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Armor/AFV: Axis - WWII
Armor and ground forces of the Axis forces during World War II.
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limited travese mountings?
hellbent11
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Posted: Sunday, November 20, 2005 - 07:25 PM UTC
Does anyone know why the germans favored limited traverse mountings on many of their tanks such as Jagd-Tiger/Panther? Was it more economical to produce these or what? Did it offer better armor protection?
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Posted: Sunday, November 20, 2005 - 07:45 PM UTC
I read somewhere that they could fit a larger gun on the same chassis compared to the tank and that they could produce 3 tank destroyers for every 2 tanks.
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Posted: Monday, November 21, 2005 - 01:32 AM UTC
As Gary said , by dispencing with a turret you can mount a larger main gun on a chasis.
Plus as the war progressed Germany was fighting mainly a defensive war , where they could use tankhunters with there large caliber guns in prepared ambush positions.


Ian
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Posted: Monday, November 21, 2005 - 06:16 PM UTC
Sounds good to me! Thanks for the help guys!
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