Disagree

Disagree

Posted by Mike B. (A) on July 4, 2018 at 15:37:04

In Reply to: The British 17-pounder in Firefly was a better gun. nt posted by Victor Khomenko on July 3, 2018 at 15:05:16:

The 17 pounder was a fine cannon. All the cannons in the 70's mm rage were tank killers. The problem with the Firefly was it was a half assed attempt to arm it with a tank killer weapon. The turret was to small and they had to solid mount the weapon minus the recoil assembly. Everytime it fired it recoiled the entire tank. And, the Sherman was still a Sherman. It was more mobile than the Tiger and Tiger II but the Germans had figured out early on how to take them out.

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Topic - Anyone interested in WWII armor might like this film... - David S. 12:21:59 06/29/18 (17)

The Russian Moby Dick - Victor Khomenko 18:06:05 06/29/18 (16)

T-I-G-E-R!!!! Get your fear on . . . - Billy Wonka 11:34:57 06/30/18 (15)

It's a comedy - Victor Khomenko 13:18:43 06/30/18 (14)

Nobody obsesses over WW2 like the Brits . . . - Billy Wonka 15:44:34 06/30/18 (13)

88 MM cannon - Mike B. 13:23:22 07/03/18 (4)

re: Sherman - it generally had a 75 mm (though a few with 76 or 105) - David S. 08:07:51 07/05/18 (1)

re: Sherman - it generally had a 75 mm (though a few with 76 or 105) - Mike B. 08:49:11 07/05/18 (0)

The British 17-pounder in Firefly was a better gun. nt - Victor Khomenko 15:05:16 07/03/18 (1)

Disagree - Mike B. 15:37:04 07/04/18 (0)

"Sure, you're a T-34 kind of guy" Well... - Victor Khomenko 06:15:13 07/01/18 (0)

they have some good reasons - beach cruiser 17:33:40 06/30/18 (6)

Hmmm . . . - Billy Wonka 21:15:35 06/30/18 (5)

RE: Hmmm . . . - beach cruiser 12:44:34 07/07/18 (0)

RE: Hmmm . . . - Victor Khomenko 08:45:28 07/01/18 (3)

So what did they do? Lure the Nazis in? [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 10:54:50 07/01/18 (2)

They didn't have to... they were every bit as Nazi. - Victor Khomenko 11:33:25 07/01/18 (1)

I asked a simple question - Chris from Lafayette 16:55:01 07/01/18 (0)

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Disagree - Mike B. 15:37:04 07/04/18 (0)

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