Karnak once again you ignore the problem of acquisition . You are enclosed in a turret with a field of view of about 8 degrees . How do you find it ?
The Russian tanker specifically said he left his hatch open unless bombs were overhead or he was in a city, then he'd keep the hatch closed, then again this is one tankers actual account.
- Does the German aircraft materiel significant damage? What can you say about the Henschel HE-129?
- Not every time, but it happened. Henschel do not remember, maybe this was. Sometimes managed to dodge the bombs. Bomb because you can see how it flies. Opened hatches, pokes his head and said to his driver, say "Bomb tears to come." But in general there were cases when burned tanks. The losses did not exceed 3.5 tanks per battalion. Often burned a tank. It is much more we got it in the settlements of faustpatronnikov. In Hungary, I remember once I was tired before he had said to his deputy, lead battalion of you, and I sleep. And I fell asleep right in the fighting compartment Sherman. Under the Balti we dumped munitions from aircraft by parachute. We currently have a parachute. That's it, I fell asleep. The parachute silk, and silk head lice do not start. And I'm so fast asleep! Suddenly I woke up. Why not? From the silence woke up. What is it, why the silence? It turns out, flew planes, burned two tanks. During the march on the tank a lot of things in bulk - crates, tarpaulins. Here are two tanks and set on fire. The battalion has stopped, choked the engines, and all was quiet. And I woke up.
- Have you locked the hatches during the fighting in the city?
- We always locked the hatches. I am of such an order did not hear anything. That's me when I was in Vienna broke, threw grenades into the tank from the upper floors of buildings. I ordered the drive all the tanks in the arches of bridges and buildings. But his tank was forced to withdraw from time to time into the open, to spread shtyrevuyu antenna and communicate by radio with the command. Radio operator and driver were working inside the tank, but left the door open. And on top of someone threw a grenade into the hatch. It exploded at the back of a radio operator, and both were killed. So we are in the city closed the hatches necessary.