Birgeria's new PZC units

[Birgeria]

I made the French Spahi light cavalry unit. Note their red hats.

[Birgeria]

This is the corrected icon for the Italian paratroopers. I added the M29 camouflage to it.

[Birgeria]

German Fallshrimjager in 1943 with splint type camo.

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German Fallshrimjager in 1943 with splint type camo.

What kind of grenade is it?

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[bondjamesbond]

I made the French Spahi light cavalry unit. Note their red hats.

As always cool and beautifully crafted units )

https://dzen.ru/a/Xxa5eHDzsFGc30NG

https://pikabu.ru/story/partizanskaya_v ... ke_5463885

[McGuba]

German Fallshrimjager in 1943 with splint type camo.

What kind of grenade is it?

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Perhaps a Geballte Ladung "combined charge"?
https://historicalbattles.quora.com/htt ... d-Meakin-2




Nice icons, by the way!

[Birgeria]

German Fallshrimjager in 1943 with splint type camo.

What kind of grenade is it?


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McGuba is right. It's the M24 grenade bundled with extra heads for AT purpose.

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Paratroops usely use light weapons

[Birgeria]

Paratroops usely use light weapons

Hand grenade are definitely light weapons. It also should be noted that after the battle of Crete in Spring 1941, the Fallschirmjager units were mostly used as elite infantry in both eastern and western fronts, such as Ramcke Brigade in North Africa, Fallschirmjager regiment 3 in Sicily, 1st Fallschirmjager Division in Monte Cassino, 2nd Fallschirmjager Division in Normandy, Fallschirmjager regiment 2 in Kirovograd. They all equipped with at least heavy machine guns, AT guns (Pak 40, even the 88s), and don't forget that there were the 1st Fillschirmjager Panzer Division "Herrman Goring", which has Panzer IV, III, Panthers after 1944, Jagdpanzer IVs after 1944 as well. Would you tell these paratroops usually used light weapons?

[Birgeria]

Paratroops usely use light weapons

Hand grenade are definitely light weapons. It also should be noted that after the battle of Crete in Spring 1941, the Fallschirmjager units were mostly used as elite infantry in both eastern and western fronts, such as Ramcke Brigade in North Africa, Fallschirmjager regiment 3 in Sicily, 1st Fallschirmjager Division in Monte Cassino, 2nd Fallschirmjager Division in Normandy, Fallschirmjager regiment 2 in Kirovograd. They all equipped with at least heavy machine guns, AT guns (Pak 40, even the 88s), and don't forget that there were the 1st Fallschirmjager Panzer Division "Herrman Goring", which has Panzer IV, III, Panthers after 1944, Jagdpanzer IVs after 1944 as well. Would you tell these paratroops usually used light weapons?

[bondjamesbond]

For amphibious and mountain parts produced a lightweight version of the total weight of 139 kg on small rubber wheels.
https://en.topwar.ru/145494-protivotank ... ast-1.html

https://vk.com/wall-95347870_6713?yscli ... y791862034
https://kopateli.cc/topic/7924-uchebnye ... germaniya/
Soviet tanks could be “pounded” only in documentaries, which Gebels filmed so that the troops of the Wehrmacht and SS on the eastern front would not be too afraid ))))
https://dzen.ru/a/Y_upk1D-pH3lwaSw
https://en.topwar.ru/13002-ruchnye-prot ... voyny.html
Normal guys took at least an anti-tank rifle with them ))))
https://antik1941.ru/nemeczkaya-quotkol ... anata-m-24


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M22_Locust
https://warspot.ru/5045-stalnaya-sarancha

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Paratroops usely use light weapons

Hand grenade are definitely light weapons. It also should be noted that after the battle of Crete in Spring 1941, the Fallschirmjager units were mostly used as elite infantry in both eastern and western fronts, such as Ramcke Brigade in North Africa, Fallschirmjager regiment 3 in Sicily, 1st Fallschirmjager Division in Monte Cassino, 2nd Fallschirmjager Division in Normandy, Fallschirmjager regiment 2 in Kirovograd. They all equipped with at least heavy machine guns, AT guns (Pak 40, even the 88s), and don't forget that there were the 1st Fallschirmjager Panzer Division "Herrman Goring", which has Panzer IV, III, Panthers after 1944, Jagdpanzer IVs after 1944 as well. Would you tell these paratroops usually used light weapons?

I don’t think the tanks were driven by paratroopers ?

[bondjamesbond]

Soviet tankers on a captured German Tiger tank of the 502nd Heavy Tank Battalion, August 1944.

Personally, this is the first time I see Soviet tankers on a trophy German Tiger ) And I've been into looking at historical photos for about 20 years now )

although other sources say that it is an abandoned tank near Leningrad )
https://dzen.ru/a/XGfzUh00VQCuLuH2


King Tiger tank of the US Army
https://skaramanga-1972.livejournal.com/155252.html

https://dzen.ru/a/XENRAYO2PgC19Bhx
https://mihalchuk-1974.livejournal.com/64276.html

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Of course the paratroopers had weapons adapted to the circumstances:

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[Vledis]

Hi, thank for fine model)

Maybe you have 'hidden' AT version of 77mm FK 16?

[Birgeria]

Hi, thank for fine model)

Maybe you have 'hidden' AT version of 77mm FK 16?

Hi, I have the AT version of the FK-16 gun. It's the credit from Guille.

[Birgeria]

New tank prototype from the Red Army. KV-13 medium tank. It was a project of the new medium tank to replace the T-34s in 1942. However, the Red Army decided to keep modifying the T-34 tank, which leaded to the T-34/85. Although the KV-13 production was cancelled, the prototype was kept modifying and finally leaded to the famous IS series heavy tank.

[Birgeria]

Happy holidays y'all!
I made this British infantry tank prototype. Excelsior was designated to replace the Churchill tanks because the Churchill Mk.I and II were lacking fire power. The Excelsior was based on the new Cromwell tank, with a QF75 gun. However, the later versions of the Churchill tanks were greatly improved on every manner, which made the Excelsior very unnecessary. Thus in 1943, this tank project got cancelled.

[Birgeria]

Happy 2025!

Today I bring a new US army prototype, T55E1 GMC. It's a wheeled tank destroyer with a 3 inch M6 gun (same gun in M10 and M18). It has a low profile and very mobile. However, due to the extremely lacking of armor, this vehicle never went into production and the US army chose the M10 GMC.

[Tobi72]

Happy 2025!

Today I bring a new US army prototype, T55E1 GMC. It's a wheeled tank destroyer with a 3 inch M6 gun (same gun in M10 and M18). It has a low profile and very mobile. However, due to the extremely lacking of armor, this vehicle never went into production and the US army chose the M10 GMC.

Thanks for modeling and sharing.
What a monster.

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