tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post1142702604152672862..comments2024-03-28T14:35:30.147-04:00Comments on Tank Archives: Dig InPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-43868870700890961252015-02-22T12:00:42.119-05:002015-02-22T12:00:42.119-05:00"If you're the Germans, you throw away th..."If you're the Germans, you throw away the turret, and put a bigger gun on top" I think it's actually: put the biggest gun you possibly can on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-34908717785170553202014-12-22T04:39:14.655-05:002014-12-22T04:39:14.655-05:00And let's not forget the Wespe while we're...And let's not forget the Wespe while we're at it. And also the Panzer IV variants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-2195219510536082072014-06-04T01:19:17.092-04:002014-06-04T01:19:17.092-04:00With the superstructure replacing the turret.With the superstructure replacing the turret.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-63508287581526373822014-06-04T01:17:13.521-04:002014-06-04T01:17:13.521-04:00"If you're the Germans, you throw away th..."If you're the Germans, you throw away the turret, and put a bigger gun on top" is true. The German Marder (and other) tank destroyer lines used obsolete French and German tanks and other armoured vehicles with a fixed superstructure with a more powerful gun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-75864756419129851432014-05-29T18:26:18.403-04:002014-05-29T18:26:18.403-04:00Look up "panzer stellungs" or Panthertur...Look up "panzer stellungs" or Pantherturms The Germans, Fins, and other dug in guns as well.<br />also<br /> <br />"If you're the Germans, you throw away the turret, and put a bigger gun on top" thats a pretty partisan statement, can't think of one instance where this is true I can however think of at least one situation in regard to the USSR: the T-34/76 vs the /85 , Turret was thrown out and obsolete gun replaced with larger one. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-83107876801376922122013-11-24T00:23:20.218-05:002013-11-24T00:23:20.218-05:00That's a Mk II, Mk III never reached operation...That's a Mk II, Mk III never reached operational service AFAIK (only one used during the Salisbury Plain exercises in 1934).cwjian90https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395697660805862122noreply@blogger.com