tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post4958848242671721461..comments2024-03-18T23:25:24.574+00:00Comments on Megablitz and more: FCM-36Tim Gowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-69129766125285529692013-07-13T21:59:28.638+01:002013-07-13T21:59:28.638+01:00Ah, the Hotchkiss 25mm ATG. That'll sort the B...Ah, the Hotchkiss 25mm ATG. That'll sort the Boche out! (And if that doesn't work, there's still the Boyes ATR :-)Red_Cardinalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119321537913665046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-58335756656413709662013-07-13T08:50:24.964+01:002013-07-13T08:50:24.964+01:00Geordie
Quite right too!Geordie<br />Quite right too!Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-17685423799940166642013-07-13T08:50:11.914+01:002013-07-13T08:50:11.914+01:00Red Cardinal
Quite so, but the 37mm guns in French...Red Cardinal<br />Quite so, but the 37mm guns in French light tanks weren't really intended for AT work - that being the job of the mighty Hotchkiss 25mm AT guns!Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-83019797042435478682013-07-13T00:51:32.768+01:002013-07-13T00:51:32.768+01:00No matter what anybody says
I still want one!No matter what anybody says <br />I still want one!Geordie an Exiled FoGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002743056274635657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-42482736228388242572013-07-12T17:24:08.733+01:002013-07-12T17:24:08.733+01:00>>Crazy to think that at the start of WW2 37...>>Crazy to think that at the start of WW2 37mm was considered an adequate AT gun! :)<br /><br />That's because it was an adequate AT gun given the general thinness of tank armor at that time :-)Red_Cardinalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119321537913665046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-31742478768407668632013-07-11T16:03:19.915+01:002013-07-11T16:03:19.915+01:00Crazy to think that at the start of WW2 37mm was c...Crazy to think that at the start of WW2 37mm was considered an adequate AT gun! :)Milgeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08791475027247097256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-31953134829998227872013-07-11T10:32:10.484+01:002013-07-11T10:32:10.484+01:00Stephen Beat
The gun is the mighty 37mm. Capable ...Stephen Beat<br />The gun is the mighty 37mm. Capable of penetrating wet paper bags at point blank range!Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-77741589019634612032013-07-11T10:31:04.723+01:002013-07-11T10:31:04.723+01:00Al
Still a few miles left in it yet!Al<br />Still a few miles left in it yet!Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-27922220972016523332013-07-11T10:30:29.397+01:002013-07-11T10:30:29.397+01:00Paul
I'm pretty sure it never showed on radar ...Paul<br />I'm pretty sure it never showed on radar so I expect you're right!Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-1018541069152869862013-07-11T08:44:49.116+01:002013-07-11T08:44:49.116+01:00Very nice colour scheme Tim. Not familiar with thi...Very nice colour scheme Tim. Not familiar with this tank at all....The gun doesn't look that lethal though.Milgeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08791475027247097256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-24856189359894021962013-07-11T06:28:11.562+01:002013-07-11T06:28:11.562+01:00Looks pretty good for 20yrs mate!Looks pretty good for 20yrs mate!Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06718729719551125559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-2691311299186146362013-07-11T05:54:14.172+01:002013-07-11T05:54:14.172+01:00looks rather like a stealth tank with those angled...looks rather like a stealth tank with those angled sides. Nice one.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06666481879639671282noreply@blogger.com