shep854 Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 5 hours ago, Manic Moran said: Yet there were still exceptions. The Swedish L60s, for example, were astonishingly comfortable, and that's a pre-WW2 vehicle, so it could be done if they wanted. In fairness, I don't recall great issue with Panzer III either, other than the lack of driver/radioman hatches. Indeed. You have illustrated the whole spectrum in your videos; the relative comfort of the Sherman, then the difficulty of the 'Hetzer'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olof Larsson Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 On 6/30/2024 at 7:16 PM, Markus Becker said: Indeed, how did this become a commercial success? Sufficient supply of dwarfs? Cheap to purchase and small logistical footprint. Most users where former french colonies and in the developed world, only the relatively poor irish, spanish and portugese bought them. Of those three, the irish didn't take defence seriously, while Spain and Portugal was focusing on defending their colonies. That said, Western European nations tended to get surplus armoured cars (the M8 was used by all NATO-nations except for Denmark and Luxemburg, and the dames used Humbers) and then switch to tracked vehicles for reece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R011 Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 On 7/2/2024 at 6:06 PM, Olof Larsson said: Cheap to purchase and small logistical footprint. Most users where former french colonies and in the developed world, only the relatively poor irish, spanish and portugese bought them. Of those three, the irish didn't take defence seriously, while Spain and Portugal was focusing on defending their colonies. That said, Western European nations tended to get surplus armoured cars (the M8 was used by all NATO-nations except for Denmark and Luxemburg, and the dames used Humbers) and then switch to tracked vehicles for reece. Continental European Nato nations. Canada used the British and Canadian ones left over from the war until replacing them in the fifties with Ferrets. I don't think the UK used the M8 either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interlinked Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 Famous pic of Pz. III driver and bow gunner front hatches, and side escape hatches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 On 6/30/2024 at 1:20 AM, shep854 said: Yikes...I thought the AMLs were pretty cool little vehicles. After this, I cannot imagine operating one, let alone fighting it. So, of course I went to Google Maps to check out 18 Av. D'Ivry, Paris. And the factory building is still there, at 16. 18 itself appears to be a replacement. 16 is SNCF (national rail) offices now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmgill Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Anyone notice that David Fletcher has received the moniker of "Tank Jesus" from the folks doing youtube videos on War Thunder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunday Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Well, it is better than Grandpa Smurf of Tanks, for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manic Moran Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 23 hours ago, rmgill said: Anyone notice that David Fletcher has received the moniker of "Tank Jesus" from the folks doing youtube videos on War Thunder? Huh. I'm more used to seeing it applied to myself, but David does have a more magnificent moustache. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunday Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 Uh, oh, a religion war with tanks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep854 Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 Manic rides with the Blackhorse again: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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