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Armor and ground forces of the Axis forces during World War II.
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Panzer Repairs
Javlin813
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Posted: Saturday, January 28, 2006 - 01:09 PM UTC
I've been reading various books about armor (currently Panzer Aces II) and of course there are quite a few mentions of tanks being knocked out and then repaired to be returned to action. My question is: What did the repairs look like? Say the turret was penetrated and then repaired - what exactly did the turret look like after the repair?

I don't think I've ever seen pictures illustrating this. Are there pictures that show "patches" welded onto the panzer?

Just curious...

Scott
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Posted: Saturday, January 28, 2006 - 06:58 PM UTC
Well Scott it really depends on the type of damage. It could be as simple as a welded plate like you say, to a tank cobbled together from the parts of several severly damaged ones.

HTH
Javlin813
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Posted: Sunday, January 29, 2006 - 03:43 AM UTC

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Well Scott it really depends on the type of damage. It could be as simple as a welded plate like you say, to a tank cobbled together from the parts of several severly damaged ones.

HTH


Thanks John,

That is pretty much what I thought as well. I'm just very curious to see some picturesof what the repairs might have looked like. Are there any photos of this?

Scott
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