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The Panzer IV was a German medium tank that saw service in WWII. Originally devised as an infantry support tank, it was increasingly pressed into service against enemy tanks, and soon took over that role from the Panzer III. It saw service all throughout WWII, even after it's replacement, the...

What if after encountering the Zis-2 and T-34/Kv-1 in 1941 the Germans opted not to go for the 50mm L60 gun for the Panzer III, rather the 57mm L73 gun the captured from the Soviets that they opt to make themselves? Its armor penetration was better than the F34 Soviet T-34 gun and could even...

From an article today: "Today, the 24th of January, one of the last surviving well-known 'Tiger' commanders, Otto Carius, passed away after a short, but serious illness, aged 92 Otto Carius was a German Panzer ace of WW2, fighting on the Panzer 38(t), Tiger and finally the Jagdtiger. It is...

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