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Serial Number Achtung Panzer Ope: The Secrets and Mysteries of the World War 2 Tank Warfare



They got the squaddies on the battlefield to examine as many captured/disabled tanks as they could and collect all the serial numbers they could find. (In truth this must have been highly exasperating for the soldiers, who probably felt that knocking the tank out in the first place was good enough)




Serial Number Achtung Panzer Ope




If we find a tank with the serial number 24 then the Germans have produced at least 24 tanks. However we can be a bit smarter than that. Suppose we see the following numbers: 23, 16, 24, 17, 11, 6, 7, 9 and 12.


By early 1943, a decision was made to install a 128 mm gun on either a Panther or Tiger I chassis as a heavy assault gun. The Panther chassis was considered unsuitable after a wooden mockup of the design was constructed. On 20 October 1943, another wooden mockup was constructed on a Tiger II chassis, and presented to Hitler in East Prussia. Two prototypes were produced: One was a version fitted with the eight-roadwheel Porsche suspension system (Serial Number 305001) and another version was equipped with the Henschel nine-overlapping roadwheel suspension system (Serial Number 305002),[2] as used on the main-production Tiger IIs constructed by Henschel. They were completed in February 1944. It was originally designated as Jagdpanzer VI but was later renamed as the Jagdtiger[3] and received the Sd.Kfz. 186 designation as its inventory ordnance number.


One hundred and fifty Jagdtigers were initially ordered[4] but only between 70[5] and 85 were produced at the Nibelungenwerk at St. Valentin, from July 1944 to May 1945. Eleven of them, serial numbers 305001 and 305003 to 305012, were produced with the Porsche suspension (with eight road wheels per side); all the rest used the Henschel suspension with nine road wheels per side.


Production figures vary depending on source and other factors such as if prototypes are included and if those made after VE day are included: approximately 48 from July 1944 to the end of December 1944; 36 from January to April 1945, serial numbers from 305001 to 305088.


Beobachtungspanzer V Panther Ausf.D mit FuG-5 & FuG-8, artillery observation vehicle.Bergepanther auf Panzer V Ausfuehrung D, Eastern front, 1944.Bergepanther mit Aufgesetztem PzKfw.IV Turm als Befehlspanzer, a Bergepanther retro-fitted command version, equipped here with a spare Panzer IV F-2 turret.Panzerjäger V Panther. Also known as the Jagdpanther.


The only other marking on Sturmis were the serial number and, sometimes, a vehicle name. The serial numbers were neatly hand-painted in white, conforming to the standard Finnish serial scheme. All Finnish armoured vehicle serial numbers commenced with "Ps." which stands for panssarivanaunu (tank - although the abbreviation was used in the serials of all Finnish AFVs). The following three numbers (531) identified the type as a Sturmi, and the final two numbers represented the individual vehicle (1 through 59). The letters and numbers were applied using a sans-serif style. The serial was frequently painted on the forward superstructure armour, but more often on the driver's side of the rear hull. It was also possible for the serial to appear in both positions


By early 1943 a decision was made to install a 128 mm gun on a Panther or Tiger I chassis as a heavy assault gun. The Panther chassis was considered unsuitable after a wooden mockup of the design was constructed. On 20 October 1943 another wooden mockup was constructed on a Tiger II chassis, and presented to Hitler in East Prussia. Two prototypes were produced; a version with the eight road wheel Porsche suspension system (number 305001) and a version with the Henschel nine overlapping wheel suspension system (number 305002),[2] as used on the production Tiger II. They were completed in February 1944. It was originally designated as Jagdpanzer VI, but was later named the Jagdtiger.[3] It received the inventory ordnance number Sd.Kfz. 186.


150 Jagdtigers were initially ordered[4] but only between 77 to 88 were produced from July 1944 to May 1945. Eleven of them, serial numbers 305001 and 305003 to 305012, were produced with the Porsche suspension (eight road wheels); all following used the Henschel suspension with 9 road wheels. Production figures vary depending on source and other factors such as if prototypes are included and if those made after VE day are included. Approximately 48 from July 1944 to the end of December 1944; 36 from January to April 1945, serial numbers from 305001 to 305088 (such as examples from May 1945, and pre-production prototypes, and whether incomplete chassis are counted).


Tank Container Rear End.Trifleet Tank Container Markings At the SidePermanent markings at the side of the tank are the owner prefix and serial number, the size and type code, the RID/ADR code, the working pressure UN portable code, the international railway approval and several other decalls. Trifleet Tank Container Markings Upper Tank Rear End Tank marking at the tank rear end (upper half), owner prefix and serial number, size and type code and the pressure rating of vessel. Furthermore the , inspection authority, owners name plate as well as the electrification warning.Trifleet Tank Container Markings Lower Tank Rear End Tank marking at the tank rear end (lower half), indicating the maximum designed payload, weight of empty container, and the max gross designed weight. The thermometer at the tank rear end to measure cargo temperature.Trifleet Tank Container Check Tank container Check at a depot.Trifleet Tank Container Inside Following the respective rules and regulations tank containers are periodically inspected at depots.Trifleet Tank Container Manhole Closed Depot worker checking on manhole, airline connections as well as pressure/vacuum relief valves, filling and discharge connections. 2ff7e9595c


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