Naxos Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 (edited) Just got this original photo, has anyone seen this particular image before, or can show a different picture of the same tank wreckRegards, Hardy Edited June 15, 2007 by Naxos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Paul R Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 It looks like it was hit by one of those ultra large caliber shells! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob lembke Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 It looks like it was hit by one of those ultra large caliber shells!My father was trained to knock out British tanks by getting a geballtne Ladnung (six "potato masher" warheads tied or wired about a complete "potato masher" grenade, which served as the fuze and detonator for all seven) into a roof hatch. He said that one guy in his unit knocked out three tanks in two days by this method. The stick grenade was not a fragmentation grenade but a powerful concussion grenade; one can imagine the effect of the explosion of seven of them simultaniously within the confined space of a Mark IV, which also contained the fuel tank, I believe. I suspect the damage pictured would be consistent with this form of attack, although it might have been hit by a shell on the other side, say a 10.5 cm howitzer round. I believe that some of these were used as "infantry guns", as well as the 7.7 cm fieldpiece.Bob Lembke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naxos Posted June 20, 2007 Author Share Posted June 20, 2007 (edited) On the advise of one of our forum members I posted the picture on the Great War Forum and got some interesting responses, here is the link: http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/i...ic=77095&hl=Regards, Hardy Edited June 20, 2007 by Naxos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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