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Laughing Swordfish · 09-25-10, 02:52 PM

I stand corrected.

Same calibre, different gun entirely. The 88 AA gun pushed into anti tank service by the army, sometimes still on it's wheels, particularly in North Africa, was a much feared weapon. So much so, that allied tank crews on hearing or seeing a near miss, would sometimes bail out anyway, because the next one was bound to hit.

There is a story of a single 88 left as rearguard holding up the advance on an Italian hillside village all day. Eight Shermans were knocked out, one after the other. The Allies were at a loss, and were about to call in the planes when the German gunners came down the track with their hands up.

When asked why they'd given up, one of them simply said, 'No more shells'.

RdB

09-25-10, 02:52 PM	#9
Laughing Swordfish Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: London Posts: 713 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I stand corrected. Same calibre, different gun entirely. The 88 AA gun pushed into anti tank service by the army, sometimes still on it's wheels, particularly in North Africa, was a much feared weapon. So much so, that allied tank crews on hearing or seeing a near miss, would sometimes bail out anyway, because the next one was bound to hit. There is a story of a single 88 left as rearguard holding up the advance on an Italian hillside village all day. Eight Shermans were knocked out, one after the other. The Allies were at a loss, and were about to call in the planes when the German gunners came down the track with their hands up. When asked why they'd given up, one of them simply said, 'No more shells'. RdB Last edited by Laughing Swordfish; 09-25-10 at 03:05 PM.