I uploaded a document in the files section of the Panzertruppe Yahoo page which is an example of the sort of research that my students and I have been doing...
This looks interesting. I wonder what AFV you get to drive. -Chris P. SPECIAL SILENT AUCTION: If you've ever dreamed of driving an armored vehicle or flying in...
While returning from Southern Front yesterday I spotted a SdKfz 250 on a flatbed truck. It was on I-40 between Greensboro and Raleigh, NC. It was headed in the...
I am currently reading Mario Rigoni Stern's The Sergeant in the Snow, which is about an Italian infantryman on the eastern front. Does anyone know of any other...
I was looking through the Osprey book on the T-34/76, and it mentions that the one on display at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds is the oldest surviving T-34. ...
I have updated the Variants file and the Notes file that are available in the Files section of the Panzertruppe Yahoo group web site. In case you didn't know...
The action in this game was a Russian attack against the flank of the German 17 Pz. Div. near Orsha on 7/10/41. The rules really show the effects of German...
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...
I just finished reading "Cutthroats: The Adventures of a Sherman Tank Driver in the Pacific," by Robert C. Dick, recommended to me by Bryan B. It was an...
I'd like to welcome all of the new members you joined the Panzertruppe user group during the past few months. Also, I'd like to apologize to Shawn, our newest...
I am currently reading "Iron Hulls Iron Hearts: Mussolini's Elite Armoured Divisions in North Africa" by Ian W. Walker. He mentions that in November of 1941...
Wow, it turns out that Armstrong Models actually makes the 102mm portees in 6mm: http://www.armstrongmodels.org/ They make a lot of interesting vehicles that...
I have added a link to the Surviving Panzers website. It contains pdf files with pictures and locations for all known surviving WWII tanks from Germany,...
I am currently reading a book by Steven Zaloga on the KV and IS tanks. He mentions that while the IS-3 never saw action in the west, a small number were used...
I'm reading Ian Hogg's book "The Guns: 1939-45" (the old Ballantiner paperback from 1970). He mentions that late in 1942 fifty 17 pounders were mounted on...
I just finished reading G. H. Bidermann's memoir "In Deadly Combat: A German Soldier's memoir of the Eastern Front." Interestingly, he writes that during...
Someone just asked me the following questions in a letter sent via snail mail. I thought I'd paste my replies here as well. 1) Q: How do you assign morale to...
Is anyone thinking of gaming with GHQ's new "Wehrmacht '47" Line? See http://www.ghqmodels.com/store/military-models-wehrmacht-world-war-ii-micro-armour.html ...
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE I recently finished Patton: A Genius for War by Carlo D'este. The chapters covering WW1 and the training of the...
I just finished reading "Tank Warfare: The Story of the Tanks in the Great War" by F. Mitchell, the commander of the first tank to knock out another tank in...
In my analysis the AT guns each hold off many tanks. One reason is that they are dug-in. Another is they can fire 2x as many rounds. Is this because the AT...
In the Files section, I uploaded a Word document that is a completely revised version of what I posted in the message board this afternoon. In this revision I...
How well does PanzerTruppe simulate North Africa shooting? In the PanzerTruppe rule set a shot hits if the player rolls on a d10 a modified 6 - 10. Various...
Are trucks automatically destroyed when hit by tank fire or do you still roll on Table 3 with an unmodified 7+ destroying the vehicle? Thanks, Brian...
I'm away from my rule set, calculating something. I need to know firing rate of the following weapons: British A13 tank: double fire? German 50mm Pak 38 AT:...
The Char B 75mm gun was located in the hull. It is my understanding that the gun was aimed by the driver, and could not be traversed without pivoting the...
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