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Title: Captured German Stuff in colour, 1943
Post by: Scherf on December 07, 2011, 02:50:13 PM: Don't know if this has been posted before, a hap-happy summer afternoon along the banks of the Moskva in 1943, looking at german equipment. Planes, guns, tanks, vehicles, mortars etc, including a brief but disturbing little section on what I assume is Wehrmacht soldiers' sadly pathetic attempts to stay warm in Stalingrad.

Rumour has it Vladimir Putin himself travelled back in time with a mighty whoosh and wrestled these bits of kit from the Germans with his bare hands.

Maybe some of the Luft guys can comment on the camo schemes - all of them seem to feature a splash of yellow somewhere.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE94nxIWjws

Za Rodinu, Tovaritch, and have a Krasny day.
Title: Re: Captured German Stuff in colour, 1943
Post by: lyric1 on December 07, 2011, 03:09:19 PM: Excellent film :aok

Posting this film in the skins forum for a black Tiger tank profile I listed.
Title: Re: Captured German Stuff in colour, 1943
Post by: SmokinLoon on December 07, 2011, 03:31:37 PM: That is a great video! Thanks for sharing!

I think they had at least one of everything on display! :)

EDIT: Someone time the quad 20mm (same mount as Wirby) being traversed by the Soviet lady crew member at 5:15. ;) Compare it. :D
Title: Re: Captured German Stuff in colour, 1943
Post by: TwinBoom on December 07, 2011, 03:37:26 PM: sad too say all those medals are probably from dead soldiers
Title: Re: Captured German Stuff in colour, 1943
Post by: morfiend on December 07, 2011, 04:32:50 PM: :salute
Title: Re: Captured German Stuff in colour, 1943
Post by: Scherf on December 07, 2011, 05:39:45 PM: I think the big SP gun at around 11:30 is quite a rare bird, Sturer Emil.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturer_Emil

Apparently survives to this day in the Kubinka Tank Museum.
Title: Re: Captured German Stuff in colour, 1943
Post by: FTJR on December 08, 2011, 01:06:08 AM: Great Film, thanks for sharing
Title: Re: Captured German Stuff in colour, 1943
Post by: W7LPNRICK on December 09, 2011, 09:38:22 PM: Very nice. What was the twin tail fighter/attack which had a large strange shaped cockpit with pointed rear glass? :salute
Title: Re: Captured German Stuff in colour, 1943
Post by: Scherf on December 10, 2011, 12:19:05 AM: Think that was an Fw 189 recce craft.
Title: Re: Captured German Stuff in colour, 1943
Post by: Lusche on December 10, 2011, 05:23:07 AM: Quote from: W7LPNRICK on December 09, 2011, 09:38:22 PM
Very nice. What was the twin tail fighter/attack which had a large strange shaped cockpit with pointed rear glass? :salute

Quote from: Scherf on December 10, 2011, 12:19:05 AM
Think that was an Fw 189 recce craft.
:aok

(http://www.asisbiz.com/il2/Fw-189/Focke-Wulf-Fw-189/images/1-Focke-Wulf-Fw-189A-Owl-03.jpg)
Title: Re: Captured German Stuff in colour, 1943
Post by: W7LPNRICK on December 10, 2011, 06:03:39 PM: engines look small, how did it perform? Low production numbers? No actual combat? just wonder why we've never seen it before. :airplane:
Title: Re: Captured German Stuff in colour, 1943
Post by: Lusche on December 10, 2011, 06:07:56 PM: Quote from: W7LPNRICK on December 10, 2011, 06:03:39 PM
engines look small, how did it perform? Low production numbers? No actual combat? just wonder why we've never seen it before. :airplane:

ever heard of that google thing? wikipedia? other sites? ;) :P :bolt:
Title: Re: Captured German Stuff in colour, 1943
Post by: W7LPNRICK on December 10, 2011, 06:34:55 PM: Quote from: Lusche on December 10, 2011, 06:07:56 PM
ever heard of that google thing? wikipedia? other sites? ;) :P :bolt:
Yes Sir Commander Lusche :D Just wondered why as often as I'm on here...never saw it before. Myself I usually see something on here, get more interested, then search google to see more...just sayin'. :old: