draganm Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 not many of these left in the word, this is one in Australia is one of 5 left . The rest are in Russia and Poland At AAAM down-undah https://streamable.com/4z655h 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzkpfw-e Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 A real "Bitsa". Composed of Panzer IV, Stug III & IV parts, with a modern engine & gearbox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul a Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 On 4/13/2020 at 11:32 AM, Pzkpfw-e said: A real "Bitsa". Composed of Panzer IV, Stug III & IV parts, with a modern engine & gearbox. A real Bitsa thats a bit harsh In WW2 The Germans did use Pz IV and stug III parts to make stug IVs thats how they made Stug IVs no other way 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johann morris Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 S On 4/13/2020 at 11:32 AM, Pzkpfw-e said: A real "Bitsa". Composed of Panzer IV, Stug III & IV parts, with a modern engine & gearbox. Still very nice and looks like a well done project, lets just hope that they are honest regarding what it actually is unlike some others. Jon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul hocking Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 (edited) I believe that just a few years ago there were no examples of StuG IV in existance, and now apparently five, thats great and good to know. Calling it a "bitsa" is unfriendly, does anyone expect to find 80/90/100% complete German tanks just sitting around, slightly rusted for somebody to find. Reconstruction is a major part of any collection and AAAH are doing a fine job and ought to be congratulated. And whatever mechanicals are used to power this vehicle is fine by me. cheers lennard Edited April 15, 2020 by paul hocking 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmac Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 I recently joined a French Facebook group called barn finds, there are the odd modern day find but the majority of the content is scanned in old photos from the 1980s and 90s. The quantity and quality of wartime German vehicles or part there of found is incredible! We all tend to forget that that was basically 30 years ago and today people can only dream of those kind of finds. Very occasionally one may locate an original 'lost' vehicle but its very unlikely today. At the very least you will not be finding one which was dragged off the battlefield by the farmer and it still stored in his barn. Sadly its because the guys who did such hording have now passed away and the hoards already dispersed. Where hoards still exist, unless the owner has the ability to store vehicles correctly time has not been kind to the steel work. I've seen Loyds which have been outside in yards for 40 years with 1/4" plate chassis which have completely disintegrated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garys39 Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Hi Alastair, what is the French facebook site called ? Regards Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rewdco Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 In the Australian video (https://streamable.com/4z655h) I noticed something that has been on my mind for a very long time... It looks as if there are lots and lots of weld beads on the armor of this tank. I have seen similar weld bead areas on other tanks as well. Can anybody explain me the function of these beads please...? 🤔 Cheers, Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtskull Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 1 hour ago, rewdco said: In the Australian video (https://streamable.com/4z655h) I noticed something that has been on my mind for a very long time... It looks as if there are lots and lots of weld beads on the armor of this tank. I have seen similar weld bead areas on other tanks as well. Can anybody explain me the function of these beads please...? 🤔 Cheers, Jan Those are not weld beads, what you can see is a coating called “Zimmerit”, intended to stop magnetic charges sticking to the armour. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimmerit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rewdco Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Everyday is a schoolday, and this is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you very much! 👍 Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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