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Armor/AFV: Axis - WWII
Armor and ground forces of the Axis forces during World War II.
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Posted: Friday, December 15, 2017 - 01:10 AM UTC
Found this picture titled...."German 20 mm AA gun on a Volkswagen Schwimmwagen amphibious vehicle".



Thought it was interesting so I wanted to share it.

Thanks,
Randy
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Posted: Friday, December 15, 2017 - 01:34 AM UTC
It’s a 2cm Gebirgs FlaK before anyone starts trying to fit a FlaK 38 on a VW😀
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Posted: Friday, December 15, 2017 - 05:43 AM UTC
I'll bet once he started firing the whole thing jumped all over the place.
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C.
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Posted: Friday, December 15, 2017 - 06:38 AM UTC
Wouldn't the recoil possibly tip the vehicle backward after several rounds?
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Posted: Friday, December 15, 2017 - 09:15 AM UTC
Interesting to say the least. And are those two different wheels? Definitely different tires, and is the front one flat?
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Posted: Friday, December 15, 2017 - 04:17 PM UTC
This image has been circulating on the internet for years and has appeared on this site before.

Widely regarded as a fake it certainly doesn't bear any logical explanation. The gun is mounted directly over the engine compartment, no top mounted exhaust visible and with all the weigh to the rear, if it was real, would seriously compromise the handling.

I'm sure one day the two images that were used to make this up will appear and finally put this one to rest.
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Posted: Friday, December 15, 2017 - 05:28 PM UTC
Here's a related thread :

http://www.network54.com/Forum/47207/thread/1390295577/Schwimmwagen+with+2+cm+Flak-KwK

where I've found this picture :



H.P.
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