Maybe you don’t want this vehicle, but I assure you that others do, so it’s only natural to look for a place where this and other Syrian vehicles can be placed in the future.
That would certainly be controversial to say the least.
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Then just add non-copy paste Syrian vehicles.
Like… this one?
I said non-copy paste, not copy paste
What is this StuG a copy paste of?
Why not? It’s a captured vehicle tested by the IDF. A really large amount of those was captured, they even considered using them.
Well that’s if we’re adding it under the premise of being a captured vehicle, this suggestion (and what I prefer) is for it to be added under the Syrian flag.
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The reason I suggested Italy for this is because it offers an alternative, neutral location for it. Italy also gave Syria a number of AFVs and planes after WWII, which is how they got the Breda-SAFAT machine guns in the first place. I feel like that’d be the best option out of all the currently available trees, but Germany would also work, given that it is a StuG.
Honestly after scouting the internet I was not able to find a single picture confirming that the Pz IV in Syria were equipped with a DShK. There are plenty of photos with the Czech turret mounts, however no photos of them mounting a DShK.
There is a photo from Zaloga’s book, however the shape of that MG looks very unusual for a DShK.
Have you got any other photos? I might do a suggestion on it.
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The Syrians also operated The Hummel Sd.Kfz. 165 mounted with an Italian Breda 12.7mm SAFAT machine gun.
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Already been suggested, actually. It very well may be the Breda-SAFAT.
EDIT: It was suggested on the old forum. It has not been posted here.
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That one has not been suggested yet, so it is up for grabs. I’m working on other vehicles atm, so feel free to.
I got a Syrian T-34-85 in Pending. So, someone else can do these Germans.
You can have as many suggestions pending as you want. Go ahead and do them all. They’ll be accepted in order of posting.
Honestly, you might be correct about the lack of DShKs on Syrian Panzer IVs, other photos also appear to show the Breda.
Here are two extra photos, both showing Breda equipped vehicles, I will do a bit more digging to see what else I can find however.
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If no photos are found then Zaloga might have made a mistake. Meaning Pz IVs never came with DShKs.
Seems to be the case, the first image is actually from this footage, the second I could not locate a source for.
But yeah, there’s no reason that a Syrian Panzer couldn’t have been equipped with a DShK (and I know there are rumors of the hull or coaxial MG being replaced with one), but a lack of photo evidence prevents us from confirming this.
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You know what, I couldn’t resist and made this suggestion. Jagdpanzer IV, Sturmpanzer II and the Hummel are left. But, I ain’t doing these for sure.
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