Scrap Metal-Photo Album of Destroyed Armor

[cyberia]

That last one is brutal. Almost nothing left but the treads!

[Jim O]

Color photo of a destroyed Italian M13/40. I'd guess North Africa.

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[cyberia]

Originally Posted by Jim O

Color photo of a destroyed Italian M13/40. I'd guess North Africa.

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That's some wreck. The rear is almost entirely gone, while the front appears nearly intact. Good photo, Jim.

[cyberia]

A pair of photos of wrecked French Char B tanks, taken during the opening days of the Western offensive.

[cyberia]

Two photos of the wreckage of Tiger 007, taken by a French farmer. This was the last panzer commanded by Tiger Ace Michael Wittmann the day he and his crew were killed. Some claim by British Fireflys, others claim by Typhoons.

[lufttiger]

As i understood it, a new artical i read last year, that a British Firefly was in
the tree line by itself, getting ready to leave. There was an open field with a single road that they were covering, when 3 Tigers came rolling down the
road. The Gunner tells this story that they quickly fired at the first tank
which exploded, the second tank stopped trying to find them when it was hit and knocked out as well. The 3rd tank tried to retreat when it too was hit and destroyed. I think he said the Tigers only got one shot off which missed.

I'll try to see if i can the artical.

Here's Wilki: Joe Ekins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

But there's an interview he did, which is better. Oh here it is!

"I could see at least three Tigers coming and we had three Shermans and one Firefly... The squadron had two other Fireflies and I expected them to send one to help, but they decided not to and left me alone.

"We pulled out of the orchard and I fired twice at the third tank at the rear and it blew up. We reversed into the orchard so we could come out in a different place. But the second Tiger fired two or three rounds and hit our turret lid.

"The lid must have hit the tank commander's head and he jumped out, so our troop officer took over. We pulled out again and fired at the second Tiger and it exploded. We pulled back again and by this time, the third Tiger knew it had lost its two mates.

"I finished it off with two shells and had taken out all three in 12 minutes. We later hit one more tank and then we were knocked out. There was a loud bang and sparks flew and we got out and ran like hell - the officer was hit by shrapnel. When we got back, we were made into new tank crews and I was made a wireless operator. It seemed a bit odd making your best gunner a wireless operator.

"But it proved lucky, because over the next eight months we were one of the few crews who got through the lot. I only found out eight years after the war that one of the people in the tank we hit was Wittmann, but I'd never heard of him.

"He was very well known in Germany and there were lots of claims about who killed him, but it is well accepted now that we got him. He was an ace, but he wasn't too clever that morning."

"Usually, it took five Shermans to beat one Tiger, but the Fireflies were better. When I heard about the concentration camps, I knew it was all worth it. I'm quite proud. Wittmann was a Nazi from the start - he must have known about the camps. It didn't matter who killed him, just that he was killed."

[cyberia]

The remains of a Soviet JSII on the Eastern Front

A US Lee tank in ruins, possibly N. Africa

Soviet troops looking over the wreckage of a Panther

A pileup of T-34s on the Russian Front.
No clue what happened here, but it must have interesting

[lufttiger]

I'll bet that last one was arty fire, that would make sence how that one was filpped.

[cyberia]

Originally Posted by lufttiger

I'll bet that last one was arty fire, that would make sence how that one was filpped.

That would be my guess, LT. The ground has that "tossed up" look to it.

[Panzermacher]

Actually I think Vodka and a Reindeer were involved. IT looks like the first tank swerved to avoid the deer, and trying not to spill his vodka, he slammed into the second tank, flipping it over. The third one "Just stopped to gawk!" Thats my story and I am sticking to it!


ok arty then....