tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post1183378497847143891..comments2023-11-05T11:52:06.343+01:00Comments on For the Record: Ensign's Q&A Answers #4SilentstalkerFTRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03345351411597408992noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-30807445912853509942013-05-28T05:16:42.725+02:002013-05-28T05:16:42.725+02:00I'd imagine the metallurgy issue didn't he...I'd imagine the metallurgy issue didn't help, since it rather hobbled the Panther's big selling point. The gun tubes also wore out fast (as with all HV guns) and the gun's performance, while good, tends to be overstated. The long barrel also meant the Panther was a liability in forested or urban areas.<br /><br />The one area I have seen the tank consistently praised by historians, German tankers, and their Allied counterparts alike is mobility. For its size it could move quite nimbly and it could easily cross terrain impassable to Shermans (though Soviet armour was similarly capable). Tank flotation was excellent (this means it didn't bob or jolt as much on the move, it had a very good suspension with a huge amount of travel).<br /><br />Of course, you couldn't reverse and turn in thick mud or undergrowth, or you'd break the final drives. Oops.rossmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15145748774081415499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-89564739970809961682013-05-23T19:10:15.566+02:002013-05-23T19:10:15.566+02:00Complicated, unreliable, gas-guzzling. Complicated, unreliable, gas-guzzling. Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-1794099821457023402013-05-23T09:42:52.568+02:002013-05-23T09:42:52.568+02:00What about captured Pz 759 (KV-1)??What about captured Pz 759 (KV-1)??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-38599097307805977692013-05-23T09:19:05.876+02:002013-05-23T09:19:05.876+02:00I wonder why Panther was deemed inferior to PzIV b...I wonder why Panther was deemed inferior to PzIV by Red Army. Something to do with mechanical complication of the Panther?SzalonyChemiknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-38488486510288181532013-05-23T09:17:21.522+02:002013-05-23T09:17:21.522+02:00I heard about "Grave for 6 brothers" nic...I heard about "Grave for 6 brothers" nickname too.SzalonyChemiknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-80534173835384895282013-05-23T02:36:48.320+02:002013-05-23T02:36:48.320+02:00As a note on the premium tier 7 for USSR, the devs...As a note on the premium tier 7 for USSR, the devs said the name not being T-44A, but t-44-85. In other words, it might have the better 85mm which should be workable in my opinion.kunstderfuguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03824611101869610603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-78564105905704668052013-05-22T18:50:44.810+02:002013-05-22T18:50:44.810+02:00SU-100s, as well. I don't know about any other...SU-100s, as well. I don't know about any other vehicles sent to China, it's a bit outside my area of expertise.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-18685123033560596402013-05-22T18:14:45.036+02:002013-05-22T18:14:45.036+02:00Or Premium Soviet Pzkpfw IV with 76 mm F-34 gun?Or Premium Soviet Pzkpfw IV with 76 mm F-34 gun?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-72713331533145749932013-05-22T18:12:39.979+02:002013-05-22T18:12:39.979+02:00Or Premium Soviet Panther with 85 mm gun (ZiS-S-53...Or Premium Soviet Panther with 85 mm gun (ZiS-S-53 I think)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-65421868140953746832013-05-22T18:11:17.074+02:002013-05-22T18:11:17.074+02:00Premium Soviet Tiger I with 100 mm D-10T gun anyon...Premium Soviet Tiger I with 100 mm D-10T gun anyone?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-60364326176413859092013-05-22T17:46:29.871+02:002013-05-22T17:46:29.871+02:00Yes, yes it is. It is already modeled (SS probably...Yes, yes it is. It is already modeled (SS probably has the screenshots), so I expect it will come to the game sooner or later.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-40984991724402778352013-05-22T17:45:26.336+02:002013-05-22T17:45:26.336+02:00Is A-44 that tank with rear mounted turret? And if...Is A-44 that tank with rear mounted turret? And if so do we have any chance of it appearing in soviet tree?