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Re: the maus!

Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 9:57 pm
by Rivetcounter
It's not a Panther II turret as none where ever built but it is a Panther F turret

Re: the maus!

Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 11:09 pm
by michelekingtiger
oh right i see yeah your right my mistake  :P

Re: the maus!

Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 11:12 pm
by Woz
michelekingtiger wrote: what could of taken out a maus if it was on the battle feild, or wasnt their anything that could? :S

A Typhoon

Re: the maus!

Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 11:34 pm
by michelekingtiger
lol! hmm maybe dont know though if one could lift 192 metric tons on tank up in the air  ;D

Re: the maus!

Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:41 am
by Matdragon
i think Woz meant that a typhoon could destroy a Maus, probably by dive bombing it with a nice little 'surprise' on its top armour. that ought to finish it off.

Re: the maus!

Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:16 pm
by stug 85
i was told one did make it to combat but it was a wooden mockup with no gun they tried to scare the enemy off.
but it didnt work and the enemy shell went strait through it.
and the gearboxes coulnt cope with the wieght so they made a wooden prototype.
dont know if this is true tho? ??? ???

Re: the maus!

Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:18 pm
by michelekingtiger
oh right i see matt lol can picture that now haha
ah thats interesting stug :) does sound plausable tbh, germans must have got desperate then. tho i would have just used it to ram everything in sight  ;D

Re: the maus!

Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:21 pm
by stug 85
good idea but wont that damage damage ur armour? :D :D

Re: the maus!

Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:37 pm
by Rivetcounter
wooden mock ups where totally static it's hardly likely that the Germans would put a lot of effort into a tank that didn't work.

Re: the maus!

Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 8:18 pm
by Crispy
Woz wrote:
michelekingtiger wrote: what could of taken out a maus if it was on the battle feild, or wasnt their anything that could? :S

A Typhoon
I was going to say that  :D  Or you could try a lack of fuel supply or a weak bridge.... actually the bridge wouldnt need to be that weak to collapse under the weight on a Maus  ;)

The words "Bogged Down" & "Sitting Duck" come to mind. Im sure the Allies would eventually find out what could penetrate it. A Tall Boy maybe?