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| Blutarski | 24 Jan 2020 6:47 p.m. PST |
Found this fascinating factoid regarding the consequences of logistical shortages in a post-WW2 essay on the US 3rd Army's Lorraine campaign. "Extensive use was also made of captured German ordnance. One Time on Target (TOT) fired in XX Corps' zone was executed with captured German 105-mm howitzers, Russian-made 76.2-mm guns and French 155-mm howitzers (also captured from the Germans), and German 88-mm antitank guns. Eighty percent of the artillery ammunition expended by XX Corps in the last week of October was of German origin." LOL. B |
| Zephyr1 | 24 Jan 2020 10:06 p.m. PST |
Makes sense to use it up instead of letting it sit in a rear area until it can be destroyed. Plus you can imagine the German consternation of thinking their own artillery fire was falling short on them… |
robert piepenbrink  | 25 Jan 2020 4:50 a.m. PST |
Yeah, I'd run into it before. Now all you army list guys, quick check through your codexes and see how much you pay for a battery of American 88's. |
ScottWashburn  | 25 Jan 2020 6:21 a.m. PST |
Yes, there are several references to using captured German artillery in the Green Books. |
 Legion 4  | 25 Jan 2020 9:45 a.m. PST |
Why not … it worked and there was lot of ammo ! But I did not know it was this widespread in the US Army. Good Intel ! |
| Blutarski | 25 Jan 2020 10:37 a.m. PST |
Hi Legion 4 -
This item appeared in connection with a US Army research document on 3rd Army operations in Lorraine during the period (early-Sep to early-Nov 44) in which logistical support of 3rd Army had been severely curtailed. Both gasoline and artillery ammunition were rationed over that period of time. The DTIC digital reference library is a great trove of material of this sort.
B
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| Legion 4 | 28 Jan 2020 3:44 p.m. PST |
Thanks for that intel B ! My Father, an Inf SGT with the 90ID, was WIA'd during the Lorraine Campaign. From shelling from German FA and/or mortars. He was awarded a Purple Heart to add to his Silver Star and finally a Bronze Star. |
| mkenny | 28 Jan 2020 10:55 p.m. PST |
The US had severe shortages of both tanks and ammunition. The Commonwealth supplied both 25pdrs and tanks to help alleviated the shortages |
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looks at an anti-aircraft platoon set.
