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.

I'd need evidence on that one. I have the evidence for the tail end of the war.

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.

https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/plans-little-known-confederate-helicopter

Ah my bad lol

You're fine friend.

that's super cool thanks

https://helikopterhysteriezwo.blogspot.com/2012/06/moments-in-helicopter-history-9.html?m=1

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.

Ok. I'd actually forgotten about that one.

But I thought it was 30s not mid 40s.

Ah.