As in 60 plus (being indicated 63 on one leg and 61 on the other - 3 %) Mpg yesterday visiting family and the sales at Junction 1

over about 100 miles total in three journeys.

From wikipedia:

"American-made Sherman tanks were nicknamed "Ronsons" by German tank crews for their propensity to catch fire when hit by German tank shells. It also is known they were used as flame throwers in the South Pacific and were referred to as Ronsons by the U.S. soldiers."

Could try our Octavia with a tank shell

From wikipedia:

"American-made Sherman tanks were nicknamed "Ronsons" by German tank crews for their propensity to catch fire when hit by German tank shells. It also is known they were used as flame throwers in the South Pacific and were referred to as Ronsons by the U.S. soldiers."

Could try our Octavia with a tank shell

I have been tempted by this my self. lol

Pah!

mine has so much condensation inside (again) that it couldn't be set fire. :(

Well dammn me!

I looked and looked an I knowed I knowed there was sommat wrong with my title statement.

(that WW2 nickname/expression was even going through my mind)

But could I see my error

Ah well at least younz unnerstood what i meant.

When I first saw the post title, my immediate thought was catching fire!! Off topic I know, but for those interested I believe that the American Sherman Tanks had a Chrysler? petrol engine. They were death traps, not particularly well armoured and many WW2 photos show Shermans with additional gear on the front, (like sandbags), to make them less vulnerable. Tanks with petrol engines are really not a good idea.

The Germans made the best tanks, much better than anything than we came up with, diesel engined, with a cracking gun - the dreaded 88mm. Tigers and Panthers were rightly feared and the Jagdpanther with sloping armour looks as though it was designed recently. Russian T34, another excellent design and simpler to make than the Tigers and Panthers.

Well worth a trip to Bovington tank Museum in Dorset if you are interested.

The Tiger II or mistranslated King Tiger tank was the 'best' and most lethal single tank in WWII, but not many made because of the lateness of introduction into the war and destruction of the factory, but the sheer amount of T34's totally overwhelmed anything else, and as you said, it was like an AK47 in it's simplicity.

My old boss (who I picked up everything about tanks from!) was MASSIVELY into WWII and Bovinton run their existing Tiger tank, the only operational one in the world, once a year. The day in question was his wedding anniversary... he didn't bother texting his mrs to tell her how good the display was!

Edited 2 January, 201313 yr by blackspaven

I tink (and will state with checking) that most/all? of the German tanks were actually petrol engined.

Oddly the Russians with the T34 were as far ahead in the engine dept as the rest of the design.

I may well be wrong though.

My Octavia's a diesel, so I will just laugh contemptuosly when my car takes a direct hit from an 88!

The Germans called the Shermans 'Tommy cookers' because they were prone to bursting into flames. The shape of the T34 meant the German shells glanced off the armour.

I tink (and will state with checking) that most/all? of the German tanks were actually petrol engined.

Oddly the Russians with the T34 were as far ahead in the engine dept as the rest of the design.

I may well be wrong though.

Yup, as far as I know, all German production tanks from WWII were petrol powered - kept the logistics simpler! The T34 had a diesel engine - along with other Soviet tanks......initally the T-34 had terrible gearboxes though ,and drivers often kept a hammer closeby to knock the gearsticks into place!

I post on Armchair General forums as well.....loads of forums about loads of conflicts, tanks ,planes, ships, etc.....that's where I've gleaned a lot of knowledge!

Interesting thing about Shermans is that mostly, they 'brewed up' due to ammunition fires and not being petrol engined, later in the war, when they introduced 'wet storage' for the ammo, they 'brewed up' less often......

Interestingly....back in the day.....(WWII)...Skoda built two light tanks 35(T) and 38(T) which the German army used during the conquests of Poland and France......with the 38(T) chasis being used through the war as a basis for self propelled guns and tank hunters!

"Interestingly....back in the day.....(WWII)...Skoda built two light tanks 35(T) and 38(T) which the German army used during the conquests of Poland and France......with the 38(T) chasis being used through the war as a basis for self propelled guns and tank hunters!"

I belive that they still use the 38(T) chassis in the Superb

"Interestingly....back in the day.....(WWII)...Skoda built two light tanks 35(T) and 38(T) which the German army used during the conquests of Poland and France......with the 38(T) chasis being used through the war as a basis for self propelled guns and tank hunters!"

I belive that they still use the 38(T) chassis in the Superb

Certainly not the octavia lol.

Certainly not the octavia lol.

You're right....as it's Golf based and therefore German........it's actually a Panzer II chasis for the Octy!!!