tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post2741095897618355861..comments2024-03-20T11:41:56.776-04:00Comments on Tank Archives: Lend Lease Impressions: M3 LeePeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-7916800045428418042016-03-28T16:01:41.552-04:002016-03-28T16:01:41.552-04:00The hull machinguns were fixed, i.e., they could n...The hull machinguns were fixed, i.e., they could not be aimed at all except by pointing the entire tank at the enemy. The same idea was tried on the first few Shermans before being dropped. <br /><br />However, the Soviet IS-2 and T-54 both had hull-mounted fixed machineguns too. Dan Eganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969235837813666144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-63436728040270421372014-03-26T12:46:40.500-04:002014-03-26T12:46:40.500-04:00You say that like aiming was important. It was all...You say that like aiming was important. It was all about the Dakka back then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-60956628593434989692014-03-25T22:03:58.328-04:002014-03-25T22:03:58.328-04:00M2 Medium tank had 7 MG's and only 6 crewmen.....M2 Medium tank had 7 MG's and only 6 crewmen.......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-26612988712017949282014-03-23T20:22:54.808-04:002014-03-23T20:22:54.808-04:00Well, the Soviet did not valued M3 highly and ther...Well, the Soviet did not valued M3 highly and there were better tanks available. So having it operating as a tank as well as an APC at the same time seemed kinda pointless to them IMO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-90301236110178745982014-03-23T13:18:16.732-04:002014-03-23T13:18:16.732-04:00"A lack of sights for machineguns placed next..."A lack of sights for machineguns placed next to the driver and in the small turret prohibits aimed fire, and forces one to question the point of such machineguns."<br /><br />Them Americans and their machineguns. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-53271845292976707062014-03-23T13:17:16.136-04:002014-03-23T13:17:16.136-04:00I get that, but this usually meant the extra passe...I get that, but this usually meant the extra passengers were riding on top of the tank, not inside of it- hence all the railings on the IS and t-34 tanks. While here, the first point here implies they somehow stuffed an extra 10 people inside without hindering the operation of the guns. That's not a tank then, it's a tardis. Or a clown car...GrumpyStrangernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-40117530082126538502014-03-23T13:00:00.125-04:002014-03-23T13:00:00.125-04:00My general understanding on how the Soviet came to...My general understanding on how the Soviet came to use it is as an all-purpose IFV/APC. And it seems to me they were not afraid of cramped spaces anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-41166774552039596002014-03-23T10:01:23.190-04:002014-03-23T10:01:23.190-04:00Wait, am I reading it right? Did the soviets reall...Wait, am I reading it right? Did the soviets really try to cram 17 people inside this tank?GrumpyStrangernoreply@blogger.com