Favourite WW2 Tank

[ABWorsham4]

The Panzer IV, it was there in Poland in 1939 and still in service in May 1945. The tank was able to adapt to meet most Allied threats. Not as sexy as the Panther or Tiger, but a damn good tank.

[moilami]

Naturally the tiger, the timeless iconical tank of all times.

Makes me want to start up right away a new campaign on Steel Panthers: World at War, and forget everything else!

[Witt]

Nice pic. Any idea what unit  and where it was taken?
I recognise the insignia, but cannot place it. I imagine it is attached to IISS Pz Corps. But it could be Wehrmacht.

[CWO Marc]

@wittmann:

Nice pic. Any idea what unit  and where it was taken?
I recognise the insignia, but cannot place it. I imagine it is attached to IISS Pz Corps. But it could be Wehrmacht.

If you Google “Friedrich Zschackel” you’ll get a bunch of hits for tank pictures, with captions.  I didn’t check them, but one of them may provide the answer.

[moilami]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_101III-Zschaeckel-207-12,_Schlacht_um_Kursk,Panzer_VI(Tiger_I).jpg

Sowjetunion.- Waffen-SS-Division “Das Reich” bei “Unternehmen Zitadelle” mit Panzer VI “Tiger I” während der Schlacht um Kursk; SS-PK

[Witt]

Thanks Marc and Moilami.
Was desperate to say: Das Reich, before Kursk.  Think I have the pic somewhere.

[moilami]

@CWO:

@wittmann:

Nice pic. Any idea what unit�� and where it was taken?
I recognise the insignia, but cannot place it. I imagine it is attached to IISS Pz Corps. But it could be Wehrmacht.

If you Google “Friedrich Zschackel” you’ll get a bunch of hits for tank pictures, with captions.� I didn’t check them, but one of them may provide the answer.

Was a very good idea!

I found a profile pic for myself.

And something else  :-D

[CWO Marc]

@moilami:

I found a profile pic for myself.

Are you referring to the top one or the bottom one?

[Witt]

Careful which you choose. You will be judged by it here!

[Tall Paul]

Moilami,

I think you should use THIS pic for your avatar. You can send the other one to ME since you don’t need it. I’m single, too! haha.

“Tall Paul”

[moilami]

Now chose another one. A tank killer. Stug was rather good design.

[Witt]

A Jagdpanther of course. Beautiful shape. With sloping frontal armour and the L71/88.
Love the scene when one breaks over the crest in Normandy in Band of Brothers.