Erinnerungen wrote:
> Hi Charles -that's pretty interesting and also something I didn't have
> a clue about. I'm still amazed at how knowledgeable posters on this
> group are about military subjects such as weapons systems.
I absolutely agree. And some of these guys, probably most, are
amazingly knowledgeable about other stuff too.
Thanks to all of you.
Bob
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> On Wed, 07 Jan 2015 14:32:59 +0000, Charles Lindbergh
> <spirit@stlouis.invalid> wrote:
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>> On Tue, 06 Jan 2015 13:03:21 -0500, Erinnerungen <ugh@bingbam.com> wrote:
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>> The Nazi RPzB.43 Ofenrohr, an 88mm anti-armor rocket launcher. It was derived
>>from captured American made 60mm Bazookas. The operator had to wear a poncho
>> and gas mask without filter for protection from the heat of the rocket back
>> blast. They fixed this issue by adding a shield to the RPzB.54 Panzerschreck.
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