The Art Of Tank Warfare - Chris Keeling

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M38 Jeep 115 Type: Car Weight: 0.25 tons Availability: Jan 42 – May 45 Ground Pressure: 1.0 kg/cm 2 Playability: AI only Maximum Slope: 15° Smoke: None Maximum Vertical: 0.1 meters Radio: None Top Speed: KPH ( off-road) Target Size: Large Redline: RPM Height: meters The M38 1/4 ton truck, General Purpose, was commonly called the Jeep, due to its initials G.P. It was designed shortly before the war began, and served well past its conclusion. The Jeep was known for its ruggedness and reliability. Its cross-country handling was also good, due to its use of four-wheel drive, although it was prone to tipping over on sharp corners at high speeds. Options: Antiaircraft machinegun. Infantry Type: Infantry HS Weaponry: M1 rifle Availability: Jan 42 – May 45 Secondary Weaponry: Hand grenades Playability: AI only Ammunition: 600 (Rifle) Target Size: Very small Smoke: Yes The US Army infantry squad consisted of two half-squads, normally a regular infantry half-squad and a BAR team. The soldiers were armed primarily with the M1 Garand semiautomatic rifle, a .30 caliber rifle with an 8-round internal magazine fed through the top by stripper clips. The squad leader usually carried a Browning M3 .45 caliber submachinegun and spare 30-round magazines. All of the soldiers carried the Mark II “pineapple” hand grenades, and one soldier in each squad usually carried a rifle grenade adapter and several rifle grenades. Options: None. Airborne Infantry Type: Infantry HS Weaponry: M1 carbine Availability: Jun 44 – May 45 Secondary Weaponry: Hand grenades Playability: AI only Ammunition: 600 (Rifle) Target Size: Very small Smoke: Yes The US airborne infantry squad consisted of two half-squads, normally a regular infantry half-squad and a BAR team. The soldiers were armed primarily with the M1 semiautomatic carbine, a .30 caliber rifle (with a shorter cartridge than the M1 Garand) with a 15 or 30-round detachable box magazine. The squad leader usually carried a Thompson M1A1 .45 caliber submachinegun and spare 20-round magazines. All of the soldiers carried the Mark II “pineapple” hand grenades. Options: None.
Machinegun Team Type: Infantry HS Weaponry: M2HB Availability: Jan 42 – May 45 Secondary Weaponry: M1 rifle, hand grenades Playability: AI only Ammunition: 600 (SMG) 600 (HMG) Target Size: Very small Smoke: None The US Army machinegun team consisted of a half-squad. These were normally combined into a section of two or three teams. The team was responsible for manning a single Browning M2HB .50 heavy machinegun. This weapon was very powerful for a machinegun, and was capable of knocking out light vehicles at over 1,000 meters. The soldiers were also armed with the M1 Garand semiautomatic rifle, a .30 caliber rifle with an 8round internal magazine fed through the top by stripper clips. All of the soldiers carried the Mark II “pineapple” hand grenades. Options: None. Bazooka Team Type: Infantry HS Weaponry: Bazooka M1 Availability: Jan 42 – May 45 Secondary Weaponry: M1 rifle, hand grenades Playability: AI only Ammunition: 600 (Rifle) 10 (Bazooka) Target Size: Very small Smoke: None The US Army Bazooka team consisted of a half-squad. These were normally combined into a section of two teams. The team was responsible for manning a single M1 2.36” Bazooka rocket launcher. This weapon was capable of knocking out some enemy tanks at about 100 meters using a HEAT round derived from the M9A1 antitank rifle grenade. The soldiers were also armed with the M1 Garand semiautomatic rifle, a .30 caliber rifle with an 8-round internal magazine fed through the top by stripper clips. All of the soldiers carried the Mark II “pineapple” hand grenades. Options: None. BAR Team 116 Type: Infantry HS Weaponry: M1 Garand Availability: Jan 42 – May 45 Secondary Weaponry: BAR, Hand grenades Playability: AI only Ammunition: 600 (Rifle) 600 (LMG) Target Size: Very small Smoke: Yes The US Army infantry squad consisted of two half-squads, normally a regular infantry half-squad and a BAR team. The soldiers were armed primarily with the M1 Garand semiautomatic rifle, a .30 caliber rifle with an 8-round internal magazine fed through the top by stripper clips. The BAR gunner carried the .30 Browning Automatic Rifle, a heavy rifle which used 20-round detachable box magazines and included a built-in bipod (although this was often removed in the field). All of the soldiers carried the Mark II “pineapple” hand grenades, as well as extra ammunition for the BAR. Options: None.
