WWII Q&A thread: Ask us anything!

[Gerrit 'Lord Rommel' G.]

Well. I'm afraid that i dont have english literature. It is already difficult to get all german stuff.
For marines i can give u german stuff but no english stuff 

[CoHtaku]

I don't mind if that's all that's available. I am semi-fluent in German; I have a decent understanding of the language, however there are still many words which elude me. So it could provide a good learning opportunity for me in that regard, too.

[Gerrit 'Lord Rommel' G.]

You will find more stuff in:
Klodt, Rolf: Zur See und an Land. Zu Geschichte, Einsätzen und Uniformen der deutschen Seesoldaten, Marineinfanteristen, der Marinesicherungstruppe und der Marineschutzkräfte. Bonn 2008.

[CoHtaku]

Thank you very much! I'll try to source that book from somewhere. I assume that, as a German author, their German will be intelligible - Many English books have dreadful German, no doubt by non-native speakers. My favourite so far has to be "Scheißvorschrift für das Schwere Maschinengewehr".

[Gerrit 'Lord Rommel' G.]

LOL.
Well. The problem with such a topic like german navals is the fact that german army had no real naval infantry. The Linienschiff Holstein had a small detachment of naval infantry for a landing at the Westernplatte. But this is one of the few actions of "real" german naval infantry. The "naval infantry" of 1945 is just navy personal in military formations. So it is a very small topic and perhaps often not seen in english literature.

[CoHtaku]

Hello 'Lord Rommel',

I have managed to find and order a copy of Zur See und an Land; I now await its arrival. Thank you again for the suggestion.


I would also like some information on a few rifle grenades, if anybody knows anything about them:

- The GG/P40 attachment for the Kar98: I couldn't find much on this, but it seems it was used by the Fallschirmjäger? I would like to know when and where it was used, how effective it was, and any other information that may be available.

- "Moschetto per Truppe Speciali con Tromboncino Mod. 91/28": This attachment is mentioned in a list on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcano#Variants
 I couldn't find anything else on this weapon. Who used it? Was it very effective in its role? When was it used? Was it even used in WWII?

- 'Gewehr Propaganda Granate':
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rifle_grenade#Other_uses_and_similar_devices
 Apparently the Germans had a grenade launcher intended to fire propaganda leaflets. Suddenly CoH seems much less unrealistic. Was it ever used in combat? And who the hell thought it would actually work?

I do hope somebody can enlighten me on these weapons.

Thanks, CoHtaku.

[vanopivovar]

When New Update?

[Walentin 'Walki' L.]

When New Update?

When done! !!! !!! !!! !!!

Nice offtopic btw .

[BurroDiablo]

Reading up on the F-34/Zis-5 gun, I discovered this...

Some F-34 guns were also installed in Lend-Lease M4A2 Sherman tanks, known as the M4M

All I can find in relation to Sherman's using F-34 guns is this model which may or may not be entirely fictitious -



But I'm intrigued and hoped somebody could fill me in, I really hope actual images of this exist somewhere.

[Jeff 'Robotnik' W.]

I remember trying to find images of that sherman myself, couldn't even find a model like you did though

[Gerrit 'Lord Rommel' G.]

I have to search/look but i think i know where i could find a picture.

Edit: There is no picture of this Shermans. Sorry.

[Sommarkatze]

Hey guys, I am currently in a Second Sino Japanese war mood and reading some stuff. ( There is btw a great COH1 mod on that theme, its on Steam and called far east I think!)

In the battle of Nanking ( who would later sadly turn into the horrible Nanking massacre) both the Japanese and Chinese used tanks.

My question is, what kind of tanks where this? The Japanese I can somewhat figure out but the Chinese?

I read somewhere that the Chinese used a small amount of Sdkfz 222 and Pz 1, where these used there? ;>

Thanks!


Edit* Added some pictures if somebody wondered if these existed in general!



Chinese sdkfz 222




The only picture of the Pz1 is of when the Japanese have captured it

[Gerrit 'Lord Rommel' G.]

It is pretty simple.
German Pz I, italian CV-33, british Vickers-Carden-Loyd Light amphibious tanks, british Carden Loyd tankettes and british Vickers 6-ton tanks.
They were used by the 1st, 2nd and 3rd chinese tank battalion. They were already weakened by the battle of Shanghai. Most of the tanks were lost during the battle of Nanjing against the japanese forces.
After the battle the chinese tank forces were annihilated. They started to rebuild the tank forces when the soviets send equipment for the 200th Division in 1938.



Chinese CV tankettes


Chinese Vickers 6ton Mark E Type B tank.


Light amphibious tanks used by warlord Chen Jitang's forces.

[Sommarkatze]

Ah Sweet! Thanks Rommel for an excellent ansver!
So kick me in the face if wrong but it wouldnt be inaccurate to encounter an Pz1 in Nanjing?? ( working on a story!)

Thanks for the pictures too! :>

[Gerrit 'Lord Rommel' G.]

At least 10 Panzer I of the 3rd Chinese armored battalion fought in Nanjing.