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Forum: WinSPWW2 February 14th, 2025, 01:41 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 507
Posted By cbo
Re: Recon with vehicles

The British 1944 TOE for the Armoured Division had the divisional Armoured Regiment equipped with Cruiser tanks, i.e. Cromwells and, I suppose, Shermans. Until 1943, the regiment was equipped with...
Forum: WinSPWW2 February 13th, 2025, 04:47 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 977
Posted By cbo
Re: Sniping

I've just read Buckleys book about British Army in Normandy and he quotes a few stats on tank crew casualties from the ORS reports.

50% of losses happened to crews while inside their tanks.
13%...
Forum: WinSPWW2 January 26th, 2025, 03:54 PM
Replies: 26
Sticky: Info: 2024 Game Updates
Views: 14,532
Posted By cbo
Re: 2024 Game Updates

Just happened to pass by the forum and noticed that the final winSPWW2 update was up.

My harddrive quit on me a few years back and killed my winSPWW2 installation, so I haven't played in a while....
Forum: WinSPWW2 May 23rd, 2021, 06:17 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,537
Posted By cbo
Re: Surviving Prokhorovka: German armoured longevity on the Eastern Front in 1943–1

You get a similar and even bleaker picture when looking at period from November 1942 to March 1943. In February 1943, the Germans clearly revised the numbers for vehicles lost in that period,...
Forum: WinSPWW2 January 11th, 2019, 01:37 PM
Replies: 23
Info: 20 years
Views: 11,290
Posted By cbo
Re: 20 years

Celebrated the 20 year anniversary by buying the CD version. Haven't played much in the past many years, but thought I'd give it a go again.

France vs Germany May 1940 and I have a sneaky FCM-36...
Forum: WinSPWW2 December 14th, 2018, 04:07 PM
Replies: 23
Info: 20 years
Views: 11,290
Posted By cbo
Re: 20 years

You make me feel old.... ;)

Well done both of you and thanks for the effort.
Forum: WinSPWW2 March 29th, 2018, 08:12 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,469
Posted By cbo
Re: Dust

Dust appears to have been a significant tactical factor in combat. Both intentionally, used as a ruse or camouflage, but also unintentionally, being just a fact of desert combat. A quote:

On 11...
Forum: TO&Es October 15th, 2017, 04:18 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 9,871
Posted By cbo
Re: Tank machine guns

I believe the T-34 "sight" you refer to is a post-war modification. You'll notice that the sight does not go all the way to the sighting hole in the MG mantlet. I suspect the modification is made to...
Forum: WinSPWW2 May 22nd, 2017, 12:31 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 5,457
Posted By cbo
Re: Anyone seen or heard anything about this

Yet the Henschel factory February 1944 data reports vehicle speed @ 3000 rpm...:shock::D[/QUOTE]

Yep - no wonder that such a bunch of scatterbrained hippies lost the war :D
Forum: WinSPWW2 May 20th, 2017, 04:01 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 5,457
Posted By cbo
Re: Anyone seen or heard anything about this

I can say with some experience that getting "every detail of the weapon/vehicle database correct" to the point someone won't nitpick some detail that doesn't agree with their source is an impossible...
Forum: WinSPMBT May 13th, 2017, 03:55 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 5,773
Posted By cbo
Re: Sometimes you just have to laugh

In theory, but it is probably not that much of an issue for modern western armies, as they are small, conflicts likely to be either short or low intensity and logistics not much of an issue.

I...
Forum: WinSPMBT April 29th, 2017, 03:49 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 5,773
Posted By cbo
Re: Sometimes you just have to laugh

In theory, but it is probably not that much of an issue for modern western armies, as they are small, conflicts likely to be either short or low intensity and logistics not much of an issue.

I...
Forum: TO&Es March 18th, 2017, 09:43 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 26,335
Posted By cbo
Re: Danish TO & E

Came across these, showing the UK 17-pdr anti-tank gun in use with the Danish Army in the 1950ies.

