Message from @Southernpatriot01
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I know it shot rockets, it could punch through 11 feet of concrete, the reason I was saying the above reminded me of it was what I though to be the stubby barrel in the umage above
I believe it was found to be too inaccurate to use against single things like bunkers
It did fuck up groups of things if it landed nearby them. Apparently it managed to hit near some stationary shermans and basically knocked out all of them
It was mainly used in the eastern front, noteable in the battle of warsaw, and was highly ineffecient due to only being able to hold 6 shells at a time
the Shturmtiger was frankly a waste of recources if you ask me
sure its a big gun, but all those materials coulda been used to produce more panzers, panthers, fix the tiger 2, better development into the Panzershrek to make it better than it already was
it was something that was highly impracticle, yet super cool, that being said, it was the helepolis of it's time, a highly expensive and highly specific tool that could work marvels if used right
but rarely ever did
most of Germanies Wonder Weapons were like that
oh, yeah, totally
used successfully about once
tho i will say, with stuff like the ME262, it propelled aircraft development further, as well as runway strategy
The Me262 had decent success. Obviously not enough to change the outcome of the war. But it DID manage to change the entirety of aerial warfare.
hell, with the Ho Horten even tho it was never completed during the war id say had influenced the idea of stealth aircraft with its design
with just how similar it looks to stuff like the B-2
was also technically a stealth aircraft, due to the wood it was made out of somewhat absorbing radar
tho with being made outa wood, the projected ability to turn at insane speeds was tossed outa the window, because wood cant handle high G turns
and only reason they made it outa wood was because they didnt have enough steel
The Germans also developed the helicopter during the war, but only managed to produce two and they were barely more than prototypes.
Actually helicopters existed since the late 30s I believe.
Helicopters have been in the making since 400 BC
There were helicopters made by individuals well before WW1
yes, we're talking about funtion military helecopters though which didn't come into use until after ww2
I knew there were blueprints made by Leonardo da Vinci and by the Confederate States, but no practical, working prototypes.
to my limited knowlage
@Southernpatriot01 the Confederate State? can I see?
the made a doodle, please show me
Give me a couple minutes.
Ah my bad lol
You're fine friend.
that's super cool thanks
1901
Anytime. A great deal of technology came out of the War Between the States.
In german but readable
helepolis, what happens when the guy you hired to build a siege tower is a bit extra
Indeed.
It was 1943 and the R-4. That's what I was thinking of
But hand grenades and landmines were even used in their infancy in the Civil War.