2-16-18 Garand Picture of the Day

[Mark in Rochester]

His bayonet fixed to his M1 Garand rifle, a soldier of the 27th Infantry Division



Three soldiers of the 27th Infantry Division take temporary cover from Japanese fire on Saipan. Their vantage point is a rock wall on high ground that overlooks cane fields. The terrain on Saipan contributed to the deliberate progress of the Army troops on the island.

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[matthanne1]

Thanks- Spearhead- 3rd Armored Div!

[browningautorifle]

They took the paint right off it...

[fboyj]

That hetzer ain’t going to hetz no more

[Bob Womack]

It could be a Jagdpanzer IV.



Bob

[Bob Womack]

Funny. Without the upper superstructure and with the large bogeys it deoesn't look like a Hetzer. Notice the Panzer III chassis and the main gun mounted way forward. It looks like they've taken steps to reduce the amount of metal in the drive bogey as well. It looks like some strange variant of Sturmgeschütz but I can put my finger on it.

Bob

[CINDERS]

Think your right Bob here is a Hetzer, plus the other one is missing the return rollers on top hence the slack in the track.

[Bob Womack]

Think your right Bob here is a Hetzer, plus the other one is missing the return rollers on top hence the slack in the track.

I spent about forty minutes search for that vehicle's ID and had almost given up before I found it. The first thing was establishing the chassis type. German self-propelled guns are a funny little black hole to fall down.



Bob

[browningautorifle]

self-propelled guns are a funny little black hole to fall down.

So many are so close but not quite...

[matthanne1]

Yes, it is the JPz IV. I believe the return rollers and other damage came from it burning after being hit and warping. You can see the missing return rollers laying on the ground beside it.