3th Wheel
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5cm Pak 38 and 7.5cm Pak 97/38 at least
Sturm78
Sturm78
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Hi.
The japanese army used the captured german 3,7 cm Pak with a support wheel, too.
Yours
tom!
The japanese army used the captured german 3,7 cm Pak with a support wheel, too.
Yours
tom!
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Hi Jos,
I only saw this with the undercarriage of the 5cm Pak 38.
However i have not seen any pictures of it but maybe it is for moving the gun with horses.
Or maybe just to make the moving of the gun in to a favorable position for the crew easier.
Greetings Jack.
I only saw this with the undercarriage of the 5cm Pak 38.
However i have not seen any pictures of it but maybe it is for moving the gun with horses.
Or maybe just to make the moving of the gun in to a favorable position for the crew easier.
Greetings Jack.
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Thanks Friends
For sure the 5 cm PaK 38 and 7.5 cm PaK 97/38 ( same carriage ) ,
Tom , do you have any picture's of the Japanse 3.7 cm with extra wheel ?
Regards Jos
For sure the 5 cm PaK 38 and 7.5 cm PaK 97/38 ( same carriage ) ,
Tom , do you have any picture's of the Japanse 3.7 cm with extra wheel ?
Regards Jos
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Good Day
Not sure how wide spread or if it was just a field modification but two pictures have the German 3.7 cm Pak with a
third wheel. ( I lean towards it being a field mod.)
Bill 13
Not sure how wide spread or if it was just a field modification but two pictures have the German 3.7 cm Pak with a
third wheel. ( I lean towards it being a field mod.)
Bill 13
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Hi,
I had two pics on my HDD when it crashed without any chance to restore them
Thew wheels were very tiny and similar to the one on the last pics from Bill 13.
Yours
tom!
I had two pics on my HDD when it crashed without any chance to restore them
Thew wheels were very tiny and similar to the one on the last pics from Bill 13.
Yours
tom!
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Thanks Bill and Tom
For your info on the 3.7 cm Pak , so we can conclude that the 7.5 cm Pak 40 did not recieve any extra wheel ??
Photo from the 5 cm PaK 38 from Peeved in a other Topic
Regards Jos
For your info on the 3.7 cm Pak , so we can conclude that the 7.5 cm Pak 40 did not recieve any extra wheel ??
Photo from the 5 cm PaK 38 from Peeved in a other Topic
Regards Jos
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Jos
WW2 Fact Files, Anti-Tank Weapons and Almark Weapon Series, German Anti-tank Guns 1939-1945
both state that the castor wheel was dispensed with on the 7.5cm PAK 40. Of course the caveat that
both books are old and one of the Authors is the same on both books. So newer sources may differ...
Two other picture from captioned sources....1 German 1 Japanese
Bill
WW2 Fact Files, Anti-Tank Weapons and Almark Weapon Series, German Anti-tank Guns 1939-1945
both state that the castor wheel was dispensed with on the 7.5cm PAK 40. Of course the caveat that
both books are old and one of the Authors is the same on both books. So newer sources may differ...
Two other picture from captioned sources....1 German 1 Japanese
Bill
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Hello Bill
Thanks for the additionel information and photo's , we keep the
possiblilty for the castor wheel on the 7.5 cm Pak 40 open .
Regards Jos
Thanks for the additionel information and photo's , we keep the
possiblilty for the castor wheel on the 7.5 cm Pak 40 open .
Regards Jos
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Thanks Bill for the pictures. The 3rd wheel on the 4.7 cm Pak 181(f) is interesting. It looks like it comes from a plow. But I don’t think it’s from the original French gun.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel
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Emmanuel
Yes, now you mention it ,it does resemble an old plow wheel. So I guess what ever makes life easier ,go for it..
Jos
Next photo is NOT definitive as the quality is poor but the PAK does SEEM to be a 7.5 cm PAK 40
(using Muzzle break as a guide). And it could possibly be a castor wheel on board.
Bill
Source Graphic Action Series of World War Two..
Yes, now you mention it ,it does resemble an old plow wheel. So I guess what ever makes life easier ,go for it..
Jos
Next photo is NOT definitive as the quality is poor but the PAK does SEEM to be a 7.5 cm PAK 40
(using Muzzle break as a guide). And it could possibly be a castor wheel on board.
Bill
Source Graphic Action Series of World War Two..
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Re: 3th Wheel
Hi All
Since this thread was raised I have been checking my information on the 7.5 cm Pak 40. I could not find anything that suggested that it had a third wheel to help the crew move it about. I was going to post and say they were not provided with this addtional wheel, when Bill's photo has thrown a spanner in the works.
Clive
Since this thread was raised I have been checking my information on the 7.5 cm Pak 40. I could not find anything that suggested that it had a third wheel to help the crew move it about. I was going to post and say they were not provided with this addtional wheel, when Bill's photo has thrown a spanner in the works.
Clive
Clive
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I found this picture (from ebay.de) of a 7.5 cm Pak 40 towed by a Lorraine Schlepper. It shows the same « 3rd wheel » as in Bill’s picture including the bar on top of it. However, it could be something used for repair/overhaul since we still have not yet seen any picture of a 3rd wheel actually mounted on a 7.5 cm Pak 40.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel
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Hello Bill and Emmanuel
Thanks for your great picture's of the 7.5 cm PaK 40 with 3rd wheel
Regards Jos
Thanks for your great picture's of the 7.5 cm PaK 40 with 3rd wheel
Regards Jos