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Tankbüchse 41: Rifle or Cannon?
Neutral Switzerland understood the fragility of its sovereignty perfectly well during WWII. However, in case of an invasion, the Alpine confederacy expected to go down fighting. In reinforcing its...
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Schwere Feldhaubitze 18: Heavyweight Senior
The German 150 mm heavy s.F.H. 18 heavy howitzer left a mark on the history of artillery. Developed in secret, given a made up name, combining excessive weight with excellent ballistics and...
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Penetration: British Edition
On March 31st, 1944, a demonstration of various British vehicles was held at the Lulworth proving grounds in Great Britain. The usual fare of British and American tanks were accompanied by something a...
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Improved Tractor
"To the Chief of the 3rd Departmetn of the GAU UMTEngineer-Major comrade BozilenkoOn the issue of trials of the ATZ-3T tractorI inform you in this letter that the ATZ-3T tractor, designed and assembled...
View ArticlePak 43 Problems, Round 2
Issues with the size and weight of the Pak 43 came up before. The slightly smaller and lighter Pak 43/41 had the same issues."Use of 88 mm Pak 43/41 (towed) during mobile combat operationsData in...
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Full Auto SVT
"Conclusions on the proving ground trials of 7.62 mm automatic rifles, converted from semi-automatic rifles, with 10-15 round magazines showed that:Groups at 100 meters when firing in bursts increase...
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Pz.Kpfw. Löwe: The German Lion
During the Third Reich, the German tank building school was defined, in part, by monsters such as the Maus and E-100. However, the German system of armament from the 1930s had no superheavy monsters...
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Exhibit with a History
The German Tiger tank currently on display in Saumur is one of only six tanks of this type that survive to this day. Out of the six, the history of this one is the most interesting. This tank fought...
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Sherman Engines
Things like fuel efficiency and average speed don't really come up much in most tank encyclopedias, which is a shame, since these are very important characteristics in the real world. The Americans, in...
View ArticleGerman SPG Intel
"Information notice #34Information on enemy armameng1. German 42 mm anti-tank gun mod. 1941According to information obtained from various sources, the Germans use a 42 mm anti-tank gun mod. 1941 The...
View Article85 mm vs Soviet Tanks
We saw how the Soviet 85 mm 52-K gun performed against the Tiger, but does the domestic KV-1 do any better?"Shooting at KV-1 and T-34 hulls from the 85 mm gunKV-1 and T-34 tanks were fired upon by...
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MG-42 Manual
"Translation of a German document captured 3 km east of Rosino on December 1st, 1942, among documents of the 10th infantry company, 174th infantry regiment, 81st infantry division.Directions on...
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Heavyweight Brainstorming
During the years of WWII, American industry made excellent light and medium tanks. SPGs built on their chassis were no less excellent. The only field where American engineers encountered misfortune was...
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Multiturreted Independence
Towards the end of WWI, the French reached first place in the heavy tank development race. A little longer, and the FCM 2C would have seen combat. The French created the first breakthrough tank in the...
View ArticlePak 40 Discovery
"To the Deputy People's Commissar of Defense, Lieutenant General of the Tank Forces, comrade FedorenkoAugust 18th, 1942I report that, according to documents, the German army possesses 7.5 cm mod. 1940...
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Tiger vs IS
I've had so many articles about IS-2s shooting up Tigers, it's only fair to do one on the other way around. This IS-2 was lost by the 72nd Independent Guards Heavy Tank Regiment on May 1st, in...
View ArticleForeign Aid
A lot of attention is aimed at the numbers for Lend-Lease aid received by the USSR in WWII, but what about the aid received by the Russian Empire during WWI? Despite being a much less discussed topic,...
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Infantry Sweet Spot
The Valentine infantry tank was the most common British tank of WWII. Like the Matilda, it didn't last long as a front line tank in the British army, but commander versions and SPGs on the chassis made...
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British Tank for Soviet Infantry
On September 29th, 1941, the first regular Arctic convoy departed from Britain to the USSR. It was indexed PQ-1. On October 11th, 11 transport ships arrived at Arkhangelsk, where they delivered 193...
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17-pounder vs. 17-pounder
The CACRU (Canadian Armoured Corps Reinforcement Unit) ordered a few 17-pounders for training. A 17-pounder is a 17-pounder, right? Well, it turns out, not so much.The tank guns aren't really the same...
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