Posted by bob seijas
Wow, great info! Thanks, Mark!
Opposite side of the world, but then there was this: Japanese Type 4 Garand copy Forgotten Weapons