Stug Iii Sturmgeschutz Iii Ausfuhrung A To G Sdkfz 142 Enthusiasts Manual

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STUG III Sturmgeschutz III Ausfuhrung A to G (SdKfz 142) Enthusiasts' Manual

Mark Healy
STUG III Sturmgeschutz III Ausfuhrung A to G SdKfz 142 Enthusiasts Manual Book PDF

Author : Mark Healy
Publisher : Haynes Publishing UK
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-12-17
Category : History
ISBN : 1785212133

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STUG III Sturmgeschutz III Ausfuhrung A to G (SdKfz 142) Enthusiasts' Manual by Mark Healy Pdf

The German Sturmgeschütz series of assault guns was a successful and cost-effective range of armoured fighting vehicles; of which some 10,000 were built during the Second World War. Based on the chassis of the Panzer III tank; the turret was replaced by an armoured fixed superstructure fitted with a more powerful 7.5cm StuK 40 L/48 gun. Originally intended as a mobile assault weapon for infantry support; the StuG was constantly modified and saw extensive use on all battlefronts as an assault gun and tank destroyer. Its fixed superstructure with limited-traverse mounting for the main armament was simpler and cheaper to build than the turret of the battle tank; plus its low height meant it was easy to camouflage and conceal. Towards the end of the war; more StuGs were built than tanks. StuGs also saw combat when used by several Axis allies; notably Romania and Finland. They were also exported to Bulgaria, Hungary, Italy, and Spain. The Soviet Union gave some of their captured German vehicles to Syria in the 1950s, which continued to use them up until the War over Water against Israel in the mid-1960s. By the time of the Arab-Israeli Six-Day War in 1967; all of them had been either destroyed, stripped for spare parts, or placed on the Golan Heights as static pillboxes.

Panzer III

Michael Hayton,Dick Taylor
Panzer III Book PDF

Author : Michael Hayton,Dick Taylor
Publisher : Haynes Publishing UK
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0857338277

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Panzer III by Michael Hayton,Dick Taylor Pdf

When Hitler unleashed Operation Barbarossa against the Soviet Union in June 1941, the 23-tonne Panzer III was in the vanguard of the German assault. The German Panzer III tank (official designation Panzerkampfwagen III, Sd Kfz 141, abbreviated to PzKpfw III) saw widespread use during the Second World War campaigns in Poland, France, the Soviet Union and the Balkans, and in North Africa with the famous Afrika Korps. A small number were still in use in Normandy (1944), at Anzio (1943), in Norway and Finland and in Operation Market Garden (1944). Some 5,774 were built between 1937 and 1943. Although the Panzer III was conceived to operate alongside the infantry-supporting Panzer IV to fight other tanks and armoured fighting vehicles, the roles were reversed when the German Army came up against the formidable Soviet T-34 tank. A tank with a more powerful anti-tank gun was needed so the Panzer IV with its larger turret ring and long-barrelled 7.5cm KwK 40 gun was used in tank-versus-tank battles, with the Panzer III being redeployed in the infantry support role. Production of the Panzer III ended in 1943, although its dependable chassis provided hulls for the Sturmgeschutz III (StuG III) assault gun, one of the most successful of the war, until the end of the war. Centrepiece of the Haynes Panzer III Tank Manual is the Bovington Tank Museum's PzKpfw III Ausf L, which has been restored to running condition. This tank belonged to the same battalion as the museum's famous Tiger I (the 501st (Heavy) Panzer Abteilung) and is an early production Ausf L, modified for tropical service. It was shipped via Naples to Benghazi in Libya in July 1942 and was issued to the 8th Panzer Regiment, part of the 15th Panzer Division and probably fought in the Battle of Alam Halfa. It was subsequently captured by the British Army and shipped to the UK.The Tank Museum has restored the tank to running order, has repainted it in its original camouflage and markings and is currently replacing many of the ancillary tools and equipment that it carried.

Panther Tank Enthusiasts' Manual

Mark Healy
Panther Tank Enthusiasts Manual Book PDF

Author : Mark Healy
Publisher : Haynes Publishing UK
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-27
Category : History
ISBN : 1785212141

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Panther Tank Enthusiasts' Manual by Mark Healy Pdf

Regarded by many as one of the greatest tanks ever built, the German Panther is probably the finest medium tank of the Second World War and certainly the most numerous German panzer in wartime service, with some 7,000 built. It combined firepower, armour protection and mobility that was unmatched by any other tank of the period. In the Panther Tank Enthusiasts' Manual, author Mark Healy looks at the development, construction and fighting qualities of the Panther, as well as including insights into what it was like to operate and maintain. He focuses on surviving Panthers at the German Armour Museum in Munster (Panther Ausf A) and the later Panther Ausf G at the Tank Museum, Bovington, as his centrepieces and draws on a range of documentary and photographic information sources in Germany, the USA and France.