(with other rear turreted tanks)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-88480259260756608322013-05-22T17:39:08.034+02:002013-05-22T17:39:08.034+02:00These posts are amazingly interesting, liked the L...These posts are amazingly interesting, liked the Lee-facts and more. Please keep them coming, thumbs up sirLekkerBezignoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-80781538270448940912013-05-22T17:08:49.555+02:002013-05-22T17:08:49.555+02:00Ethylated might mean gas, Tetraethyllead (TEL) gas...Ethylated might mean gas, Tetraethyllead (TEL) gasoline, although unless used stupidly it wont kill you quickly.(NEMO: more then a few percent of this stuff in the fuel makes its highly dangerous as well as poisonous. Fuel was not premixed and had to be done in advance because the TEL was very corrosive which limited the storage time of unused fuel not to mention that the ate the rubber connectors. Even the aircraft manuals say not to let it sit int he tanks any longer then necessary and for long periods (a week) of time to drain the tanks. Upon contact with the skin it is absorbed through the skin and into the body. And had to be washed off immediately for safety reasons. However because it stuck to clothing ect... it was all over the family home when the clothes were washed.) Basically it was serious shit. 1.5% and higher per gallon of fuel just ate the crap out of the fittings.<br /><br />However ethylene itself is an anesthetic and can asphyxiate people in a closed environment.An example of a niche use is as an anesthetic agent (in an 85% ethylene/15% oxygen ratio). (NEMO: If the ratio is higher it will kill you because you will not have enough oxygen to live.)<br /><br />NEMOCaptianNemohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18276525826633146549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-65054764251241166652013-05-22T16:58:20.819+02:002013-05-22T16:58:20.819+02:00Gasoline will kill you anyway if you drink it, eth...Gasoline will kill you anyway if you drink it, ethyls or not. Regular gasoline is an effective way to clean tar off your hands. Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-22587725729718925962013-05-22T16:37:13.131+02:002013-05-22T16:37:13.131+02:00"Due to the use of ethylated gasoline, which ..."Due to the use of ethylated gasoline, which many Soviet tankers never encountered, the Lee ended up killing its crew members by poisoning them before even leaving for battle." They tried drinking it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-78965684695810489882013-05-22T15:26:56.586+02:002013-05-22T15:26:56.586+02:00Did the Soviets only send the Chinese T-34s, T-34/...Did the Soviets only send the Chinese T-34s, T-34/85s and IS-2s before and during the Korean War? Were any other, different tanks sent over as well?<br /><br />OkinoshimaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-19784902299290508112013-05-22T15:15:06.400+02:002013-05-22T15:15:06.400+02:00"America gifted Russia
An M3 medium
It's ..."America gifted Russia<br />An M3 medium<br />It's loud, but pointless,<br />and as tall as the sky"<br /><br />The Lee also earned the nickname "Certain Death" and "Mass Grave". <br /><br />lolOnly_Slightly_Bentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-42718534360907630272013-05-22T15:07:26.642+02:002013-05-22T15:07:26.642+02:00Samohodnaya. The stabilized versions of the D-10 g...Samohodnaya. The stabilized versions of the D-10 gun were D-10TG (vertically stabilized) and D-10T2S (two-plane stabilized).Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-48832152959353003912013-05-22T14:44:58.852+02:002013-05-22T14:44:58.852+02:00Captured Panzer V "Panther" usually be a...Captured Panzer V "Panther" usually be a "reward" tank to the tank crew that make a good progress or rewarded for some action during the war in Eastern FrontAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16931342707749736404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-32086397388220502872013-05-22T14:39:03.173+02:002013-05-22T14:39:03.173+02:00Thanks for another interesting article :) Regardin...Thanks for another interesting article :) Regarding the mentioned gun nomenclature:<br /><br />D-10T vs D-10S, do I get it right that D-10T was a "tankovaja" (tank) gun and D-10S "samochodnaja" (self propelled)? Or does the S mean "stabilizirovana" (stabilizied)? I thought the first was true, but there was a Russian guy convincing me otherwise.SilentstalkerFTRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03345351411597408992noreply@blogger.com