discussion Behemoth

[grumpa]

The Jagdtiger or Hunting tiger was yet another waste of everything
germany was desperately short of.
It was the heaviest AFV to see combat during WWII weighing in at 72 tons.
Severely underpowered and too heavy for most bridges, prone to mechanical breakdowns
and unmaintainable in the field. It carried the awesome 1.28cm Pak 44 L55 main gun
that could shatter any Allied tank at up to 2km. A limited number were built and only
a handful ever reached theater.

 

[Jim R]

A formidable machine but flawed in so many ways. A sign of the Fuhrer's obsession with "big is better".

 

[grumpa]

A formidable machine but flawed in so many ways. A sign of the Fuhrer's obsession with "big is better".

Yes Jim, there were many more on the boards including the Ratte or Rat, a 1,000 ton landship
hosting a naval turret with twin 280mm guns and a host of anti aircraft guns of 20mm.
A crew of 30 to 40 men and even bathroom facilities.
Albert Speer put the nix on the project as being divorced from reality.

Jim.

 

[flyjoe180]

Amazing work Jim, it looks menacing

 

[minitnkr]

Top marks. Mobile pillbox mentality. Once the air is lost, all else is just delay.

 

[grumpa]

Amazing work Jim, it looks menacing

Top marks. Mobile pillbox mentality. Once the air is lost, all else is just delay.

Thanks guys, yes it does look menacing and yes the pillbox mentality was in play.
But the irony of it all was the fact that even though the German penchant for logical practicality
and engineering excellence was thrown out the window when it came to Hitler's dilusional aspirations
is an enigma that historians throughout the decades have not been able to fathom.
That a people so cultured, intelligent and

 

[grumpa]

Thanks guys, yes it does look menacing and yes the pillbox mentality was in play.
But the irony of it all was the fact that even though the German penchant for logical practicality
and engineering excellence was thrown out the window when it came to Hitler's dilusional aspirations
is an enigma that historians throughout the decades have not been able to fathom.
That a people so cultured, intelligent and

A continuation of previous post that for some reason like me hitting the wrong key was cut short.
Anyway, my point was that we all should be vigilant against such flights of fantasy by our so called leaders
and never allow ourselves to be led into such nation wrecking tragedies.
Whether it be maniacal dreams of conquest or which is much more common dreams of some kind of
multicultural euphoric dreamland that only ends up in a dictatorial '1984' horrorscape where the ethnic
builders of said nation are replaced and relegated to the oppressed fringes of society.
BEWARE!

Jim.