Captured Ammo and equipment

US Marines using a captured Japanese artillery piece

 

Great pics as ever.

Seemed to be enjoying that.

Something ot quite right about that 109, I thinks its an F again though it doesnt look autie right, Tail wheel doesnt look airworthy, to long, looks like a castor. Why is it in low visability markings? You think it would have the biggest set of RAF markings you could paint. Why polish, i dont beleive any captured 109's where acually assigned to operational squadrons?? the poilsh flag should be red too.....

Kev

 

very new to this forum, and thought twice about posting, ( with all the experts on)but i was under the impression that the sten gun was designed with the idea it could use almost any ammunition ours or theres.



Dont be put off from posting...

The Sten was an incedilbly simple and crude device. Virtually no skilled machining process are requried. Only the barrel. Had a quick look through the books and I cant find any examples of guns being made in any other calibres apart from the standard 9mm.

9mm Parabelum was pretty much the standard pistol round in Germany, so Sten guns could use German Ammunition no problem or more sensible would be to lose the Sten for a more refined MP40, which of course you can then use your British Ammunition with it.

Kev

 

A clip taken from the rather good documentary called Battlefield Detectives about Operation Market Garden.

YouTube - mp40 vs sten

One thing they did fail to mention is that the Sten gun's design allows for a low profile in the prone position. Something that can not be done with the MP40 due to the magazine length.

 

A clip taken from the rather good documentary called Battlefield Detectives about Operation Market Garden.

YouTube - mp40 vs sten

One thing they did fail to mention is that the Sten gun's design allows for a low profile in the prone position. Something that can not be done with the MP40 due to the magazine length.

I think Ive seen this one. this is the one also where they say the side magazine makes it less accurate cos of the unbalancing effect of the use of ammo. Never fired one, but one a load of bollocks, bloody barrel is made out of a bit of old gas tubing.

Kev

 

The pic above looks like a Chinese Pzkfw I captured by a bunch of Japanese Übermenschen!

superb picture. I'll have guess.

Two brand spanking new Stug 3 Aust G , strange place to leave them in a cornfield. Lucky a lost hurriance didnt see em.
Two Marder 2's
Two Semovente 105's or maybe the 75mm version with the funny flash hider/brake.

Kev

Kev, the StuG in the foreground is a IV, not a III. Notice the extended driver compartment

 

The pic above looks like a Chinese Pzkfw I captured by a bunch of Japanese Übermenschen!



Kev, the StuG in the foreground is a IV, not a III. Notice the extended driver compartment

Your jolly well right (fooled by the obscured running gear). Does the Stug 3 behind have a smoke discharger?

Kev

EDIT: looking in the Stug book it says smoke discharger where fitted to Ausf G from Feb to May 43, never seen a pic of one before. Judging by the newness of Stug IV of which the first batch came in Dev 43 this is sometime 1944. Not Africa. Italy??

Kev

 

Yes, a smoke discharger. I saw this picture in the past captioned as in Italy, but pleeeze don't ask me how I know, I'm resorting to that academically surefire guarantee "I remember faintly"

 

Another good one my man, As ever I think the 8 rad vehciles are just ace, looks more a informally staged pic, look quite pleased with their funny vehicle.

Good pic of the steering too, Rearmost wheels much steeper angle than the inners...

Kev

 

Nice shot of PzII, Tunisia going by the Yanks, surroundings and the open hatches.

Kev

 

Lithuanian Firearms

 

Not seen this shot before

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