| 15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 08 Dec 2013 11:49 a.m. PST |
From Zvezda's 'Art of Tactic' series. Anyone tried it? Looks like fun.
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| Who asked this joker | 08 Dec 2013 12:10 p.m. PST |
Never tried and don't know anything about there games other than they now only make figures to support there wargame titles. That and, I'll bet Vin Diesel is driving that T-34.  |
| 45thdiv | 08 Dec 2013 12:15 p.m. PST |
So basically it's WW2 Smash up Derby? |
| kallman | 08 Dec 2013 12:52 p.m. PST |
I think that is the silliest cover I have ever seen of tank combat. |
| Bob the Temple Builder | 08 Dec 2013 1:41 p.m. PST |
I assume that the driver of the T-34 is dead. The T-34 had an accelerator that worked the wrong way around to normal. Foot down slowed the engine; foot off, and the tank would keep moving forward. If the driver was killed, the tank would keep moving unless the driver jammed the accelerator down before dying. This may well cause a T-34 to ram an enemy tank. There are certainly instances where this happened. |
| (Stolen Name) | 08 Dec 2013 1:44 p.m. PST |
No, whitemanticore the silliest would involve a sword
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| Patrick R | 08 Dec 2013 1:53 p.m. PST |
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| Sparker | 08 Dec 2013 5:16 p.m. PST |
There were documented instances of deliberate tank ramming at Kursk, so not that silly…. |
| john lacour | 08 Dec 2013 5:48 p.m. PST |
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| HistoryPhD | 08 Dec 2013 6:14 p.m. PST |
One would then have to assume that both drivers were dead? Otherwise the second tank driver would have the common sense to get out of the way |
| Schogun | 08 Dec 2013 6:14 p.m. PST |
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| (Stolen Name) | 08 Dec 2013 6:53 p.m. PST |
Obviously when the Russian T-34 commander waved his red flag to indicate a left turn the Pzr T-38 did not see it |
| number4 | 08 Dec 2013 7:11 p.m. PST |
Not just Kursk – the debut of the KV1 was notable for this 'tactic'- it's possible this happened because they had no ammunition for their main guns. One T.34 even rammed an armored train! link As for "getting out of the way" I don't think you appreciate the tiny field of view that even the commander has in a closed down tank – particularly those early WWII models |
 Dan Cyr  | 08 Dec 2013 8:16 p.m. PST |
It's sure common in "World of Tanks" (smile). Dan |
| freewargamesrules | 09 Dec 2013 5:09 a.m. PST |
It's no sillier than this tank combat
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| Rod I Robertson | 09 Dec 2013 7:10 a.m. PST |
Not so silly perchance!
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or for friendly fire:
Now this is silly:
And they haven't grown out of it:
Rod Robertson |
| LORDGHEE | 09 Dec 2013 8:08 a.m. PST |
the Germans from the Stug think their is a Russian still alive as they pry open the turret! |
| Etranger | 09 Dec 2013 6:41 p.m. PST |
There's also Lt Gorman's ramming attack on a Tiger II, for which he got a MC. link
RMD posted these episodes of sword-armed Japanese fighting around tanks on an earlier thread
The 4th Hussars reported being charged in 1942 by a Japanese officer on a white horse! He boarded a Stuart and attempted to run the commander through with his sword, but he was beaten off with a hastily-weilded hammer! The Japanese officer fell off the front of the tank, whereupon a track ran over both his legs. He was last seen firing his pistol at the disappearing tank.A similar incident occurred to the 3rd Carabiniers in 1944: another sword-armed Japanese officer boarded a tank (a Lee this time) and dropped into the turret hatch, killing the commander and 37mm loader with his sword. He was unable to stab the 37mm gunner across the breech of the gun, so he drew his pistol, intending to shoot him with it. However, the gunner had other ideas and managed to wrestle the pistol away from the officer, who then instead tried to strangle the gunner. The gunner then managed to shoot the Japanese officer, but he wouldn't go down, despite being shot by an entire magazine of bullets. The gunner then finally drew his own pistol and emptied it the into the Japanese officer, who finally stopped trying to strangle him. While all this was going on above them, the tank's 75mm gun crew carried on firing, oblivious to the drama being played out in the turret! TMP link |
looks at another D-Day: German set for Flames of War.
