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I was browsing some JT pics and I found this strange JT's modification.

Does anyone know what are those plates on the back? Are those just side armor or full covering of the back?

Uhhh a thread that might be free of whine and off topic:D

Let me start by a question asked in another thread:

http://forum.worldof...ith-back-armor/

SystemSound, on 05 June 2012 - 10:40 AM, said:

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And congrats on your own sub-forum:D I am sure we are going to have fun here, and don't mind the flood of questions you will get about the gearbox placement in the E-series

One of the few remaining, in Bovington Tank Museum

I guess you was already asked that some times, but i must have missed it ;) So I would like to ask you which tanks you have driven? Also gratz for your own forum section

I cannot wait to go there <3

Any information on what the top gun for the Cromwell is likely to be?

Hi
Thumbs up to no Whining !!

In 1942 the General Staff decided there was a need for the 128mm Gun, hence the birth of the "Jagdtiger". The modified turret and rear is simply a result of the increase in breech size and subsequent recoil.
The resulting increase and the heavy armour made an incredibly effective gun that no vehicle could withstand. That said of course like most Tank designs there were drawbacks elsewhere. Slow,woefully underpowered, and cumbersome.

Rather than becoming a tank destroyer it was more of a static bunker. It could only carry 40 rounds of ammunition, but had a range of over 3500 m.  

So mechanically poor that more were lost to breakdowns than enemy fire !

I have a question, why in a time when Allied air power reign supreme 1943-45 did the Germans build ever larger and slower tanks, surely they would be bigger targets and a waste of valuable resources which could otherwise have been used to produce Pz IV's and light tank destroyers?

This is slightly related to my A level history course!

One other thing to consider. The Germans were running out of manpower. So Lots of smaller tanks isn't always a good thing if you can only crew a small portion of them.

Also Allied air power didn't kill as much in the way of German armour as is commonly thought. What it did do was beat the snot out of the German logistics system behind the front lines.

Hello.

The 17 Pounder has appeared on one of the French TDs on the test server - but its penetration is terribly low, only 144mm. I really do hope it isn't this low in the final release, especially for the British tanks as so many rely on it (including Tier VI and above). It was one of the most powerful AT guns of the war and WG will do it no justice if they give it this terribly low penetration figure.

Hey there! I got trained in T-54/55 series tanks in the 90's. I'm really curious about Chieftains and Challenger 1's abilities to work in low temperatures compared to Soviet build tanks. There are many discussions around that "what was the best tank" but I like to know how did those machines work when there was no heated hangars or trained mechanics around and only the tools carried onboard can be used. For example we did left T-55 outside for 3 days when temperature was between -15-30 degrees celsius in the winter. After 4 hours of work the tank was up and running without any external powersupply. Could Chieftain do that? For some odd reason I still belive that Soviet era tanks were way better/easier to operate and reguired less maintennace than their western counterparts did in extreme winter enviroment. Am I wrong? I do know that training means a lot but I just like to know things on mechanical side, were UK tanks ever meant to be used  in very cold enviroments above arctic circle or were they designed only to work in middle european, not so cold, winters? Cheers!

A tought question. In late 80's I served on M48, got trained on Leopard I. Both had the same British produced 105mm. Do you know what gun that was? I got one lead only, i think the M48 was specified as A5 or atleast something with 5.

Hi,

I think what you are referring to is the fact that the later variants of the M48 had the British produced 105mm. It was from the M48A5 onwards so that is where your A5 designation originates from.

Also as you said the Leopard 1 was also fitted with the German built version of the L7, the L7A3 variant.

It has a great history and of course the Centurion was the first tank to be fitted with the L7.

105mm.jpg

Hope this helps

Take Care

Just wanted to add my +1 to this board in general.

Challenger is a top guy and great to sit down and have a chat with!

Nice work and congrats

Pete