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German turret mounted smoke launchers
Biggles2
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Posted: Tuesday, June 27, 2017 - 04:19 AM UTC
Smoke launchers such as this: https://img.rcgroups.com/http://img72.xooimage.com/files/8/1/2/131-smoke-grenade-launcher-1-2ef8098.jpg?h=u8xbLdURpDVmLrkfVTYLkA were fired electically, but isn't there a small hole somewhere in the turret for the wire to go through?
Grauwolf
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Posted: Tuesday, June 27, 2017 - 04:36 AM UTC
Cable enters turret roof.

See 2nd pic here:

http://tiger1.info/EN/Smoke-grenades.html

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Biggles2
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Posted: Tuesday, June 27, 2017 - 04:47 AM UTC
Thanks Joe. I shall assume that Pz's lll's, and lV's, etc., used a similar arrangement.
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