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denbot

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8. I had never heard of Tank Destroyers before.

Reply to Kaleva (Original post)

Sat Aug 4, 2018, 10:45 PM

Aug 2018

Wow, that had to be dicey. Thin skinned and hunting battle tanks.

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The tale of Sgt Melvin C. Anderson of the 803rd Tank Destroyer Battalion [View all] Kaleva Jul 2018 OP

May he continue to rest in peace. He deserves it. tonyt53 Jul 2018 #1

K & R democrank Jul 2018 #2

Whe reading about some of these men, I felt like I did when visiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Kaleva Jul 2018 #3

The tank destroyer was a terrible idea, and it cost a lot of lives. Aristus Aug 2018 #4

The lightweight allowed it to carry a gun big enough to knock out Panthers and Tigers Kaleva Aug 2018 #5

TDs actually had a very high kill ratio ThoughtCriminal Aug 2018 #6

Both of these views are valid, and I respect them. Aristus Aug 2018 #7

I had never heard of Tank Destroyers before. denbot Aug 2018 #8

An enemy soldier hiding in cover armed with a grenade could take out the crew Kaleva Aug 2018 #9

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