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Americans fight through Germany: No. 7 Bubingen
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Americans fight through Germany: No. 7 Bubingen
A yard driven is a yard gained...
Ohio plates!
Bob
Perhaps the soldiers belong to an Amish battalion?
Low emission vehicle too!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Womack
1Hp 4 on the floor LSD no carbon emmisions but methane gas occaisionaly runs of biodegradable fuel found in every paddock collapsible sunroof!!........:dancingbanana:
I hope all those in the picture got home again..........
It's actually surprising just how many horses and horse drawn vehicles that the Wehrmacht used during WW2, anything from field kitchens to supply vehicles.
They were always hard up for fuel.Quote:
Originally Posted by Flying10uk
Didn't Roger and Hammersteins "Oklahoma" come out about this time? Maybe they liked the song "A Surrey with a Fringe on Top"?
BEAR
Only their front line vehicles were truly mechanized. Hitler's vision for his Army was extremely shallow. By contrast, literally all the U.S. Army had at the Louisiana Maneuvers in 1941 was TRUCKS. They put signs on trucks saying "TANK" for the field judges to factor in. You can possibly thank the Army's trans-continental truck convoys of 1919 and 1920 for accelerating America's interest in mechanized infantry, but the other influence might be the presence of all the principle players in moving assembly line manufacturer of motor vehicles - in America!Quote:
Originally Posted by Flying10uk
Bob
Too, you can't go across the ocean driving a horse cart. Even though lots of these guys were raised driving teams, you had to have the mobility of mechanized or motorized or just don't go. The Germans were almost at home, or took stock from countries they occupied. Then when rations ran short...they at least had meat.
There was a documentary on several months ago about war factories in which it was suggested that when the Peugeot factory, under Nazi occupation, was ordered to start making vehicles for the Germans, the French set up the production line in the most inefficient way that was possible.
I can see that happening, but I wouldn't want to be responsible once they figured it out. They weren't dummies and for sure you'd die for your country once they lay'd blame. Remember the Germans were always the best toy makers.
Horses are still reserve use- I have a Yugoslavian horse gas mask from the 1980s.