29 July 1942 the SS Seatrain Texas set sail from New York with a cargo of 250-300 Sherman tanks. Arrived Cape Town 18 days later and arrived Port Taufiq southern end of Suez Canal 2 Sept. 1942Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
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Why did the Germans only use MG34 for their Tanks as Selfdefence?
The MG42 was much cheaper and better?
Found this : the greatest asset of the MG42 turned out to be its ease of production. The MG34 was phased out in infantry units in record time (tanks continued to use the MG34 as it was better suited to fire from a drum).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8Rka0k1Wp0
He sums it up better than I ever could.
Interesting, isn’t it?!
Only the Turret sometimes was equipped with a MG42 sometimes.
@aequitas:
Interesting, isn’t it?!
Only the Turret sometimes was equipped with a MG42 sometimes.
Did you see the video?
Yes i did.
Thus the answer is clear, the MG34 has the advantage of “open swing” when it comes to changing the barrels.