Other Axis & Allied Armored Fighting Vehicles

George Bradford
Other Axis Allied Armored Fighting Vehicles Book PDF

Author : George Bradford
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2008-02-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780811746755

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Other Axis & Allied Armored Fighting Vehicles by George Bradford Pdf

Filled with fine-scale drawings of Australian, Belgian, Canadian, Czech, French, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Romanian, and South African armored vehicles, including: • Centauro Tank Destroyer (Italy) • TKS Light Reconnaissance Tank (Poland) • Ram "Kangaroo" Personnel Carrier (Canada) • Renault R-35 Light Tank (France) • Type 3 Chi-nu Heavy Tank (Japan) • Scorpion AC1 Cruiser Tank (Australia) • TACAM R-2 Tank Hunter (Romania) • And many, many more . . .

Stug III and Stug IV

Dennis Oliver
Stug III and Stug IV Book PDF

Author : Dennis Oliver
Publisher : Pen & Sword Military
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06
Category : Sturmgeschütz III (Tank destroyer)
ISBN : 1526755866

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Stug III and Stug IV by Dennis Oliver Pdf

In the last years of the Second World War the Sturmgeschütz III (StuG III) and Sturmgeschütz IV (StuG IV) played a vital role as assault guns during the German army's struggle to block the Allied advance on the Western Front. As the Wehrmacht's tank forces declined, these armored vehicles were thrown into every defensive operation. They are not as well known as the Tigers and Panthers, but German resistance would have been much weaker without them. They were also among the most frequently encountered German armored vehicles on the battlefields, which is why they are such a fascinating subject for Dennis Oliver in this volume in the TankCraft series He uses archive photos and extensively researched color illustrations to examine the StuG III and StuG IV deployed by the German army and the Waffen-SS during these doomed campaigns. A key section of his book displays available model kits and aftermarket products, complemented by a gallery of beautifully constructed and painted models in various scales. Technical details as well as modifications introduced during production and in the field are also examined providing everything the modeler needs to recreate an accurate representation of these historic armored vehicles.

T-34 Tank Owners' Workshop Manual

Mark Healy
T 34 Tank Owners Workshop Manual Book PDF

Author : Mark Healy
Publisher : Haynes Publishing UK
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-06
Category : History
ISBN : 1785210947

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T-34 Tank Owners' Workshop Manual by Mark Healy Pdf

The Soviet T-34 was one of the finest tanks of the Second World War and the mainstay of Soviet armoured units throughout the war. Most nations underestimated the scale and quality of Soviet tank production before the Second World War and the Germans were no exception. They were certainly not prepared for the T-34, which they encountered during Operation Barbarossa (the German invasion of Russia) in 1941. Its combination of firepower, mobility, protection, and ruggedness led German Panzer General Paul von Kleist at the time to call it "The finest tank in the world." Another legendary Panzer tactician and general, Heinz Guderian, also confirmed the T-34's "vast superiority" over existing German armour of the period.

Tiger Tank

David Fletcher,David Willey
Tiger Tank Book PDF

Author : David Fletcher,David Willey
Publisher : Haynes Publishing UK
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-18
Category : History
ISBN : 1785216872

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Tiger Tank by David Fletcher,David Willey Pdf

The German Tiger I was the most feared battle tank of the Second World War. Its invincibility lay in its main 8.8cm gun and heavy defensive armour. Tiger Tank gives a rare insight into acquiring, owning and operating one of these awesome fighting machines, using the UK’s Tank Museum’s Tiger 131 – the only Tiger I in the world that has been restored to full running order. In addition to offering unique insights into maintenance and driving the Tiger, the book includes vivid personal recollections from wartime German tank crewmen and reveals what it was like to operate this 57-ton giant in combat. It was written by a team of experts from the Tank Museum who were closely involved with the strip-down and rebuild of the Tiger I. David Fletcher is a historian, a prolific author and a world expert on tanks. David Willey is a curator, and Mike Hayton is workshop manager. Other members of the writing team include volunteers Darren Hayton and Steven Vase, Mike Gibb of the SdKfz Military Vehicle Foundation and David Schofield, a specialist in forensic science.

