Kingsman Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 I came across this photo courtesy of Mr Google while looking for somethinge else entirely. New one on me. Ingenuity (if not practicality!) seems to know no bounds, although with track that slack it isn't going to be mobile for long before it throws one.......... Let's take something already large and supersize it. It seems that the mount pedestal has been unbolted from the field platform and bolted to a (presumably very substantial) plate over the turret ring. Looking at the assembled audience I'm thinking there's a caption competition here. Does anyone know the German for "WTF"? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Schilhart Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 14 hours ago, Das Abteilung said: Does anyone know the German for "WTF"? Suggestion: "Was zum Teufel …!?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmac Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 (edited) It's a fake, been circulating on the internet for a few years. The original picture of the T34 they "photoshopped" the 88 onto. Alan Edited September 6, 2019 by alanmac 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 The 88mm was fitted onto Panzer IV hulls though. Panzerwrecks has several photos showing the hulls to be driver training vehicles (or hulls produced for SPGs). You can be sure that on a Russian site this is already down as a fact though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmac Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 2 hours ago, SleeperService said: The 88mm was fitted onto Panzer IV hulls though. Panzerwrecks has several photos showing the hulls to be driver training vehicles (or hulls produced for SPGs). I guess your referring to this one, which isn't fake imagery Look like field modifications rather than factory built production models. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 11 hours ago, alanmac said: I guess your referring to this one, which isn't fake imagery Look like field modifications rather than factory built production models. They are the ones. Thank You for the images. Apparently there were a few of them to the same design, better than dragging an 88mm through mud though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsman Posted September 9, 2019 Author Share Posted September 9, 2019 On 9/6/2019 at 7:49 PM, alanmac said: It's a fake, been circulating on the internet for a few years. The original picture of the T34 they "photoshopped" the 88 onto. Ah: the proverbial fake news again. Well it certainly had me fooled. Unlike some of the photoshop forgeries out there it's very well done and actually quite plausible, even down to the ammo boxes on the rear deck. Apologies for bringing it up again, people. I had no idea it had been debunked already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 5 hours ago, Das Abteilung said: Ah: the proverbial fake news again. Well it certainly had me fooled. Unlike some of the photoshop forgeries out there it's very well done and actually quite plausible, even down to the ammo boxes on the rear deck. