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12 276 Garand Picture of the Day - Panzer
US GI's inspecting a destroyed german panzer IV, in WWII.
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10-08-2012 12:44 PM
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Good grief . He didn't do that with his lit'l AT grenade , did he ?
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I doubt it, eh? But that's what I was thinking. It made me laugh when I saw what you posted.
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That may have been an artillery round or an Allied attack aircraft.
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Funny and probably true.
---------- Post added at 07:10 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:09 PM ----------
Originally Posted by
Sarge1998
That may have been an artillery round or an Allied attack aircraft.
But not a Sherman.
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Could a Sherman Firefly do this ?
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From what can be seen in the picture, I would expect it was an artillery round - possibly 105mm Howitzer, or something like a 250lb aerial bomb that penetrated the top front of the hull before detonating. It looks as though the top of the hull has been blown open from the inside, with the front part apparently missing, and the turret lifted off. The only thing else I can think of that could cause that kind of damage is the rounds store inside the turret detonating for some reason.
Last edited by Paul S.; 10-10-2012 at 01:26 AM.
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Originally Posted by
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the rounds store inside the turret detonating for some reason.
If this vehicle was hit by an air strike from a rocket firing Typhoon or Thunderbolt or such, that's exactly what would happen. I'm not sure why this one's such a mystery to us all? That's what they were doing for passtime at that point...
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I think it's the total destruction that this picture shows . Kinda like the car crashes ringed by road flares , you try not to look , but.....
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