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                        Sandbags and Panther Tank

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Sandbags and Panther Tank
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 13, 2004 5:47 PM
                        I'm looking to add some detail to a Panther and I'm curious to know if anybody has any photos of Panther tanks with sandbags to protect them?
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                        M1abramsRules
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                          June 2003
                        Posted by M1abramsRules on Saturday, March 13, 2004 6:26 PM
                        I don't think they needed them for protection against allied armor, like allied armor needed protection
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                        Spamicus
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Central Wisconsin
                        Posted by Spamicus on Saturday, March 13, 2004 7:35 PM
                        I've never seen a photo of anything added to a Panther for protection, lots of stuff added to hide the vehicle, but not actually for physical protection.

                        Steve

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                        tigerman
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                          March 2003
                        • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
                        Posted by tigerman on Saturday, March 13, 2004 7:41 PM
                        I believe that tracks on the turret were used as armor of a sort. I have never seen sandbags on any German tank, especially a tank like a Panther. True they really didn't need it against Allied armor.

                        http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

                         Eric 

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 13, 2004 8:09 PM
                        Sandbags on a Panther is a definite no-no.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 13, 2004 9:48 PM
                        Besides did sandbags really stop anything with the exception of small arms fire?

                        Glenn
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 13, 2004 10:38 PM
                        Thanks for the feedback. Response was pretty much what I expected. I have extra tracks hanging off of turret.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 13, 2004 10:41 PM
                        i've never seen any german or russian tanks with added armour. I have seen Shermans with sand bags, wood, and tracks though.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 13, 2004 10:53 PM
                        I have photos of Russian tanks with extra armor added from cut-up pieces from wrecks welded on the vehicle, T-34s in particular.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 13, 2004 11:18 PM
                        What about the bed springs and frames the russians flixed to some tanks to stop Panzerfaust/shrek rounds.
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