Scrap Metal-Photo Album of Destroyed Armor

[cyberia]

Armored fighting vehicles in the Second World War were usually large, well protected and heavily armed. But that's not to say they were indestructible...

A T-34 burns after being knocked out on the Eastern Front.

Gone is the normally high profile of this Jagdpanzer Tiger P Elefant

Turret gone, all that's left of a Sherman lies in a field in Normandy

Photo Op-German troops pose with all that remains of a knocked out KV 2

A completely destroyed M2 halftrack. GIs often referred to this vehicles as "Purple Heart Boxes"

Wrecked Pz. III. Turret is down the slop on its roof

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American engineers clear the wreckage of a Panzer IV from a French village

A total of four impact points spelled the end for this M18

Have Scrap Metal photos to share, post them here! Just remember, this thread is for the images of destroyed machines, not the remains of the brave men who died in them. NO CASULITIES WITH PHOTOS, please.

cyberia

[Klaus]

What do you think penetrated the Hull of the M18? Any guess?

@cyberia: Don't wann play the teacher here but: "NO CASULITIES WITH PHOTOS"? Isn't it the other way round?

[lufttiger]

Incredible how something so strong can look so messed up. My next model
i hope will look good as a knocked out 1/2 track.

[cyberia]

Originally Posted by Klaus

What do you think penetrated the Hull of the M18? Any guess?

@cyberia: Don't wann play the teacher here but: "NO CASULITIES WITH PHOTOS"? Isn't it the other way round?

Its English, Klaus. Only has to make sense half the time.

[cyberia]

Originally Posted by Klaus

What do you think penetrated the Hull of the M18? Any guess?

My guess would be 50mm ap. The M18 had very thin armor and four hits from anything larger would have torn it apart.

[Panzermacher]

Uh Cybo, Bro....Pic 6 is actually what appears to be a Panzer 3 possibly early?? hard to tell from wreckage

Yep it was, thanks PM. Good catch!

[Panzermacher]

No Prob...Thats what I am here for....and I have built enough of those to KNOW what what the parts look like!

[razorboy]

Here's some 'Scrap' inh 1:35 scale by Doc Shige. Man I love that guy's armour wrecks!





razorboy

[cyberia]

A Sturmgeschutz IV, its roof blown open, being looked over by an American GI in Belgium.

A knocked out Sherman alongside a road in Normandy. The impact point can clearly be seen on the turret just below the jettison hatch.

A pair of SdKfz. 251 APC's knocked out in Central Russia by mines. These vehicles were particularly vulnerable to mines.

[Jim O]

OK, here are some.


I know you didn't want corpses but an animal is not a human so here goes. This is from Utah Beach



Here is a destroyed German PzKpfw IV with a T-34 in the background.



Destroyed German armor east of Tornio.



Finns with german-supplied Panzerfausts and destroyed T-34