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To: 31R1O

The tankers who rode in Shermans called them ‘Ronsons’ (after the lighter) because they caught fire so easily when going up against German tanks with 88 mm guns and high velocity long barrel 75s, the Panther.
American, British tankers: heroes; American actors: zeroes.
I’ll see it when it’s on Netflix.


7 posted on 10/16/2014 10:30:37 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: tumblindice
"I’ll see it when it’s on Netflix."

+1

No way I would pay whatever it is theaters want these days to wait through God knows how many minutes of BS preview and advertisements to get what you paid to see.

There was a time in my faded memory when previews were sort of fun. From what I gather, Hollywierd had screwed that up along with everything else.

14 posted on 10/16/2014 10:39:04 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: tumblindice
"I warned them about the tanks"

23 posted on 10/16/2014 10:57:11 PM PDT by Bobalu (Hashem Yerachem (May God Have Mercy)
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To: tumblindice

There were at least 2 Sherman tanks getting ammo racked. The tank warfare scenes were very good and realistic about the Sherman vs Tiger combat.


30 posted on 10/16/2014 11:07:35 PM PDT by 31R1O
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To: tumblindice

Before there was “Fury” There was............. ODDBALL.


58 posted on 10/17/2014 4:52:18 AM PDT by Yorlik803 ( Church/Caboose in 2016)
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To: tumblindice

Just a hair split but the 88 MM most used wasn’t on a tank. It was an anti aircraft gun that was retasked as artillery and anti tank. Was butal.


93 posted on 10/18/2014 11:55:05 AM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (Liberals make unrealistic demands on reality and reality doesn't oblige them.)
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