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I enclose a article I've written outlining the weapons tactics and organistion of German anti tank defences in 1918. It may be of interest to some. (Peter if you want this for the main section please take it).

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Very interesting on an important but largely ignored subject. Will post ASAP! Will also try and find some appropriate pictures.


If anyone out there has pics that can be used to illustrate this text, do not hesitate to post and/or attach them!


Thanks in advance from  



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This is excellent, thanks! It is perfect for wargaming the period.


 



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I have a question on how the 37mm ATGs were organized. I read somewhere that they were attached to the Minenwerfer units. Were they seperate units or attached? divisional or lower?


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huhncc wrote:
I have a question on how the 37mm ATGs were organized. I read somewhere that they were attached to the Minenwerfer units. Were they seperate units or attached? divisional or lower?
Chris


I'm afraid that I have no idea. Given that they were intended to replace the minenwerfer as an anti tank weapon and had much the same range it would make sense for then to be attached to the same units. From what little I can find very few had actually reached the front by the end so its entirely possible that some minenwerfer units would have merely replaced a mortar or two with a Pak 3.7.

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That does seem to make sense. Does anyone have a photo of the Minenwerfer firing direct fire?


I would be interested to see how they handled that.


 


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huhncc wrote:
That does seem to make sense. Does anyone have a photo of the Minenwerfer firing direct fire?
I would be interested to see how they handled that.
 
Chris

Don't forget those used for AT work had a new carriage allowing them a low trajectory and firing whilst the wheels were still attached to the gun. They would have been like miniature howitzers. There was a photo of a toy one on Missing lynx a few days ago.

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This is a most interesting topic, and I will add just a bit, if I may.  The 7,7cm Minenwerfer used by the Pioneers during the later actions of the war had a competely different carraige than the heavy wheeled version often seen being moved through the mud in period photographs.  The assault  version; known as Flachfeuer-Schiessgestell, was a lighter, framed housing that could be lugged by two men.


It was this weapon, handled by men of the 5 Gd Grend Rgt, that knocked out Mitchell's #4066 MkIV only hours after his engagement with Nixe.


 



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Centurion,

I just read the article very interesting!

well done!



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