From: Chris P. <cpagano@...>
Subject: [panzertruppe_game] Re: Cuttsthroats
To: panzertruppe_game@yahoogroups.com
Received: Tuesday, June 23, 2009, 2:03 PM

That's interesting. I didn't realize that the 75mm on the Char B had no traverse. I'd be interested to see what the sight looked like.

I don't think that sponson MG's on the Stuart had a sight, the driver probably just aimed with the tracers, as with the bow MG on the Sherman. But that's not going to work with a 75. With the Stuart it was probably envisioned that the MG's would be fired on the move, similar to how a pilot of a fighter plane fires his MGs. In practice it was probably impossible to get the elevation right.

With the Char B I assume that the driver essentially switched from 'driver mode' to 'gunner mode' when the tank was stopped. Did the gunner (i.e. not the driver) control the elevation?

-Chris P.

--- In panzertruppe_ game@yahoogroups .com, "A. J. Ralston" <nordland11@ ...> wrote:
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> Chris,
> The 75mm gun mounted in the hull of the French Char B series was both aimed and fired by its driver. Thankfully he didn't have to load the weapon though. Still that is an overload for just one person. In one of my books I'm sure I have the targetting sight that the driver used. Trouble is I have over 2,500 research books, (when we moved out into the Aussie Outback I had 300+ stolen too). If I ever find it, I'll attempt to post it here, but I wouldn't hold my breathe.
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> Ashley (Snoopy - T.o.E.'s moderator)
>