net instead of schürchen
net instead of schürchen
what was the reason of replacing the schürchens with net if the reason for schürchens was to protect the tanks against anti-tank rifles? was the nets used as a anti hollow charge defense?
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I'm not entirely convinced schurtzen were first concieved to stop AT rifle rounds either. I'm sure they would slow them down but c'mon, there's no way a round from one could penetrate the main armour of a PzIV. I have never seen a 38t or PzII with schurtzen and those tanks were at risk from the sov AT rifle. The added weight and bulk and pain of adding schurten to the PzIV G and later models, reduced the ability of the tank and I don't see this being done for AT rifles. Now the sovs were getting bazookas early and using them alot. The hollow or shaped charge was much more so a threat. Thats a reason for schurtzen.
Chain screens were lighter and did the same job against shaped charge projectiles by detonating them away from the main armour. Makes sense, yes. I'm not sure but I don't think the chain went on the turrets, just hull sides. The schurtzen usually stayed on the turret didn't they? I'm talking Pz IV here.
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Chain screens were lighter and did the same job against shaped charge projectiles by detonating them away from the main armour. Makes sense, yes. I'm not sure but I don't think the chain went on the turrets, just hull sides. The schurtzen usually stayed on the turret didn't they? I'm talking Pz IV here.
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I've seen a jagdpanzer IV with net-schürzen
I'v seen a illustration of a Jagdpanzer IV with schürzen, is that incorrect. Perhaps the anti-tank rifle rounds wasn't a threat to the armour of the tanks but it sure was for the tracks. I've heard of ideas about the schürzen being simply a mean of strengthen the armour.
Net Schürzen
The net schurzen was used in 1945 only.......or so I thought on the Pz IV and Jagdpanzer IV. Yes to your question of schurzen net on the Jagdpanzer as there are 1/2 pics in the squadron/signal booklet on the vehicle. Did think the net was used only for protection against the bazooka rounds that were visiting German armor in ever increasing numbers. Anti-tank rifles were being fazed out so they were not of consquence........correct ?
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