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October 17th, 2005, 02:41 PM
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A captured T-34 lurking in the woods...
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That is a great picture of a T-34. Read a great story about a German Panzer column moving through Russian lines using a captured T-34 at the head of the column. It was painted with German markings but all the checkpoints saw in the dark was the silloette. They even had their troops ride on the tanks Soviet style, and smoking cigarettes, to increase the ruse
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Hello gentlemen,
I've been away for a while so I wasn't able to respond to the Normandie-niemen postings.
There will be ( coming december 2005 )an english language book on the Normandie-niemen Regiment called:
French Eagles, Soviet Heroes: The Normandie-niemen Squadrons on the Eastern Front, by John D. Clarke, Sutton Publishing.
I'm looking forward to it because it's an interesting subject, but Í'm not able to read books in french very well. This will be the first english language book on the subject. Previews were promising.
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October 27th, 2005, 05:58 PM
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That´s the "The Molotov's bread basket"
The bomb was basically a large cylinder with some 200 small 2,5 kg incendiary bomblets inside. The tailwings made the cylinder to spin and the centrifugal force threw the bomblets out in a wide area.
This weapon was not very effective, since the small fires created by the bomblets were easy to put out by the civilians, and because of the snow covering the terrain. But still, Molotov's denials of Soviet bombings of the civilian population earned it the nickname "Molotov's bread basket".
http://www.winterwar.com/forces/SAF.htm
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Hmmm. That's interesting. Never heard of it before. Is that their version of the cluster bomb?  Good Show! Thanks.
[ 27. October 2005, 01:24 PM: Message edited by: PzJgr ]
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Hmmm. That's interesting. Never heard of it before. Is that their version of the cluster bomb? Good Show! Thanks.
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Never seen a pic of that before, either.
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Propaganda picture on how to fight the Germans...
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December 8th, 2005, 03:17 PM
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We did have at one point interesting discussions on how many tanks were caught in the mud during the Spring awakening March 1945.
In Charles Messenger´s Hitler Gladiator Sepp Dietrich says:
" Now 132 tanks were sunk in the mud and fifteen Royal Tigers were sunk up to their turrets."
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January 31st, 2006, 06:25 AM
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The Finnish president´s ( during WW2 ) Risto Ryti´s diary being published at the moment
( earlier was not the "right " time )
According to the diary, Hitler had told Finnish leaders about his plans for crushing Leningrad.
"St. Petersburg would be totally destroyed, and not just St. Petersburg, but also Moscow. As long as these large cities exist, peaceful conditions would not be possible in the east. St. Petersburg has been - and still is - a misfortune for Finland."
http://www.hs.fi/english/article/War.../1135218337864
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Katjusha!
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February 20th, 2006, 03:36 PM
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Another "ultramodern" Finnish vehicle for Winter War warfare...
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Is that a Finnish Fast Attack Ski-mobile? 
It appears to have a 9 cylinder radial engine in the after section. Does it power a propellor or a track?
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February 20th, 2006, 06:41 PM
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What is it used for ? The engine would make too much noise for recon work and it does not appear to have armor and it is not big enough to transport many people or supplies. 
Nice picture !
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February 20th, 2006, 08:00 PM
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Reminds you of the mysterious motorised sleds the Russians used on Lake Ilmen....
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February 21st, 2006, 12:25 AM
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I found this site on Russian snow mobiles with pictures.
http://www.battlefield.ru/index.php?...id=116&lang=en
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February 21st, 2006, 06:03 AM
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That's very interesting indeed, Ta152 - thanks for the link ! Previously, I'd only seen the photo of the destroyed Ilmen sleds in Carell's book.
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Kai's latest brings two things to mind-
Kai should have some sort of special medal here. In my time on the forums (minus some "vacations" ) I've never seen anyone who can find stuff on the web like he can. Especially the more esoteric, interesting, and sometimes downright strange stuff. Excellent find, as usual.
I can see the value of those "sleds" for transportation usage- I guess. Wouldn't a light/obsolete tank be better though, simply towing supplies? I guess if the snow was too deep, the sleds would work, but still...
I'm also pretty skeptical about the combat usage- anyone ran across mention of these in any other sources? I've read of sled-type vehicles used for transport, but for combat??
I find this line- "They sneaked into the enemy's rear area both singly and in combat groups."- next to impossible to believe! I'd imagine those engines would make one hell of a racket. And over anything close to open (snowy) terrain, where sound carries very well- how would they sneak anywhere, let alone through enemy lines?
Again- intersting stuff as always, Kai.
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Kai's latest brings two things to mind-
Kai should have some sort of special medal here. In my time on the forums (minus some "vacations" ) I've never seen anyone who can find stuff on the web like he can. Especially the more esoteric, interesting, and sometimes downright strange stuff.
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Agreed, but don't forget that Kai spends at least 11 months of the year snowed-in in a timber hut somewhere north of the Arctic Circle..... Brrrrrrrrrrr !
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