Good Read. Oppo Approppo

"wacopalypsenow" (JamesHTaylor) 11/07/2013 at 19:04 • Filed to: Military

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Amazing book about an infantryman's tour in Iraq. Narrative extensively covers military vehicles; particularly, the Bradley and Humvee. The author worked, drove, and flipped over (twice) in each of them. I can't say enough about how good this book is compared to other contemporary war memoirs. Future classic.

Full disclosure: I'm friends with the author, so buy the fucking book. Please

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Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > wacopalypsenow 11/07/2013 at 19:12

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One of my favorite war memoirs involving vehicles is Brazen Chariots, which is an account of light tank warfare in North Africa, WWII written by a tank 'ace' who had a large number of American M3 Stuarts shot out from under him and was a professional cricketer from South Africa before the war. Sadly out of print now, but not impossible to find a copy.

wacopalypsenow > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull 11/07/2013 at 19:41

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You would need brazen balls of steel to fight with an M3. My limited understanding is that they were pretty much shit armor and canon wise.

Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > wacopalypsenow 11/07/2013 at 21:40

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What he loved about them was maneuverability, the tracks staying on (a point on which the British infantry tanks were shit), and the speed. He was doing run-stop-run tactics to close with Panzer IIIs and take them out with success. And by success I mean he lost about a crew and a half and probably 4 tanks, but hit the Germans for far worse. In the process rupturing eardrums and finally getting medical leave with a serious piece of shrapnel in his head.

Balls of steel indeed.

Kugelblitz > wacopalypsenow 11/07/2013 at 22:23

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Actually the US 37mm was a pretty good gun in the desert. It was a very accurate weapon, high velocity and the He and AP rounds had very, very similar ballistics, which matters to gunners.

The M4 Sherman RULED the desert, tankwise. It wasn't until Tunisia that they had problems (Tigers).