WW2 Warfare Discussion thread

[Cranialwizard]

-small size and not that heavy

idk man I held a thompson once and it was pretty damn heavy for an SMG. I would say its even heavier than an AK47

I also thought the thompson felt pretty awkward when I put it to my shoulder and aimed down the sights. But I held a Sten once and awkward doesnt even begin to describe it.

Whats wrong with the Sten

Though I've never shot it, the fact that the mag goes in from the left and it had a very similar body design to the MP28. It also had a large brace (grip? Not sure how to say) on the back to help "Stabilize" the gun.

[Pac-Fish]

I guess the Brits kept making it caue it was so cheap .

How come they didn't just copy the MP40? I mean the magazines are literally the same and the concept of stamped sheets of metal are the same too.

[Cranialwizard]

I guess the Brits kept making it caue it was so cheap .

How come they didn't just copy the MP40? I mean the magazines are literally the same and the concept of stamped sheets of metal are the same too.

Before America joined the war Britain were lend-leasing and purchasing huge amounts of Thompson SMGs, and when the USA joined the allies the demand for Thompsons was extreme. Britain needed a "Carbon Copy" or at least their own SMG to supplement what the US could not give them. I suppose they took what they could find.

[stealthattack1]

we should probably rename this thread to /K/

[Pac-Fish]

Why /K/ . What does that stand for

[DrRockzo1986]

yeah im not following that one either

[stealthattack1]

/k/ is 4chan's imageboard for discussing all types of weaponry, from tanks to guns and knives. but i was just joking.

[Pac-Fish]

Well this was a discussion on WW2 guns and their uses and production supplies so I believe it fits the context . But I appreciate the joke

BTW I was watch a clip from the show "Band Of Brothers" and a Sherman one shotted a Jagdpanther (or SuG III,no sure) Could this really happen in RL

[stealthattack1]

i doubt it.

[Tankbuster]

But since it is a TV miniseries, Why not

[Sommarkatze]

If I remeber that episode right ( Its both a stug and a jagdpanther I think?) The sherman could yes penentrate it. Because they are like.. 100 meters away from each other? And they are coming from the side of them. Not sure about the Jagdpanther though.

[Jeff 'Robotnik' W.]

a 75mm sherman was able to penetrate the stug IV at short range, while the 76mm could penetrate it at about normal range

75mm is incapable of penetrating the front armor of the jagdpanther at any range, but can penetrate the side armor easily at most ranges

here is a picture of a stug that was destroyed from the front by a 75mm sherman

caption: "Troops examine a knocked-out German StuG III assault gun near Cassino, 18 May 1944. Two 75mm AP rounds from a Sherman tank have neatly penetrated its front armour."

[Pac-Fish]

No in Band Of brothers a group of Shermans from 2nd armor came in to help the airborne troops. They had 75mm guns IIRC. They fired once and the StuG III exploded. Not aure about the Jagdpanther

[Jeff 'Robotnik' W.]

the round could have hit the ammunition, explosions are not as common as one thinks, usually it just sets a tank on fire

[conscript900]

an interesting thing about the german panther tank is that in combat sherman's would fire at it at point blank range and it would do nothing.{spelling and not always but more often than a tank commander would like.}