Centurion Main Battle Tank

Simon Dunston
Centurion Main Battle Tank Book PDF

Author : Simon Dunston
Publisher : Haynes Publishing UK
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1785210572

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Centurion Main Battle Tank by Simon Dunston Pdf

First trialled in Europe in the spring of 1945, but formally introduced into British Army service in December 1946, not only is the Centurion one of the most important tanks in the history of the British armoured fighting vehicle (AFV), but it is also one of the most significant post-war Western tanks. Between 1946 and 1962, 4,423 Centurions were built in 13 basic marks and numerous variants, with the chassis also adapted for several other AFV roles. A small number of the Beach Armoured Recovery Version (BARV) served with the British forces during the Iraq War of 2003, some 58 years after the Centurion first entered service! The Centurion has seen extensive combat in the Korean War (Britain), Vietnam (Australia), the Middle East (Israel) in the 1967 Six Day War, 1973 Yom Kippur War, and during the 1978 and 1982 invasions of Lebanon, and in the Indo-Pakistan War (India) in 1965 where it fought against US-supplied M47 and M48 Patton tanks.

Camouflage and Markings of German Armor in the Battle for Cassino

Jeffrey Plowman,Daniele Guglielmi
Camouflage and Markings of German Armor in the Battle for Cassino Book PDF

Author : Jeffrey Plowman,Daniele Guglielmi
Publisher : Model Centrum Progres
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8360672253

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Camouflage and Markings of German Armor in the Battle for Cassino by Jeffrey Plowman,Daniele Guglielmi Pdf

Published as a companion volume to Camouflage and Markings of Allied Armor in the battle for Cassino (#12 in the Series), this is an authoritative guide to the armor deployed by the Germans over the course of the fighting for this strategic objective. This book includes a number of rare and unpublished photos with detailed captions. It includes: SdKfz 251s, Marder IIs and IIIs, Semoventi M42s, PzKpfw IVs, Sturmgeschütze IIIs and IVs, Nashorns, Panthers, Pantherturms and captured Shermans. Contains: 48 pages, 65 b&w photos and 19 full color plates of artwork.

Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank Owners' Workshop Manual

Dick Taylor
Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank Owners Workshop Manual Book PDF

Author : Dick Taylor
Publisher : Haynes Publishing UK
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-23
Category : History
ISBN : 1785211900

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Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank Owners' Workshop Manual by Dick Taylor Pdf

Challenger 2 (CR2) is the British Army's main battle tank. CR2 is based on the Challenger 1 tank, which served with distinction on operations in the Gulf War and the Balkans. Although a logical development of Challenger 1, CR2 is greatly superior. It is protected by second generation Chobham Armour and features a new digital fire control system that includes a panoramic commander’s sight, a laser range finder and a new version of the Thermal Observation and Gunnery Sight (TOGS II). The turret mounts the high pressure L30 120mm gun that fires conventional APDS-FS, HESH, smoke and depleted uranium projectiles with great accuracy.

Sturmgeschütz

David Doyle
Sturmgesch tz Book PDF

Author : David Doyle
Publisher : Schiffer Military History
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-07-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0764355384

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Sturmgeschütz by David Doyle Pdf

The Sturmgesch�tz, or StuG as it is more popularly known, while conceived as self-propelled, infantry support artillery, in time, formed the backbone of Germany's anti-tank operations during WWII. With more than 130 war-era photos, this volume chronicles the design, development, and deployment of the final three (of nine variants) of this famed and feared weapon. The material is arranged in four chapters, each focusing on a specific production model, or Ausf�hrung, of the Sturmgesch�tz. This volume focuses on the most plentiful model, the later war Ausf.G, as well as the Sturmgesch�tz IV, and the similar, howitzer-armed Sturmhaubitze. Comprehensive tables reveal the details of performance, as well as technical specifications of each variant. A concise, easy to read text, and detailed photo captions expose the secrets of this iconic vehicle. Part of the Legends of Warfare series.

Leopard 1 Main Battle Tank Owners' Workshop Manual

Michael Shackleton,Michael K. Cecil
Leopard 1 Main Battle Tank Owners Workshop Manual Book PDF

Author : Michael Shackleton,Michael K. Cecil
Publisher : Owners' Workshop Manual
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : History
ISBN : 1785216376

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Leopard 1 Main Battle Tank Owners' Workshop Manual by Michael Shackleton,Michael K. Cecil Pdf

"The Leopard 1 family became the first fully-German developed series of armoured combat vehicles to be built since the end of the Second World War. Using the German-built version of the British L7 105mm gun the Leopard focused on firepower and with its impressive cross-country performance it was unmatched by most other tank designs of the era"--

VW Kubelwagen/Schwimmwagen (VW Type 82 Kubelwagen (1940-45) / VW Type 128/166 Schwimmwagen (1941-44)

Chris McNab
VW Kubelwagen Schwimmwagen VW Type 82 Kubelwagen 1940 45 VW Type 128 166 Schwimmwagen 1941 44 Book PDF

Author : Chris McNab
Publisher : Haynes Publishing UK
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0857337793

