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German Anti-tank donkey???
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 4:26 pm
by Elroy13
I saw this browsing strangemilitary.com... Ive never seen anything like this!
Anyone know the story behind this pic?
http://www.strangemilitary.com/content/item/129073.html
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:21 pm
by muddyboots
well, that's a panzerfaust mounted on a donkey. The legs and frame are seriously rube glodberg, but it looks like a serious atempt to make a remote control pzfaust launcher. They lost a lot of troops getting lcose enough to tanks to kill them, so...
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:33 pm
by bugazon
My question is if the badmitton raquet is an antenne or a bug deflector for high speed intercepts?
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 10:01 pm
by muddyboots
um...that's a diamond shaped frame mounted on top of a pole in front of the house behind the donkey...
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 11:05 pm
by Elroy13
muddyboots wrote:um...that's a diamond shaped frame mounted on top of a pole in front of the house behind the donkey...
I think its a Nazi "dream catcher"!
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 11:31 pm
by muddyboots
It was a German airborne soldier in Italy. They were goofing around with the idea of a "mountain Tank"
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:28 pm
by Junkyard36
Interesting site - thanks for posting Elroy!
Mike
????
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 4:08 pm
by Jack Cook
Actually this was encountered in Iraq. A friend wrote about it in his book
"The Devil's Sandbox". M-1 vs donkey towing cart with mounted RPG.
'Gunner target right uparmored donkey & cart'
'identifed!'
'Up!'
'Fire!'
'On the way!'
Ka-boom and splat!
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 4:49 pm
by Ztex
Didn't the Afghans have a Mule mounted (or transported) anti aircraft gun in the war with the Soviets?
Re: ????
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 5:33 pm
by muddyboots
Jack Cook wrote:Actually this was encountered in Iraq. A friend wrote about it in his book
"The Devil's Sandbox". M-1 vs donkey towing cart with mounted RPG.
'Gunner target right uparmored donkey & cart'
'identifed!'
'Up!'
'Fire!'
'On the way!'
Ka-boom and splat!
I can't help but think what a waste of an HE round. That's way overkill
But makes a heck of a war story, eh?
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 11:52 pm
by 308WK Crew Member
Ztex wrote:Didn't the Afghans have a Mule mounted (or transported) anti aircraft gun in the war with the Soviets?
That actually seems like it would make a lot of sense. Mountainous terrain, plus the desire to have something that would blend in a bit better, or at least look like it could be non combatants.
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 6:44 pm
by Elroy13
ok,...
Now who's side is this little donkey on???
http://www.strangemilitary.com/content/item/121804.html
I guess when he gets tired, they carry him!?