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I think the droop at the front was for brush rather than a signals function 'thing' but I could be wrong on that. In the case of the halftracks, the array could be lowered but it wasn't like a pop pop I'm it's up or down. I think it was a little more involved of an issue than that.
And there was another halftrack with similar antenna but bigger. It was the SdKfz-251/3. The French Panhard armored car was also equipped in some cases with a frame antenna. There was also a 6 wheel version of the SdKfz232. It was very similar to the 8 wheel version.
That is a SdKfz-263 which came equipped with a MG34 machine gun in the front of the fixed turret. There was a similar armored car with a rotating turret equipped with a 20mm KwK30 or 38 and one coax MG34 known as the SdKfz232 (8rad). One without the large antenna with the rotating turret was a...
Yep, it was Brit. AEC if I remember correctly.
He also used an SdKfz-250/3 as his mobile command platform. The AEC I would consider akin to his forward CP.
The ultimate small command vehicle has to go to Kurt "Panzer" Meyer for his mobile command platform being a motorcycle.
I had a special course in college on Adolph Hitler and the Third Reich (name of course). We were required to read Mein Kampf for that class. What a whacko, so who wrote Mein Kampf anyway?
The Ardennes Offensive was ill conceived. If anything it hastened the end of the war as it used up a...
Although I hate to say it, Hitler was probably ONE (emphasis added) of the best communicators in history. How else could someone convince a group of people to slaughter so many others.
My next statement doesn't necessarily apply to this specific topic but in our recent time, never...
Organization: 505TH ENGINEER BATTALION
Location: GASTONIA, NC
Nomenclature:TRUCK CARGO 2-1/2T Model:M35 NSN:2320008358463
Serial Number: M32007 Registration Number: 4C1963 Year of Mfg: 1953
Manufacturer: 58275
Info Feb 1980
This is an old A1 converted to A2.
Organization: 230TH SUPPORT COMPANY
Location: CUMMING, GA
Nomenclature:TRUCK CARGO D/S 5-TON Model:M923A2 NSN:2320012300307
Serial Number: 2305715 Registration Number: NL136T Year of Mfg: 1991
Manufacturer: 47457 Contract Number:DAAE07-86-C-J111
Info Dec 2012
Hey Ho the GANGs all...
Organization: 434TH CS BN CO B DET 2
Location: ST CLOUD, MN
Nomenclature:TRUCK CARGO 5-TON Model:M54A2 NSN:2320000559266
Serial Number: 542510099 Registration Number: 5D5716 Year of Mfg: 1964
Manufacturer: 28265
Info Mar 2001
Organization: 3D BATTALION, 349TH REGIMENT
Location: CP SHELBY, MS
Nomenclature:TRUCK CARGO 1-1/4T Model:M1008A1 NSN:2320011232671
Serial Number: J1FF302586 Registration Number: NG1E4R Year of Mfg: 1984
Manufacturer: 93219 Contract Number:DAAE07-82-C-4060
Info Nov 1999
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