The FReeper Foxhole Studies the German 88mm - Fliegerabwehrkanonen (Flak) AAA - Oct. 27th, 2003

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[PhilDragoo]

A GERMAN 88-MM DUAL-PURPOSE GUN, emplaced on the north of the VI Corps beaches, was demolished on D Day. This type of gun, designed in 1934 as an antiaircraft-antitank weapon, was used in the Spanish Civil War in 1936, against Poland and France in 1939 and 1940, and against Russia. In North Africa and Sicily, British and American tank forces met its effective fire.

This is full of air--like the Dem prez dispensers.

The M26 Pershing

By late 1943, the need for a 90mm gun armed tank reached the point that a requirement for one was issued. By this time, the T25 with HVSS suspension and the T26 with torsion bar suspension were under test. In September 1943, limited production of the T26 was ordered. The T26 had many features developed in the T20 Project including torsion bar suspension, wide center guided tracks, and a fluid drive automatic transmission. The first T26s, officially Medium Tank T26E1 reached Europe in January 1945. Their first combat occurred in February. Other combat usage was on Okinawa in the Pacific in May 1945. In May 1945 the T26E1 was officially adopted as the M26. 2,350 were built between 1944 and 1945. At first identified as a heavy tank, it was reclassified as a medium. By the time the Pershing appeared, the war was all but won by the Allies. American tanker moral was low with a feeling of technical inferiority by this point. The Pershing was a superior design that restored flagging American moral.

The following data is based on protection performance @ 30% normal angle of impact. Panther D used a 75MM 70cal gun, APCBC shell, and had 120mm armor max. Tiger II used a 88mm 71cal gun, APCBC shell, and had 185mm armor max. JS2 used a 122mm 43cal gun, APCBC shell, and had 160mm armor max. Sherman used a 76.2mm 55cal gun, HVAP shell, and had 105mm armor max. Comet used a 76.2mm 50cal gun, APDS shell, and had 101mm of armor max. Pershing used a 90mm 53cal gun, HVAP shell, and had 145mm of armor max.

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Had to beg off last night. Wrestled some 200-lb. gates Friday and was fine until phantoms using ice picks and cattle prods commenced yesterday. After considerable aspirin and linament and heat pad use am back. Quite an eyeopener when the slightest movement is booby-trapped.

Breaking the pain barrier:

[snippy_about_it]

I'm sooooooo glad you're okay. I smiled the instant I saw your name! SAM and I had just been wondering about you not 20 minutes ago, and here you are. :)

Breaking the pain barrier...looks like one of my headaches leaving. LOL.

[SAMWolf]

Evening Phil Dragoo.

200 lb Gates! I thought you said 200 lb gators!

The 88 just looked deadly. Nice pictures, I like the "balloon tank" I wonder if I could get one for the backyard?

[PhilDragoo]

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Perfect for SAMulation war games using inflatable neoprene-piercing projectiles.

[U S Army EOD]

Good post. If we had gone to war with Russia in the late 40's, we could have made a lot of those. The Russians, to my knowledge, never were able to develop a good fire control system. Also the tank has to be reliable enough to get to the battle and we were probably light years ahead of everyone else on this.

[SAMWolf]

LOL! Thanks Phil, but I don't want no Chinese crap.

Now If I could get an inflatable Panther......!!!!!!!!!!

[Victoria Delsoul]

Evening all. It's getting cold here.

[SAMWolf]

HI Victoria.

[snippy_about_it]

Good evening Victoria.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Hi Samwolf, how are you doing?

Does your tagline have anything to do with me feeling cold? LOL!!!

[Victoria Delsoul]

Hi Snippy. Good to see you.

[SAMWolf]

Winter there already?

[PhilDragoo]

No problem.

[SAMWolf]

LOL! That should keep the Skwerls out of my yard.

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!!

[colorado tanker]

the Dem prez dispensers

Great line, Phil!

[PhilDragoo]

Developed to counter the rise of the inflatable squirrel menace.

Riesiger aufblasbarer Leopard verhindert Stören der aufblasbaren Eichhörnchen.

[SAMWolf]

My skwerls inflate with all the bird food they scarf up.