'President' tank?

Discussion in 'Weapons, Technology & Equipment' started by von Poop, Oct 19, 2007.

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  1. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    Let's not... ;)
    (There's more appropriate threads on 2pdr/HE out there somewhere).

    I think the only conclusion really is that this 'President' is a misconception, and we'll never be sure what they meant. The Priest I thought a nice suggestion (it even contains the same letters), but I'd guess they would describe it for what it is rather than as a tank.

    Who knows. The intercepted report is what it is I suppose; an initial reaction to an encounter with new enemy vehicles. And interesting in it's own right for that alone.
     
    von Poop, Jan 24, 2010
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  2. Za Rodinu

    Za Rodinu Hot air manufacturer

    I won't, I won't, I just won't...

    I know, I was speaking in general terms :)

    http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/weapons-technology-equipment/15751-tank-ammo.html

    ...
    There was an HE round for the 2pdr but it was considered ineffective and seems to have been produced in limited numbers.

    In short, the 2pdr was a very good AP/AT gun for it's (outclassed/overtaken) calibre, but would have been considerably compromised by concentrating on a weak dual purpose role.

    :D

    And...

    The lack of a suitable HE round for the 2pdr is the reason for the dedicated Close Support (CS) tank ...

    So there! :lol:
     
    Za Rodinu, Jan 24, 2010
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  3. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    Now you've started it - Phylo had more on the issue of HE I believe, but let's keep it off this thread :).
     
    von Poop, Jan 24, 2010
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  4. idler

    idler GeneralList

    Quick - back on thread...

    Or did they see a Bishop and write it up as a KV2 clone?
     
    idler, Jan 24, 2010
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  5. phylo_roadking

    phylo_roadking Very Senior Member

    ...General Terms...


    Never heard of 'im! :)
     
    phylo_roadking, Jan 24, 2010
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  6. Za Rodinu

    Za Rodinu Hot air manufacturer

    In the report they were referring to the General Sherman Tank, and the President Tank. They were probably referring to the Gen./Pres. Grant, but this being an early report it's somewhat vaporous to draw any conclusions leading to contain Bishops, KVs, whatnot. In fact this is no more than an irrelevant curiosity :)

    And yes, Phylo was saying more in that thread, rather interesting I'm bound to say. So let's leave this thread alone :)
     
    Za Rodinu, Jan 24, 2010
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  7. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    Years later & Brian/ADM199 now sadly missed.
    Any more thoughts on 'President' tanks?
     
    von Poop, Oct 21, 2018
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  8. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

    Dave55, Oct 21, 2018
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