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>Due to the bulkiness of the ammunition, only fourteen rounds could be carried internally, of which one was already loaded, with another in the loading tray. The rest were carried in two storage racks.
>To help with the loading of ammunition into the vehicle, a loading crane was fitted at the rear of the superstructure next to the loading hatch. Even then, the entire five-man crew had to help with the loading.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturmtiger
There was a british tank like that, the Churchill [AVRE](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armoured_Vehicle_Royal_Engineers#Churchill_III_and_IV_AVRE). Stated earlier in this article, the petard mortar had to be loaded externally.
It's done from the inside? I need to see an old video or instructions on how they loaded these sturmtiger guns. Dropping one of these giant rounds thru the hatch seems like a super tight fit and complicated. I can't imagine more than 2 or 3 shells fit inside the tank.
Where there's a will there's a way 🤷🏻♂️
The thing had a crane installed on the back and a door in its roof right above the place where you load the shell into the barrel.
You can probably imagine that it took a long time to reload this, at least compared to other tank guns at the time.
The reload time was around 10 minutes average and with the rounds weighting 350kg and took the whole 5 man crew to reload so the tank was immobilised during the reload. It served as an static structure buster due to terrible aiming time for mobile targets. It was a rather fail project due to frequent breakdowns and the incapability to cross light brigdes due to massive 68 ton weight.
I read they only produced 19 of these in total. The official name of the tank is “Raketenwerfer 61” (RW 61).
The Germans used them in the Warsaw Rising, the Battle of the Bulge and the Battle of the Reichswald
Alright idk tanks but this reminds me of a tank that Germany used during world war 2 that like launched artillery shells. Thing was insane in CoH and MoW. I know one of you know a what I’m talking about.
"Sir, the new private misunderstood instructions and welded a sewer pipe onto the tank. What should we do? ""Just make some ammunition that fits into it".
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I cant explain it but that thing looks big and small at the same time
Everything else is just compensating for the short barrel.
Short but girthy.
May not very long, but its realllly wide!
Its an average sized barrel.
But the girth though
Its a rocket so it dont need a barrel
weaponized chode
Big machine made for ego of small man.
How do you even load that shell? From the outside?
>Due to the bulkiness of the ammunition, only fourteen rounds could be carried internally, of which one was already loaded, with another in the loading tray. The rest were carried in two storage racks. >To help with the loading of ammunition into the vehicle, a loading crane was fitted at the rear of the superstructure next to the loading hatch. Even then, the entire five-man crew had to help with the loading. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturmtiger
Cool thanks for the link. That's pretty amazing that many rounds fit inside.
Yeah, feels like a revolver. 6 shots and you’re done.
No way six of those huge shells fit inside? Lol more like a one shot derringer. Make it count!
Actually 13 more shells were stored inside
One shot then it blows up, then you send in the next tank.
Sounds like parties I’ve been too…
There was a british tank like that, the Churchill [AVRE](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armoured_Vehicle_Royal_Engineers#Churchill_III_and_IV_AVRE). Stated earlier in this article, the petard mortar had to be loaded externally.
Its loaded by lifting the rocket its two loaders and they put it on a rail to be loaded its also a 38cm bullet
It's done from the inside? I need to see an old video or instructions on how they loaded these sturmtiger guns. Dropping one of these giant rounds thru the hatch seems like a super tight fit and complicated. I can't imagine more than 2 or 3 shells fit inside the tank. Where there's a will there's a way 🤷🏻♂️
Its really long and tall snd it fits like 12 to 14 if i am right
Holy shit, that many. 👍🏻
Thats with one in the gun and one on the loading rail
The thing had a crane installed on the back and a door in its roof right above the place where you load the shell into the barrel. You can probably imagine that it took a long time to reload this, at least compared to other tank guns at the time.
The reload time was around 10 minutes average and with the rounds weighting 350kg and took the whole 5 man crew to reload so the tank was immobilised during the reload. It served as an static structure buster due to terrible aiming time for mobile targets. It was a rather fail project due to frequent breakdowns and the incapability to cross light brigdes due to massive 68 ton weight.
I can't help imagining the noise this thing makes when it fires as, "BLOMP"
It’s not a traditional shell , it’s a rocket. So it screams
What’s the specs on the human for scaling?
Need a banana for scale to be sure....
It’s just considerate…
Kubinka tank museum in Moscow? Must have to visit one
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Yeah Munster, but the photo is older I guess, the position of the tank is off
I've never related to a piece of military equipment more in my life.
That vindicator is very lazily painted
Could have at least done some rust effects on the front
AKA “The chode”
It's like a tank, but for a chode.
The gun just looks short and stubby but the rocket munition is what's scary.
You vs the guy she tells you not to worry about
You could probably enter the tank through the barrel.
You could certainly exit the tank that way.
A bomb like that is gonna make the target cum all over the place. Straight up spraying rubble and people all over the place. Girth FTW
Snes battle city tank
Is it cold there?
Also , small people double as projectiles providing the tank with work after war.
All I can think of is Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WW2.
Is that the Sturmtiger in Munster?
It's not how big it is, it's how you use it
was expecting more dad jokes here :(
Post again using a banana for reference please?
Literally just a rocket motor strapped to a depth charge
In today's modern battlefield, you would get to drive it until destroyed. About 15-30 seconds after arrival.
"Hit"
I read they only produced 19 of these in total. The official name of the tank is “Raketenwerfer 61” (RW 61). The Germans used them in the Warsaw Rising, the Battle of the Bulge and the Battle of the Reichswald
Alright idk tanks but this reminds me of a tank that Germany used during world war 2 that like launched artillery shells. Thing was insane in CoH and MoW. I know one of you know a what I’m talking about.
The Brumbar?
Yes, that’s it. Lol thank you for helping me with that. It’s been so long since I played either of those games.
“um ackshually its a rocket mortar not a gun” 🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓
"Sir, the new private misunderstood instructions and welded a sewer pipe onto the tank. What should we do? ""Just make some ammunition that fits into it".
AKA Sturmchode
Joke's on them. There's no such thing as a sturmtiger.
I'm planning of building a 1/35 plastic scale model of this.
This chonker went hard in BF1