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- Germany's SdKfz 250 leichter Schützenpanzerwagen, half track updated and photos added
half track - (added to site: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:35:00 +0000)
The Germans produced around 7,000 of the different SdKfz 250 half tracks and variants during World War II. Their many variants ran the gambit from simple soldier carriers, munition carriers, all the way up to mounting a 75 mm gun.
- Germany's SdKfz 11 leichter Zugkraftwagen 3t half track updated
half track - (added to site: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:14:00 +0000)The SdKfz 11 3 ton half track series was used pretty much just to tow guns, though it did have a few specialized roles. Unfortunately I don't have any figures on how many produced. - Germany's SdKfz 10 leichter Zugkraftwagen 1t half track updated and photos added
half track - (added to site: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:10:00 +0000)The Germans had a huge variety of half track vehicles. A series of these were used for towing weapons or mounting guns on to make a quick and easy self propelled gun. One of these was the SdKfz 10 1 ton half track that had nearly 17,000 produced during World War II.
- Germany's SdKfz 2 kleines Kettenrad updated and photo added
half track - (added to site: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:27:00 +0000)The SdKfz 2 kleines Kettenrad was a very popular hybrid motorcycle / half track that was used by the Germans in World War II.
- Foreign Vehicles in Service with Germany updated
world war ii - (added to site: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:43:00 +0000)The Germans used many tanks that they took over when captured or when a country was taken over. Here's some I've updated that were captured from the French and Italians: - Computer down
- (added to site: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:05:00 +0000)My main computer has been down all week. Trying to get it back up and running. Should be back in business tomorrow.
- Germany's PzKpfw 35(t) and PzKpfw 38(t) updated and photos added
world war ii - (added to site: Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:08:00 +0000)When the Germans took over Czechoslovakia they took over their armored weapons and the factories that produced them. Two of the early war medium tanks that were used extensively in the German Panzer Divisions were the PzKpfw 35(t) and the PzKpfw 38(t).
- German foreign tanks updated
world war ii - (added to site: Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:56:00 +0000)I've made some more updates for the foreign vehicles used by the Germans: - German Cross Wins
world war ii - (added to site: Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:03:00 +0000)By a vote of 24 to 8 I'll keep using the German cross instead of the Nazi flag. - Germany's GWB2 (f) updated
world war ii - (added to site: Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:15:00 +0000)Another French tank that was converted was the Char B-1 bis. It became the GWB2. - Germany's GW 39H(f) udpated
world war ii - (added to site: Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:48:00 +0000)The Germans took over a large amount of French armored vehicles after the invasion in 1940. Some of these were simply used in secondary theaters, while others were modified into self propelled guns. The H-39 was renamed the GW 39H(f) and had 75 mm and 105 mm guns installed into the chassis with an armored body built up around them. - Aircraft Production corrections
world war ii - (added to site: Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:07:00 +0000)Thanks to Paul Schonfeld, my totals for aircraft production now add up correctly!
- Germany's 8 cm schwere Granatwerfer 34 auf Panzerspähwagen AMR35(f) updated
world war ii - (added to site: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:16:00 +0000)The German's used captured equipment as much as possible. The AMR35(f) was one of the conversions done with captured French chassis. This one had a 8 cm mortar installed. - Should I use a German Cross or a Nazi flag to represent the German weapons?
poll - (added to site: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:15:00 +0000)I've added a poll to the blog site. Closes Saturday, March 6. I've always felt that the Nazi flag was rather offensive to some groups of people, and thought I shouldn't have it on my site, but what do you think?
- Germany's Flakpanzer IV (2cm) auf Fgst Pz IV/3 Wirbelwind updated and photos added
world war ii - (added to site: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:10:00 +0000)The Wirbelwind was a very deadly Flakpanzer. With four 20 mm guns it could put a huge amount of metal against air and ground targets.
- Wow, 907 posts so far!
web site - (added to site: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:49:00 +0000)I hadn't been paying close attention but I've just passed the 900 post mark and now this makes post #907! The very first post was July 11, 2008! Being a stat nut, that was 597 days ago, so that makes an average of 1.51926298 posts per day! Granted they posts were typically very brief, but still quite a few being put out there!
- Germany's 3.7 cm Flak 43 auf Flakpanzer IV "Ostwind" updated and photo added
world war ii - (added to site: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:37:00 +0000)One hundred of the Ostwinds were ordered to be built but only 43 were completed.
- Germany's Möbelwagen, 37mm "Furniture Van", SdKfz 161/3 updated
world war ii - (added to site: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:37:00 +0000)Around 240 of the Möbelwagen were built by the end of the war. The anti-aircraft gun was quite deadly but the crew was left exposed when the sides of the turret were put down for firing. - Germany's leichte Flakpanzer 38(t), SdKfz 140, updated
world war ii - (added to site: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:18:00 +0000)Since the Allies had control of the air the Germans tried to quickly develop vehicles that could protect their troops on the ground. One such vehicle was the leichte Flakpanzer 38(t) which used the PzKpfw 38(t) chassis. - Geramny's leichte Flakpanzer IV (3cm) Kugelblitz updated
flakpanzer - (added to site: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:02:00 +0000)Fortunately for the Allied airmen the Germans weren't able to produce the Kugelblitz ("ball lightning") to defend against the "Jabos."