For someone who spends most his time studying WWII, there is something interestingly odd with...
Forum: TO&Es March 18th, 2017, 09:28 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 26,335
Posted By cbo
Re: Danish TO & E

The Army is also expecting to update the Leopard 2A5-DK at Krauss-Maffei, 38 tanks in all, The update is supposed to keep them running until 2035. Piranha IIICs are also to be updated to last until...
Forum: WinSPWW2 March 12th, 2017, 01:36 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,795
Posted By cbo
Re: Firing a German Pak-40 75mm Anti Tank Gun

This shield might give some protection....

http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/u661/FlatEric999/Firepower%20Museum/Garrington-6168_zps4mhewxpx.jpg
...
Forum: Campaigns, Scenarios & Maps March 12th, 2017, 01:11 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 10,028
Posted By cbo
Re: Normandy 1944

With performance like that, you wonder why they ever bothered developing nukes.... :)

Frankly, I think statements like this: "In one episode where Bletchley’s code-breakers played a vital role,...
Forum: WinSPWW2 March 11th, 2017, 02:55 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,795
Posted By cbo
Re: Firing a German Pak-40 75mm Anti Tank Gun

Probably just a matter of size. Once anti-tank guns grew to 75mm and beyond, concealment was a one-shot affair. Size and firing signature (debris and muzzle flash) would probably rule out any chance...
Forum: TO&Es November 20th, 2016, 12:15 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 11,057
Posted By cbo
Re: USA: Early M4 hulls with L40 gun?

This might help (from Hunnicutt):

http://iloapp.panser.dk/data/_gallery/public/0/147965829383209600_resized.jpg

The difference between L/37 and L/40 is the difference between measurements C and...
Forum: TO&Es September 26th, 2015, 07:34 AM
Replies: 1,933
Sticky: MBT's
Views: 712,932
Posted By cbo
Re: MBT's

You forgot the 50mm range (German 5cm guns, British 6-pdr) :)

It could be argued, that in terms of caliber, not much have happened since the 1950ies. After all, British, German and US tanks all...
Forum: TO&Es September 20th, 2015, 12:03 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,962
Posted By cbo
Re: Mounted infantry shooting

I think it is the other way around. When the Panzergrenadiers aquired APCs, it was seen as transport only. Hence its early designation as "Gepanzerte Mannschaftkraftwagen" (litt. armoured...
Forum: WinSPWW2 May 16th, 2015, 06:44 AM
Replies: 18
Fyi
Views: 4,465
Posted By cbo
Re: Fyi

Sorry to hear about your health issues, but it seems you are moving forward, so best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Not sure if this blood-pressure rising hobby of yours is the best cure, so...
Forum: TO&Es September 1st, 2014, 04:58 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 5,082
Posted By cbo
Re: 10.5cm K gepanzerte Selbstfahrlafette IVa (Dicker Max)

"Encyclopedia of German tanks..." article for the vehicle has 132mm vs 0 degrees and 111mm vs 30 degrees at 2000 meters. Ammo not specified. Appendix in the same book has similar figures for the same...
Forum: WinSPWW2 February 16th, 2014, 08:43 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,358
Posted By cbo
Re: Tigers vs Shermans

The fundamental problem with this argument is that the Tiger was not designed specifically to fight other tanks :)

If you look at the earliest speculations on the subject of a heavy tank back in...
Forum: TO&Es December 5th, 2013, 08:49 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,680
Posted By cbo
Re: Saukopf

According to Spielbergers book on the StuG "...from 1944.." and according to Jentz in his Osprey booklet on the StuG "...Topfblende had been introduced in mid-1944.."

For the 7,5cm armed StuG, the...
Forum: WinSPWW2 October 3rd, 2013, 03:58 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,745
Posted By cbo
Re: Minimal range for indirect artillery fire?

The two German infantry guns - the 15cm and the 7,5cm were used in much the same way as mortars would later be. Their design was based on WWI experience with mortars - "Minenewerfer" - and the two...
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