Thread 63856459

The Jagdpanther is soo cool!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCCCKiQWMRM

What's your favorite WW2 AFV?

>>63856459 (OP)
I’m a Hetzer guy ‘till I die.

Cent. The day tanks grew up.

>>63856488
But that's not the Centurion Mk I (WW2)?

>>63856500
Cents existed and were in Europe before the painter shot himself.
They led the way for MBT.

>>63856517
>Cents existed and were in Europe
Yeah, that's what I said, Centurion Mk I (and II)

This cute little shit

Was it any good? Probably decent enough since it, the Pz I and the 38(t) was kind of the backbone when Germany had all their quick victorys against Poland, the lowlands, France etc

>>63856517
>They led the way for MBT.
That was the Panther though

>>63856517
>They led the way for MBT.

That would be the American M26 Pershing.

>>63856469
Same, it's so adorable

>>63856469
>>63856877
Needs a turtle painted on the side, smell of dried sweet potatoes, and to be crewed by two busty retards and a smug perflat

>>63856459 (OP)
It is the peak of German armored aesthetics.

>>63857229
Agreed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oqm4gunNTFo

Looks like I'm the only Stug lover around herte

>>63856543
Don't ever put the Pz*pfw 1 on the same level as the 38(t).
The 38(t) was a beautiful wallflower. The 1 was a mistake.

as i have played war thunder for a few months now i can safely say i am an expert on all ww2 ground vehicles
AND i can safely say that germany would have easily won the war if they mass produced these things
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlAa0eex1I8

>>63857625
Same turret.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VK_16.02_Leopard

>>63857625
Is that because of the rat tank doctrine?

>>63857638
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sd.Kfz._234
it had a second driver facing rear so it could reverse at full speed
>90 km/h (56 mph) top speed
>1,000 km (620 mi) on-road; 600 km (370 mi) off-road. range
it basically shat on everything it ever fought
incredibly easy to operate too from what i have read

>>63857655
>it basically shat on everything it ever fought
With that Panzer III's 50mm gun? Doubt.

>>63857655
>>it had a second driver facing rear so it could reverse at full speed


I never thought about how drivers see in reverse. I figure they don't have mirrors, although it would be a boring job just sitting in the rear waiting for a chance to drive.

>>63857668
it just werks

>>63857625
There's a long list of reasons warthunder performance is a terribly inaccurate metric. But I love the M18 for the same reasons as you.

And they had suitable operating environment (exploitation/pursuit) to really shine, 5cm 234s showed up too late to Blitz.

>>63856543
The cramped Pz38 interior you see in WT is very endearing.

>>63856469
From the chief video I feel like the better is either amazing with the right crew or an unmitigated disaster. The periscoped machine gun is quite neat. Overall the only tank you would want to be in ww2 is the Sherman, for literally every reason (armor, survivability, crew comfort, FCS/optics, radios/intercom, winning side) The only thing a Sherman doesn't have is air conditioning. Funny enough they almost had the technology to add a liquid-cooled crew vests.

>>63857789
>better
*hetzer

On further research ammonia refrigeration was invented in 1873, meaning you could have had cooling vests in ww1 tanks

>>63857789
>air conditioning
Dunno if this is also true of the air-cooled Shermans but the Hellcat was distinctly uncomfortable come winter since either (both?) intake or coolant air was partially drawn through the crew compartment. Reckon that was an underappreciated benefit for the ones deployed to Italy + the Philippines.

>>63857728
mirror, stick, hatch, VICTORY!

>>63856459 (OP)
Combat Engineering AFVs :3
>WE PAVE THE WAY

>>63856682
russians are very strangely obsessed with that meme

>>63861868
Is it really strange considering russians?

>>63865921
This, rape is basically just a completely normal and mainstream part of modern Russian culture and life, just ask any Russian conscript/former conscript.

>>63856459 (OP)
Best tank destroyer produced by nazi Germany
Miss me with that Ferdinand and Jagdtiger shit

>>63856517
>Cents existed and were in Europe before the painter shot himself
False

>>63857599
Stügers are boogers

>>63857599
Nah, but StuG is such a basic bitch thing to like that I am ok with letting others have their moment too.
But feel free to make a thread to discuss why the A variant is the coolest of them.