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[panda1gen]

Kevin,

Those paras are some tough hombres!

They are so tough ....

 

[panda1gen]

Scratch one STUH, now, where is the next one .....

 

[Louis Badolato]

Scratch one STUH, now, where is the next one .....

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I reiterate: those paras are some tough hombres! I would not want to be trying to cock a spring loaded PIAT while German armor was spewing machine gun bullets and high explosive projectiles in my general direction.

 

[panda1gen]

Louis

I have posted more detail on the PIAT in the Arnhem diodrama thread.

 

[Louis Badolato]

Louis

I have posted more detail on the PIAT in the Arnhem diodrama thread.

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Kevin,

My little knowledge of the difficulties of cocking a PIAT (Proctor Infantry Anti Tank) comes from reading George MacDonald Frasier's description of using one is his fantastic autobiographic account of his time in Burma, "Quartered Safe Out Here" (the title borrowed from Kipling).

 

[panda1gen]

Louis, you have seen my reply on the Arnhem thread, including the six VC's awarded using the PIAT in action.

To quote a phrase...

And now for something completely different .......

K&C craftsmanship at work .......

 

[mestell]

Very nice Kevin. The Opel Blitz in the background caught my eye right away. I collected my first Opel Blitz today, but it was the AK version.

Mike

 

[panda1gen]

Very nice Kevin. The Opel Blitz in the background caught my eye right away. I collected my first Opel Blitz today, but it was the AK version.

Mike

This one is around 20 years old and has put in some great service Mike, I'm sure you will enjoy your Blitz especially with your current stories. All the best, Kevin.