War WW2 Tanks: KO'ed (4 Viewers)
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Some of the cemeteries (non-military) in Toronto had a few Shermans in them. Me and a friend got to play inside one for a fews days. Non of the hatches opened but it was fun. Then I remembered reading that these puppies had escape hatches on the bottom of the hull. I crawled under and there was a steel plate very loosely welded on - so loosely I pulled on it and it came off. The tank hadn't been completely gutted before being parked there but we still spent hours in there. I just wished that the turret hatch opened.
More WW2 tanks and armor knocked out one way of the other.
Set 8.
1. American M4 Sherman Tank Destroyed.
2. Soviet light tank T-26 and dead crewman.
3. Dead US Infantrymen by M4 Sherman Santa Maria Italy 1944.
4. Hetzer and dead German crew.
5. Jagdtiger number 332, 3rd company, 653rd schewere Panzerjäger Abteilung.
Set 8.
1. American M4 Sherman Tank Destroyed.
2. Soviet light tank T-26 and dead crewman.
3. Dead US Infantrymen by M4 Sherman Santa Maria Italy 1944.
4. Hetzer and dead German crew.
5. Jagdtiger number 332, 3rd company, 653rd schewere Panzerjäger Abteilung.
Set 9.
1. Jap 2nd Tank Division Type 95 Ha Go tank destroyed by 37th ID Bone Luzon 1945
2. Japanese Type 97 Chi Ha Tank, Saipan June 1944.
3. JS2 wreck, Breslau.
4. Eisenhower inspects a knocked out King Tiger tank, Schwere Panzer Abteilung 503, tank number 100, France 1944.
5. Knocked out M3 Lee tank, Africa.
1. Jap 2nd Tank Division Type 95 Ha Go tank destroyed by 37th ID Bone Luzon 1945
2. Japanese Type 97 Chi Ha Tank, Saipan June 1944.
3. JS2 wreck, Breslau.
4. Eisenhower inspects a knocked out King Tiger tank, Schwere Panzer Abteilung 503, tank number 100, France 1944.
5. Knocked out M3 Lee tank, Africa.
Set 11.
1. M3A1 armored vehicle, 9th Armored Division, US Army, hit a mine.
2. US M4 Firefly, Market Garden Campaign. Two penetration holes in the frontal hull is quite evident. Driver/Gunner zero chance.
3. Russian KV1-3 blasted.
4. Two knocked out German PzKpfw IV's near Bobruisk with dead crew removed.
5. US M4 Sherman Tank, shell hit, near Cologne Cathedral 1945. Not known if the other tank was also disabled: one of it's crew is running to help the escaping crewman of the hit tank while another is booking it to safety.
1. M3A1 armored vehicle, 9th Armored Division, US Army, hit a mine.
2. US M4 Firefly, Market Garden Campaign. Two penetration holes in the frontal hull is quite evident. Driver/Gunner zero chance.
3. Russian KV1-3 blasted.
4. Two knocked out German PzKpfw IV's near Bobruisk with dead crew removed.
5. US M4 Sherman Tank, shell hit, near Cologne Cathedral 1945. Not known if the other tank was also disabled: one of it's crew is running to help the escaping crewman of the hit tank while another is booking it to safety.
Set 15.
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2. Russian tank driver who didn't make it out in time.
3. Turret of a decapitated German Tiger tank. Another destroyed Tiger tank in the background.
4. A US Sherman tank that took direct fire. The body of a crewman, covered with a blanket, lies infront of the tank.
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2. Russian tank driver who didn't make it out in time.
3. Turret of a decapitated German Tiger tank. Another destroyed Tiger tank in the background.
4. A US Sherman tank that took direct fire. The body of a crewman, covered with a blanket, lies infront of the tank.
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I think that the true horror of tank warfare has to be seen in motion. The stills are fine, but videos demonstrate just how little time a tank crew member has to get out of a tank that been hit and scramble to safety.
This video was taken in Cologne, France on March 16, 1945. It starts off with a few US Sherman tanks and a Pershing tank rolling into town infront of the Cologne Cathedral. One Sherman turned left while the other remained behind.
Just past the mounds of rubble was a German Panther that fired at the Sherman that remained on the street, taking it out. A tank duel ensued with casualties on both side.
Sorry about the vid: it's shitty quality and under the circumstances that it was taken in is very shaking.
This video was taken in Cologne, France on March 16, 1945. It starts off with a few US Sherman tanks and a Pershing tank rolling into town infront of the Cologne Cathedral. One Sherman turned left while the other remained behind.
Just past the mounds of rubble was a German Panther that fired at the Sherman that remained on the street, taking it out. A tank duel ensued with casualties on both side.
Sorry about the vid: it's shitty quality and under the circumstances that it was taken in is very shaking.
I knew the Sherman tanks had issues with getting their ammo racks hit and having their turret blown off, but I'd never seen that happen to Tigers. Great set DH.
Once the Shermans went with wet stowage for live tank rounds their burn rate went from about 80% to 10-15%, on average. In comparison, a Panzer IV using dry stowage was usually worse and more likely to burn if the tank was hit than a Sherman with dry ammo stowage was. I don't know if/when the Germans might have adopted the same wet ammo storage to their tanks.
One of my uncles and his squad, serving with the British in Normandy, blew the lid off a Tiger by first disabling it and then pounding a bazooka round into the engine compartment at the back.
I don't think there was a tank (light, medium, heavy), from any side of the war, that could not be decapitated if hit in the right spot and igniting the tank's live ammo.
Once the Shermans went with wet stowage for live tank rounds their burn rate went from about 80% to 10-15%, on average. In comparison, a Panzer IV using dry stowage was usually worse and more likely to burn if the tank was hit than a Sherman with dry ammo stowage was. I don't know if/when the Germans might have adopted the same wet ammo storage to their tanks.
One of my uncles and his squad, serving with the British in Normandy, blew the lid off a Tiger by first disabling it and then pounding a bazooka round into the engine compartment at the back.
I don't think there was a tank (light, medium, heavy), from any side of the war, that could not be decapitated if hit in the right spot and igniting the tank's live ammo.
I think I just had a biased perception because I've always heard of German tanks as being held in high regards. That, plus I've seen so many photos of destroyed Shermans (labelled as "steel coffins" etc.). I didn't know they were eventually outfitted with the wet racks during WWII. They sure as shit needed it with their armor thickness. Thanks for the info.
That's cool. Unfortunately we had never tanks, cannons, etc. on display on public places here like in the countries which have 'won' the war. I saw my first bigger war weapons in Spain in an old castle, there were some old light flaks for decoration, you could enter them and turn the hand-wheels.
But here is the quite good tank museum in Munster now. I've visited it two times, it's ~5 hrs away from me.
Great post DH. I appreciate the effort that you put into all of your post.
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Shit those rounds went IN and out just like it was butter!!!!!!!!
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