Did it roll in there by itself? Not sure what it had to fear. Looks lonely.
German Light Armour & Vehicles
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I thought it was a Roomba.
Excellent posts Louis. I enjoy these very much.
Excellent posts Louis. I enjoy these very much.
Knocked out 10th Panzer Division command halftrack, Tunisia 1943.
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Dozens of BMW R12 motorcycles on their way to the front, 1941.
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Moment to relax aboard BMW R-75.
Pz II Ausf J, aka the BabyTiger. Designed as a survivable recon vehicle. 80mm of frontal armor (the Tiger had 100mm). Project dropped after the invasion of Russia and need to standardize production.
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Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf.J (VK16.01) - Tank Encyclopedia
The Panzer II Ausf.J was a heavy reconnaissance tank. Sharing nothing with the original Panzer II, only a few were built.
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These were modeled in CM1.
They were a lot of fun to play with. There was much surprise when the shots started to bounce off.
I don't think they're in CM2
They were a lot of fun to play with. There was much surprise when the shots started to bounce off.
I don't think they're in CM2
The similar Pz II L scout tank is modeled in CMFB, the scenario Mejel Mayhem uses them
They are in World of Tanks. Originally, they were really overpowered and simply won every battle they were in. Now they have been nerfed so many times that they are really nothing special anymore.
I just started playing the scenario Mejel Mayhem and the PzII’s are Panzer II L "Lynx" not the J’s.
These J models had the equivalent armor of the Russian KV1 and certainly would not be knocked out by an Allied light tank from the front.
In CM1 they were used on the Russian front only.
According to Wikipedia:
Panzer II Ausf. J (Pz.Kpfw. IIJ)
Continued development of the reconnaissance tank concept led to the much up-armoured Ausf. J, which used the same concept as the Pz.Kpfw. IF of the same period, under the experimental designation VK 1601. Heavier armour was added, bringing protection up to 80 mm on the front (similar to the maximum armour found on the KV-1 model 1941 Soviet heavy tank and 50 mm to the sides and rear, with 25 mm roof and floor plates, increasing total weight to 18 tonnes. Equipped with the same Maybach HL45 P as the Pz.Kpfw. IF, top speed was reduced to 31 km/h (19 mph). Primary armament was the 2 cm KwK 38 L/55 gun. 22 were produced by MAN between April and December 1942, and seven were issued to the 12th Panzer Division on the Eastern Front.
This is a Panzer II Ausf. L in the Musée des Blindés, Saumur.
These J models had the equivalent armor of the Russian KV1 and certainly would not be knocked out by an Allied light tank from the front.
In CM1 they were used on the Russian front only.
According to Wikipedia:
Panzer II Ausf. J (Pz.Kpfw. IIJ)
Continued development of the reconnaissance tank concept led to the much up-armoured Ausf. J, which used the same concept as the Pz.Kpfw. IF of the same period, under the experimental designation VK 1601. Heavier armour was added, bringing protection up to 80 mm on the front (similar to the maximum armour found on the KV-1 model 1941 Soviet heavy tank and 50 mm to the sides and rear, with 25 mm roof and floor plates, increasing total weight to 18 tonnes. Equipped with the same Maybach HL45 P as the Pz.Kpfw. IF, top speed was reduced to 31 km/h (19 mph). Primary armament was the 2 cm KwK 38 L/55 gun. 22 were produced by MAN between April and December 1942, and seven were issued to the 12th Panzer Division on the Eastern Front.
This is a Panzer II Ausf. L in the Musée des Blindés, Saumur.
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Rommel in his command halftrack Sd.Kfz. 250/3.
To be fair, Erwin wasn't very tall (168cm?)
The word Greif appears on the side of his vehicle. When I use Google Translate it says the English translation is “gripping.†An alternative second translation is “griffin.â€
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I read in the web...
"...he used this vehicle in 1942 in northern Afrika. Rommel was well-known to ride into battle on his personal Sd.Kfz.250/3, which had the word "Greif" written prominently on its sides. This vehicle that was named after a mythical creature will forever be associated with the famous legendary Desert Fox..."
Maybe it is related to this?
"...the griffin, griffon, or gryphon is a legendary creature with the body, tail, and back legs of a lion; the head and wings of an eagle; and sometimes an eagle's talons as its front feet. Because the lion was traditionally considered the king of the beasts, and the eagle the king of the birds, by the Middle Ages, the griffin was thought to be an especially powerful and majestic creature. In medieval heraldry, the griffin became a Christian symbol of divine power and a guardian of the divine..."
"...he used this vehicle in 1942 in northern Afrika. Rommel was well-known to ride into battle on his personal Sd.Kfz.250/3, which had the word "Greif" written prominently on its sides. This vehicle that was named after a mythical creature will forever be associated with the famous legendary Desert Fox..."
Maybe it is related to this?
"...the griffin, griffon, or gryphon is a legendary creature with the body, tail, and back legs of a lion; the head and wings of an eagle; and sometimes an eagle's talons as its front feet. Because the lion was traditionally considered the king of the beasts, and the eagle the king of the birds, by the Middle Ages, the griffin was thought to be an especially powerful and majestic creature. In medieval heraldry, the griffin became a Christian symbol of divine power and a guardian of the divine..."
Colorized photo of Marder III Ausf. H in Tunisia.
Knocked out German tanks captured by the Soviets. Pz 38(t) on the right, I think a Pz II in the center and Pz III on the left. If you have a Twitter account, Tank Archives posts a lot of great stuff.
