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Author : United States. War Department
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1944
Category : Artillery
ISBN : STANFORD:36105026310339
Author : United States. War Dept
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1944
Category : Artillery
ISBN : OCLC:682650336
Author : United States War Department
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1522899820
This manual covers the tactical employment of the tank destroyer reconnaissance platoon and includes descriptions of certain techniques not covered in other manuals. It applies to the reconnaissance platoons of both the towed and self-propelled battalions. All reference to the duties and control responsibilities of the reconnaissance company commander of the self-propelled battalion applies equally well to the reconnaissance officer of the towed battalion. Topics include marches, bivouacs, positions in readiness, observation posts, reconnaissance, orders/control/reporting, security, and mine fields
Author : United States. War Department
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1944
Category : Armored vehicles, Military
ISBN : OCLC:506043212
Author : Christopher Richard Gabel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : History
ISBN : UIUC:30112054764805
In the seventy years that have passed since the tank first appeared, antitank combat has presented one of the greatest challenges in land warfare. Dramatic improvements in tank technology and doctrine over the years have precipitated equally innovative developments in the antitank field. One cycle in this ongoing arms race occurred during the early years of World War II when the U.S. Army sought desperately to find an antidote to the vaunted German blitzkrieg. This Leavenworth Paper analyzes the origins of the tank destroyer concept, evaluates the doctrine and equipment with which tank destroyer units fought, and assesses the effectiveness of the tank destroyer in battle.
Author : United States. War Department
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1944
Category : Artillery
ISBN : SRLF:A0009306010
Author : United States. War Department
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1944
Category : Artillery
ISBN : STANFORD:36105026310347
Author : U.S. War Department
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-29
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781105815300
This facsimile edition of the US 1942 field manual for tank destroyer units describes missions, organization, combat, and training. It scales its information from squad to company to battalion to group. Issued early during the United States' WWII experience, it predates the assignment of authorized tank destroyer gear: "It is prepared for the guidance of units that will be equipped with materiel now being developed..." Readers should recall that US WWII doctrine and the high command forbade tank vs. tank combat. The American tank was meant for targets other than Axis armor. However, tank destroyer units were specifically designed, equipped, and deployed to fight what we now think of as tank battles. This is an historic document that gives us deep insight into a long-forgotten military doctrine. For those who think of tank destroyers as cheap tanks or stopgaps, this will be an eye-opener.
Author : United States. War Department
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1944
Category : Artillery
ISBN : STANFORD:36105026310321
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1944
Category : Artillery
ISBN : STANFORD:36105026310305
Author : Patrick J. Chase
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : WISC:89062199658
Author : United States. War Department
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1944
Category : Armored vehicles, Military
ISBN : OCLC:506043210
Author : Harry Yeide
Publisher : Casemate
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2005-01-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781935149736
“A fantastic read . . . Whether your interest is armour or history I would highly recommend this book” (Military Modelling). The tank destroyer was a bold—though some would say flawed—answer to the challenge posed by the seemingly unstoppable German Blitzkrieg. The TD was conceived to be light and fast enough to outmaneuver panzer forces and go where tanks could not. At the same time, the TD would wield the firepower needed to kill any German tank on the battlefield. Indeed, American doctrine stipulated that TDs would fight tanks, while American tanks would concentrate on achieving and exploiting breakthroughs of enemy lines. The Tank Killers follows the men who fought in the TDs, from the formation of the force in 1941 through the victory over the Third Reich in 1945. It is a story of American flexibility and pragmatism in military affairs. Tank destroyers were among the very first units to land in North Africa in 1942. Their first vehicles were ad hoc affairs: halftracks and weapons carriers with guns no better than those on tanks, thin armor affording the crews considerably less protection. Almost immediately, the crews began adapting to circumstances, along with their partners in the infantry and armored divisions. By the time North Africa was in Allied hands, the TD had become a valued tank fighter, assault gun, and artillery piece. The reconnaissance teams in TD battalions, meanwhile, had established a record for daring operations that would continue for the rest of the war. The story continues with the invasion of Italy and, finally, that of Fortress Europe on June 6, 1944. By now, the brass had decreed that half the force would convert to towed guns, a decision that dogged the affected crews through the end of the war. The TD men encountered increasingly lethal enemies, ever more dangerous panzers that were often vulnerable only to their guns, while American tank crews watched in frustration as their rounds bounced harmlessly off the thick German armor. They fought under incredibly diverse conditions that demanded constant modification of tactics, and their equipment became ever more deadly. By VE-Day, the tank destroyer battalions had achieved impressive records, generally with kill-loss rates heavily in their favor. Yet the army after the war concluded that the concept of a separate TD arm was so fundamentally flawed that not a single battalion existed after November 1946. The Tank Killers draws heavily on the records of the tank destroyer battalions and the units with which they fought, as well as personal stories from veterans of the force.
Author : Harry Yeide
Publisher : Zenith Imprint
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 1616738995
Author : Steven J. Zaloga
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2011-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781849086264
Overshadowed by the United States Army's armored divisions, the separate tank and tank destroyer battalions had the difficult mission of providing armored support for US infantry divisions in the 1944–45 campaigns. This book details the organizational structures and deployment of these units: the standard tank battalions, tank battalions (light), tank battalions (mine exploder) and tank battalions (special), self-propelled and towed tank destroyer battalions. It also covers the tactics used by these units in their attempts to assist the infantry, as well as providing a listing of all the battalions that took part in the Northwest Europe campaign.