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VW Kubelwagen/Schwimmwagen (VW Type 82 Kubelwagen (1940-45) / VW Type 128/166 Schwimmwagen (1941-44) by Chris McNab Pdf

Few war films made about the 1939-45 period are complete without sight of a boxy little Kübelwagen light utility vehicle being smartly driven by a German officer. Designed by Ferdinand Porsche and built by Volkswagen, the ‘Kübel' was to the Germans what the Jeep was to the Allies and was used widely by the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS. When production ceased at the end of the war, 50,435 Kübelwagen had been built. Of simple but sturdy construction, the VW Type 82 Kübelwagen (which translates as 'bucket car' because of its similarity to a metal bathtub on wheels) was based closely on the legendary VW Beetle. Its winning design features included air cooled engine (the absence of a radiator meant the engine was less vulnerable to bullet damage), a light-weight, flat and smooth under-body that allowed the car to slide over the surface when its wheels were sinking into sand, mud or snow, independent suspension, portal gear hub reduction and self-locking differential. Because the body was not a load-bearing part of the structure of the vehicle it could easily be modified to special purposes. Several dozen variants of the 'Kübel' were developed and built during the war including its cousin the Schwimmwagen. The VW Type 128 and 166 Schwimmwagen (which means floating or swimming car) were amphibious four-wheel drive off-roaders. Like the Kübel, they were used widely by the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS during the Second World War. The Type 166 Schwimm is the most numerous mass-produced amphibious car in history (14,265 between 1942 and 1944). Erwin Komenda, Ferdinand Porsche's first car body designer, developed an all-new unitized body-tub structure for the Schwimmwagen swimming car. When crossing water a screw propeller could be lowered from the rear deck engine cover and coupled to the engine's crankshaft to provide drive. The ‘Schwimm' also shared many of the Kübel's mechanicals. The appeal of the Kübel lived on long after the war's end when a derivative version, the Volkswagen Type 181, was manufactured by VW from 1968 to 1983. This was a two-wheel drive, four-door, convertible, off-road military vehicle, which had been developed for the German Army but was also sold to the civilian market as the Kurierwagen in Germany, the Trekker in the UK, the Thing in the US, and the Safari in Mexico. In recent years both the Kübel and Schwimm have acquired something of a cult status among military vehicle collectors worldwide, particularly in Europe (eg, Germany, Poland Czech Republic, Switzerland), the UK and US. There are literally dozens of Kübelwagen and Schwimmwagen enthusiast/owner/interest groups! About 150 original Type 166 Schwimmwagens remain today.

AMX30 Main Battle Tank Enthusiasts' Manual

M.P. Robinson,Col. Thomas Seignon
AMX30 Main Battle Tank Enthusiasts Manual Book PDF

Author : M.P. Robinson,Col. Thomas Seignon
Publisher : Haynes Publishing UK
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-02-18
Category : History
ISBN : 1785216481

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AMX30 Main Battle Tank Enthusiasts' Manual by M.P. Robinson,Col. Thomas Seignon Pdf

"The AMX30 Char de Bataille was the standard French Main Battle Tank during the Cold War era. Armed with a smoothbore 105mm main armament (the OBUS-G), AMX30 was lighter and more mobile than other main battle tanks, with excellent acceleration and cross-country agility (which later came into its own during the First Gulf War). For this reason it found a ready export market for those armies that did not want a fully-fledged Main Battle Tank. Foreign customers included Greece, Spain, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iraq, Chile, Venezuela, Cyprus, Qatar and Bosnia. French AMX30 tanks saw combat with Division Daguet in the Gulf War and with the Qataris at the Battle of Khafji in the First Gulf War in 1991. Later versions of the tank were still in service in the Middle East in 2019"--

M4 Sherman Tank Owners' Workshop Manual

Pat Ware
M4 Sherman Tank Owners Workshop Manual Book PDF

Author : Pat Ware
Publisher : Zenith Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-05-29
Category : History
ISBN : 0760342946

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M4 Sherman Tank Owners' Workshop Manual by Pat Ware Pdf

The M4 Sherman can be said to be the tank that won World War II. With almost fifty thousand built during the war, it was America’s primary armored fighting vehicle during the war. Thousands of these found their way into the inventories of the British Army and Soviet Red Army as well as other allies. This manual covers the development of the Sherman, the vast array of variants, and the use of the hull and chassis for other purposes. Also covered is production, anatomy, paintwork, and markings. Information on the M4 in action takes the reader from combat against Rommel’s Afrika Korps to Italy, the invasion at Normandy, and the race across France. And it wouldn’t be a Haynes manual without practical information about owning, restoring, and maintaining a Sherman tank. Whether you are an armchair General Patton or a serious collector, tips on buying a tank, special tools, handling heavy components, and recommended fluids and lubricants will prove invaluable.