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July 11th, 2008, 03:34 AM
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Re: The Volkssturm
This is pretty cool It shows a painting of three Volkssturm members in different uniforms.
    
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July 11th, 2008, 05:37 AM
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If any one knows this one I'll be surprised The Volkssturm used about one hundred of these wepons during the battle of Berlin.
 It was turned down for major production because it was ugly.
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July 11th, 2008, 05:46 AM
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It's an Ermawherke EMP-44 n' was a simplyfied mechanism from the MP40 (also Ermawherke) with more use of stamped steelplates in order to cut production cost n' time with heavy influences from the English Sten Mk. II n' the Russian PPS-43.
The main reason for it bein' dropped from production wasn't the cheap look of it but that the StG44 allready was in full production n' set to replace both the MP40 n' the Kar98.
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July 11th, 2008, 05:55 AM
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I remember reading that the German soldiers didn't like it because it was ugly sorry mate my mistake still it is ugly compared to the MP40 or any wepon as a matter afact.
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July 11th, 2008, 05:58 AM
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A weapon can be as effective ugly as a beautiful one. Just look at the Sten gun that was produced in large numbers n' used a lot but it was still really butugly.
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July 11th, 2008, 06:09 AM
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I'm not saying it wasn't effective I read it was pretty good I just think it's ugly. Some nice looking wepons can really suck somtimes and the ugly ones replace them just look at page one the Gewehr 71 got replaced by the Gewehr 88 and that thing was better than th Gewehr 71 which is a really nice looking wepon while it wasn't as good as the replacement the Gewehr 88 which not really a nice looking wepon. You have a very good point.
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July 11th, 2008, 06:32 AM
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Have any of you ever seen a Panzerfaust 150 in the field used by a Volkssturm member it is one weird lookin wepon. I'll try and find a picture.
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July 11th, 2008, 06:36 AM
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here it is
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July 11th, 2008, 06:37 AM
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I've only seen static images of the Panzerfaust 150 n' no combat pictures or even a picture of a soldier/Volksturm man holdin' it.
Edit: Thanks for that photo Kurtis! It's all new to me.
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July 11th, 2008, 06:39 AM
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The Volkssturm made wide use of all types of Panzerfaust's shown below
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