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Hi Sebastian Although the 8 cm PAW went into production as you say in December 1944, I personnelly think that very few, if any of these weapons actually reached combat units. The reason being, that the dislocation and total chaos inside Germany, especially with regard to the transportation of weapon...

Hi At home I have a book on Waffen SS Mountain Divisions, and in this book there is a photograph of a marching column of Waffen SS Mountain troops, at the head of this column there are six Waffen SS soldiers with various breeds of dog on leads. The Unit concerned was from the Prinz Eugen Division, a...

Hi I would be very grateful if anyone can tell me how many of these weapons were actually produced by the Germans. The reason why I would like to know this is because in George F. Natziger's 'Rumanian Order of Battle World War II: An Organisational History of the Rumanian Army in World War II', it s...

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I would be most grateful if anyone could let me know of any books dealing in this particular subject, especially if written in English.

Thanks in advance.

Regards

Bob

Hi For anyone who maybe interested in the above, the best site that I have come across is as follows: http://www.wl howard.com Click on Welcome to wl howard.com. Then click on Ordance Technical Intelligence Museum box, then scroll down to Radio Equipment links. There you will find everything you wan...

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I know that this weapon fired the following types of anti-armour shell; 7.5 cm K Gr Pz Patr (p) piercing shot, and 7.5 cm Gr Patr 97/38 HI/B hollow charge round.

What I would like to know is what was the penetrating capability of these two rounds of ammunition.


Thanks in advance

Bob

Hi Tom

The only thing that I know for sure is that a number of Pzkw IVs were used by the Syrians as dug-in pillboxs on the Golan Heights, during the 1967 six-day war.

Some of these being captured by the Israelis.

Regards


Bob

Hi Gorbag From about 1942 the growing demand for close-support weapons on the Eastern Front led to various emergency solutions. One of these was the adaptation of the 2.7 cm Walther Leuchtpistole to fire small HE grenades of special design. These proved to be quite effective within their limits, and...

Hi Joe The only infor that I have is as follows: Composition 80th, 107th & 253rd Infantry Regiments 34th Artillery Regiment 34th Reconnaissance Battalion 34th Anti-Tank Battalion 34th Engineer Battalion 34th Signal Battalion Home Station: Heidelburg, Wehrkriese XII History The 34th was formed in...

Hi Charlie

I'v got the same book at home myself. That's one of the reasons for putting the request onto this site.

Thanks all the same.

Regards

Bob

Hi Bittrich The only problems that the Germans encountered with the MP43/MP44 family was to do with ammunition stoppages. The reason why this occurred was that by 1944 much of the basic 7.92 mm conventional and Kurz ammunition was supplied with steel cartridge cases covered in a thin lacquer coating...

Hi Derek The only version of the Hs 293 to see operational service was the Hs293A-1. The control of this weapon was by two sets of bobbins, one set attached to the controlling aircraft, and the other set attached to the missiles wingtips. The first warship to be sunk by this weapon was the corvette ...

Hi Derek The only version of the Hs 293 to see operational service was the Hs293A-1. The first warship to be sunk by this weapon was the corvette HMS Egret. other warships to succumb to this weapon were the British destroyers Inglefield, Boadicea, Intrepid and Dulverton and the Greek destroyer Vasil...

Hi In a book that I have called 'Weapons and Equipment Of The German Fallschirmtruppe 1935-1945', there is a photograph that is captioned as follows: Two-man team with a Panzerbuchse 39 anti-tank rifle in Holland in 1940'. The thing is that this weapon has been fitted with a sniperscope. What I woul...

Hi Craig According to 'German Army Uniforms and Insignia 1933-1945', by Brian L. Davis, the Gebirgsjager arm badge was first introduced for wear on the 2nd May 1939. It was to be worn on the right upper arm 16 cm from the shoulder seam on the Field Blouse, the Uniform Tunic and the Greatcoat by all ...