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THE ART OF TANK WARFARE A Guide to
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1. THE HISTORY OF TANK WARFARE 5 Ar
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The First Tankers. Nearly every maj
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WORLD WAR II 9 Armored warfare, as
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11 The German Heer, however, was un
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2. TANK ACADEMY It is essential tha
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meters that it could at 10 meters.
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MOBILITY 17 Most tanks are heavy, s
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19 Optics. The quality of a tank’
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3. TANKS IN BATTLE The armor tactic
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the top of a hill or ridge is a goo
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25 Concentration of force. Whenever
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27 retreat is easy, as buildings ar
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29 Know your enemy. One of the most
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Using supporting units against infa
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33 utilized by both sides in the Se
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35 opposed, and easily overpowered
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37 While local attacks kept the Ger
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• The German Panzer Battalion of
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GERMAN ARTILLERY 41 The German war
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GERMAN ARMAMENTS 43 The following c
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GERMAN UNITS PzKpfw II F 45 Type: T
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PzKpfw III J 47 Type: Tank Top Spee
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PzKpfw IV E 49 Type: Tank Top Speed
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PzKpfw IV H 51 Type: Tank Top Speed
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PzKpfw V D Panther 53 Type: Tank To
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PzKpfw V G Panther 55 Type: Tank To
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PzKpfw VI E Tiger (late version) 57
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StuG IIIG Type: Assault gun Maximum
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StuPz IV Brummbar 61 Type: Assault
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JgdPz III (IV) Hornisse (Nashorn) T
Page 64 and 65: JagdPz IV/70 Type: Assault gun Maxi
Page 66 and 67: Elefant Type: Assault gun Maximum V
Page 68 and 69: SPW 250/9 Type: Halftrack Top Speed
Page 70 and 71: SPW 251/1 sMG Type: Halftrack Maxim
Page 72 and 73: SPW 251/10 Type: Halftrack Maximum
Page 74 and 75: PSW 232 Type: Armored car Top Speed
Page 76 and 77: PSW 234/2 Puma 77 Type: Armored car
Page 78 and 79: Opel Blitz Type: Truck Weight: 2.1
Page 80 and 81: Infantry (Early) Type: Infantry HS
Page 82 and 83: Panzerschreck Team 83 Type: Infantr
Page 84 and 85: 6. THE U.S. ARMY 85 American units,
Page 86 and 87: AMERICAN TACTICS American infantry
Page 88 and 89: 5” Naval Gun: The 5” naval gun
Page 90 and 91: AMERICAN ARMAMENTS 91 The following
Page 92 and 93: AMERICAN UNITS M3A1 Stuart 93 Type:
Page 94 and 95: M3 Lee 95 Type: Tank Top Speed: 40
Page 96 and 97: M4A1 Sherman 97 Type: Tank Top Spee
Page 98 and 99: M4A3 Sherman 99 Type: Tank Top Spee
Page 100 and 101: M4A3(75)W Sherman 101 Type: Tank To
Page 102 and 103: M4A2(76)W Sherman 103 Type: Tank To
Page 104 and 105: M4(105) Sherman 105 Type: Tank Top
Page 106 and 107: M10GMC Wolverine 107 Type: Tank des
Page 108 and 109: M3 Halftrack 109 Type: Halftrack Ma
Page 110 and 111: M3A1 MMG Halftrack 111 Type: Halftr
Page 112 and 113: M3 Scout Car 113 Type: Armored car
Page 116 and 117: M3A1 Antitank Gun 117 Type: Antitan
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Page 120 and 121: 121 SP Artillery (Self-propelled Ar
Page 122: Special Thanks to the Panzermuseum
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