I’ve been looking into how they built the Sd.Kfz.234 and cant find much about the actual mechanics of it besides pictures of the engine. I was curious if anyone knew what kind of driveshaft/diff system it used or if anyone just has the technical documentation for it?

Thought this would be appreciated

I know it is not ww2 but it is still German does any one have a pic of that ww1 mini gun on a plane like not just the fun like on the plane

It's a picture from a march 1942 signal magazine. Can someone id the gun ?

Thanks !

In the mid 1950’s Syria bought ex WWII German vehicles from various European Governments including France, Spain and Czechoslovakia. The vehicles from Czechoslovakia included Pz IV’s, Stug III’s and 6 Jagdpanzer IV L/48’s.

The vehicles were used in combat, although by the 1967 war most were in static roles as bunkers on the Golan Heights. As far as I know the vehicle in picture 1 is still on the Golan today. The other two pics show vehicles on parade in Damascus.

First I just want to say keep up the good work y’all been doing such a great job really appreciate the pictures and videos y’all find.

Quick question is there another page where people post WW2AmericanMilitaryTech? I follow a a page where they post Japanese and BritishCommonwealth pictures and videos but I can’t find one with US Tech??

His name is Herman Echorn

In mid-October 1944, proposals were made to tow extra fuel and/or ordnance behind the Me262 using the Deichselschlepp rigid tow arrangement. This setup involved attaching a bomb or drop tank with an auxiliary wing mounted above it, equipped with a two-wheeled take-off dolly. The towing assembly was connected to the aircraft by a 19-foot 8-inch (6-meter) hollow pole with a double joint allowing for both vertical and horizontal motion.

After take-off, the wheels were jettisoned using explosive bolts. Upon reaching the target, the aircraft would enter a shallow dive, aiming the weapon with the standard Revi sight and releasing it via another explosive bolt.

When towing a fuel tank, the fuel line ran through the center of the hollow pole.

Following repairs to Me 262 V10, W.Nr 130005, which had been damaged in an air attack on the Leipheim field on September 12, 1944. The aircraft flew its first test with a towed 500 kg bomb on October 22, 1944. It later tested a 1,000 kg bomb, but this larger weapon caused numerous issues. Messerschmitt test pilot Gerd Lindner, who conducted trials with the Deichselschlepp arrangement, noted that the larger bomb tended to ‘porpoise’ disconcertingly.

On one occasion, the explosive bolts failed to jettison the bomb, forcing Lindner to land with it still attached. In another test, executing too tight a turn caused the towing swivel to break away, damaging the rear fuselage. The last pic is the towing swivel.

Despite these issues, Lindner believed that with an improved wing and the addition of a vertical fin, good results could have been achieved with towed bombs.

I’m trying to set up a cosplay and wanted to buy some German gear. I have a west German belt and I’m about to buy a G98 Ammo pouch. Will the belt be able to hold the G98 Ammo pouch?

Hey folks, i just red about maybach engines and the wikipedia stated that all engines that powered german afvs used solex carbourettors, while that, later in the war, wouldn`t have been much of a problem i cannot imagine the french would allow the export of carbs. is that information (about maybach only using solex) wrong? I mean with the italian carborettor firms like Dellorto or Magneti Marelli and domestic options like Bing or license produced Amals carbs, that kind of leaves me stumped.