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Cdn303 said:
The auto loading system on the T72 is known for eating the arms of the gunners. And they are slow. Like Skylark said, most manually loaded guns can have up to 3 rounds headed downrange in the time that a T72 can load one.
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the issue is that it is an auto loader, some one still has to unload the empty case, and it will load the next round no matter what is in front of it
 
I'm wondering if that guy who picks himself up and runs away might be the commander of the tank who was blown out of the turret by the initial blast, stunned and then jolted back to consciousness by the heat of the flames. Otherwise the tanks would have machine gunned him if he was one of the locals. Might explain how he got all black and had his jacket over his head!

Anyway, back to earlier wars:

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RRCo. said:
I'm wondering if that guy who picks himself up and runs away might be the commander of the tank who was blown out of the turret by the initial blast, stunned and then jolted back to consciousness by the heat of the flames. Otherwise the tanks would have machine gunned him if he was one of the locals. Might explain how he got all black and had his jacket over his head!

Anyway, back to earlier wars:

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Cruiser Submarines
Longer distance offence before the guided missile became a reality.
 
I like tracked vehicles, that that one IS taking it a bit far!

Oh well, at least he can get OUT.

Photo is post-1935 but that's all I can tell. Looks to be something REMOVED from the photo: name-plate, vehicle number or something.

Almost looks like test-bed for the suspension. Certainly not practical.

Any ideas?
 
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Côte 304, one of the hellish places of Verdun.

A lot of interesting photos here: http://talesofwar.tumblr.com/



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Soup in the trench. This is an early WW1 photo, soldiers still wear the standard issued képi. You can see the firing slots installed to protect men from snipers. The good quality of German optics and early training provided to selected riflemen gave a large advantage to German snipers in the firsts years of the war.
 
Dark Alley Dan said:
Bonus points if you can figure out WTF this thing is:

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Aside from a deathtrap when facing anything bigger than a handgun. No triumph of sloped armour technology here...
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OK, tell me about our Bren gun carrier. I've always been a bit puzzled about its useage. As a mobile pill box, not much armour and sticks up about 3 feet not counting the crews' heads. Not really enough room to transport troops. As far a transporting supplies, not much capacity or speed. So what can some of you old hands tell me about how the Bren gun carrier was used and how useful it really was?
 
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