Wooden planks on the sides of Shermans was to prevent magnetic mines from attaching. A common practice in the PTO.

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"Danger Will Robinson!"

Wire or chain or rope or whatever the hell we had.

Yes I know that, but how would they make the chains/ropes or whatever stick on? This has always confused me.

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Caption reads: Laxatives caused an elephant called Stefan to release an out-pouring of poo, burying it's pitiful trainer alive.

There were hooks, rings, and rails for trying on baggage and camoflage nets. Others could be welded on by the mechanics, and holes cut in the edge of the fenders over the tracks. A cable/rope could be looped entirely around the turret

I've some "Destroyed tanks" for you .

Can't see which tank anymore, forgot the name
Maybe a Low-Rider :P



Driver: Euh...Does Somebody has a Rope..?



I've more but need to find them.. I got to much photo's.
More coming!

The Tiger: I know & see it doesn't look destroyed but I had to let him see you. Possible is that the Tank was broken inside or defect and that they used a heavy truck or crane to throw him aside.

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Many times they welded (tack welded)(gusset's) a "bookshelf" type piece of flat-stock metal at the line just even/above the track, straight across (six-eight inches deep). Sorta like the way they did "Hedge-Choppers" & "Spaced (especially on the round hull Shermans) extra armor (which became available later on). Then they stacked whatever, sandbags & logs. Tied them together once on.
Many tanks Tigers, T-34s, Shermans carried logs on their sides for (as well as extra protection against "hollow charge" weapons), to aid in getting un-stuck in mud/snow. A Two-Fer.
The track & boogies hung on hooks (tack welded), gas/oil/water cans, cable/wire, rations etc stuffed in/tied on.
Anything to break up the searing blast of the Panzerfaust/Bazooka/Piat.

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"Danger Will Robinson!"

The picture I promised: six destroyed tanks in a row and since it's Christmas, an extra Ju52. All on the same picture. Identification of the six German tanks would be very welcome.

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Theres a Marder III (back row, right), left of that, 2 StuGs, Hetzer (I think), Far left, another StuG. Closest (Next to plane), another StuG.

Don't let PzJgr see this picture.

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Caption reads: Laxatives caused an elephant called Stefan to release an out-pouring of poo, burying it's pitiful trainer alive.

1. The right with the canon -> "SdKfz Ausf.M Marder III"
2. Next to the "Marder III" -> "StuG III Ausf. G"
3. Next to the "StuG III Ausf. G" -> "Jagdpanzer Hetzer"
4. Next to the "Jagdpanzer Hetzer" -> "StuG III Ausf. D"
5. Next to the "StuG III Ausf. D" -> "StuG IIIG"
6. Severly Damaged Tank -> "StuG"

a) "StuG" means "SturmGeschutz"

*) I'm not sure of everything. I said what I know.

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Sturmkreuz, this is an Elefant. The vehicle in the picture is a Marder III.

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Caption reads: Laxatives caused an elephant called Stefan to release an out-pouring of poo, burying it's pitiful trainer alive.

That was a fast identification ! Thank you Joe and Sturm.

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I know. Seconds later I realised since I saw that is was open in the back.

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Soviet truck : GAZ AA

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Soviet BA 27M

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The war against Russia will be such that it cannot be conducted in a knightly fashion. This struggle is one of ideologies and racial differences and will have to be conducted with unprecedented, unmerciful and unrelenting harshness. -Adolf Hitler

Destroyed Churchill from the battle of Kursk

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The war against Russia will be such that it cannot be conducted in a knightly fashion. This struggle is one of ideologies and racial differences and will have to be conducted with unprecedented, unmerciful and unrelenting harshness. -Adolf Hitler

that's a nice one Slon!

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Yeah Slon, i especially liked one with T-34/76... sad one.

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Handle every stressful situation like a dog.
If you can't eat it or hump it.
Piss on it and walk away

On Iwo Jima, USMC Shermans carried side-mounted wooden planks for additional protection against Japanese AT fire.

Char B1

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Too late! It's all propaganda. Everybody knows a StuG is hard to hit. Anyone can see that the Tante Ju that was delivering them got shot down. It's the pilot's fault. Just call me Pzjgr!

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Lies, Lies, Lies. He forgot to duck when setting of self-destruct mechanism.

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American by birth, TEXAN by the grace of GOD!