36th Engineers and giant German tank
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The history of the Aberdeen Jagdtiger:

 

 

“The lead tank drove through an underpass before being hit. The Americans spotted two panzerjager, covered by infantry, tucked in beside a nearby building. A Sherman fired at them and missed. Its next shell did better, hitting one of the German armoured vehicles at the junction of its gun and shield, jamming the recoil mechanism. The German tried to retire, but lost a track to another shell. The panzerjäger collided with its mate, wedging it against a wall. Both German armoured crews bailed out and fled, except one driver who remained in his seat, concussed by the first hit. As the Shermans engaged the infantry with their machine-guns, the commander of the leading American tank collapsed in his turret, shot by a rifleman. His tank pulled aside, allowing its successor to overtake and drive on. This little firefight had lasted only four minutes. The Americans now drove on into Speyer in thick fog which reduced visibility to a hundred yards. They suffered a steady trickle of casualties for some hours before the town was secured.”

 

 

Well, the track survived, but maybe the transmission got blocked.

 

Regards,

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36th Engineers and giant German tank - by JTM - 09-16-2013, 01:21 PM
36th Engineers and giant German tank - by JTM - 09-17-2013, 09:28 AM
36th Engineers and giant German tank - by JTM - 09-17-2013, 12:56 PM
36th Engineers and giant German tank - by Keith - 03-04-2014, 07:43 PM
36th Engineers and giant German tank - by Keith - 03-07-2014, 10:41 AM
36th Engineers and giant German tank - by JTM - 03-07-2014, 02:23 PM
36th Engineers and giant German tank - by JTM - 03-08-2014, 05:07 PM
36th Engineers and giant German tank - by CaptO - 03-10-2014, 03:45 AM
36th Engineers and giant German tank - by Keith - 03-11-2014, 07:10 PM
36th Engineers and giant German tank - by CaptO - 03-11-2014, 08:58 PM
36th Engineers and giant German tank - by Keith - 03-12-2014, 10:49 AM
36th Engineers and giant German tank - by JTM - 03-13-2014, 02:15 PM

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