interesting WWII photos

[Riggsman]

I'm glad someone checked and like them. Thx

Well these things are free of charge, we're comrades anyway right? ; )'

[Jeff 'Robotnik' W.]

Found this rare photo today lying around in my histroy stuff folder


I thought only 2 pictures of the kugelblitz existed, but heres one of its turret up close

[Sommarkatze]

Where the kugelblitz turret operated with pedals ? I dont mean like a bikecycle XD It were powered by a engine of some sort but did the shooter control it with pedals ?

[Jeff 'Robotnik' W.]

Where the kugelblitz turret operated with pedals ? I dont mean like a bikecycle XD It were powered by a engine of some sort but did the shooter control it with pedals ?

Im not sure actually. I think the turret was too small for someone to fit inside. My guess is maybe they developed a remote control system, and maybe pedals were used. I know pedals were used to fire the guns for the M15a1 CGMC, one to fire the .50 cals and one to fire the 37mm, so its definitely a possibility a similar system was used on other vehicles of other countries

[Jeff 'Robotnik' W.]

Also some otheer intresting pictures i found. We all know how the sherman chasis was flexible enough to allows to perform 1000+1 different roles, well here are a few other variants i found

1st picture- A sherman variant tested with a stubby 155mm howitzer

2nd picture- A sherman variant tested with a 7.2 inch rocket launcher instead of a main gun


and unrelated

3rd picture- A 90mm AA gun with some kill markers on the barrel, from either tanks or aircraft

4th picture- panzernest removal

5th picture- Another photo of the very rare ostwind. The second historical photo ive found of one

[Jeff 'Robotnik' W.]

Here is an interesting soviet weapon I found.

it was a 37mm airborne anti-tank gun. I cant find much more info on it because all the info I find on it is in russian, but it served during the last few years of the war, and was capable of being transported by glider or paradropped. Its main feature was its recoiess design, though I dont completely understand how it worked it seems like it had some of the aspects of an anti-tank gun and a recoiless rifle

Using sub-caliber rounds it could penetrate 86mm of armor at a range of 500 meters

[BurroDiablo]

Finnish Defense Forces have released 800 pictures from ww2 if anybody's interested

http://sa-kuva.fi/neo?tem=webneoeng#

[Max 'DonXavi' von B.]

Thanks for sharing, man! Those are awesome!

[Jeff 'Robotnik' W.]

Here is how you assemble a single track link of a kettenkrad. I can o ly imagine how complicated the treads of a tiger or panther were

[Gerrit 'Lord Rommel' G.]

Tiger and Panther were less complicated 
As far as i know the Kettenkrad was called the most complicated vehicle of ww2. And perhais this tracks were one of the reasons for this reputation. Nightmare to fix ^^

[BurroDiablo]

A neat picture of a captured StuG III G in full mobile concrete bunker mode and mounted MG replaced with an StG44.



I believe the Finns bunkered up their Sturmi's in a similar fashion.

[Blackbishop]

That's interesting... .

[CoHtaku]

Hi everyone,

I've found a most peculiar photo (see attached).

No, it's not the worlds weirdest car crash, but rather an ingenious camouflage technique -- This Sonderkraftfahrzeug 250/1 was in a 'hull down' position with a civilian car perched on top. Brilliant!

Credit where credit is due: This picture is taken from 'German Armoured Cars and Reconnaissance Half-Tracks 1939-45' by Bryan Perret.

Cheers, CoHtaku.

[Gerrit 'Lord Rommel' G.]

As far as i know it is one of this famous "Market Garden" picture. The german army tried to save as much as possible. I have a couple of fotos where cars were put on halftracks, trucks or car that were pulled by halftracks, ect ect. 

[CoHtaku]

Hello Gerrit,

The book states that the photograph was taken in Italy in 1943. I wasn't aware of this being done before, so feel free to post some of your own photos if you like.

Thanks, CoHtaku.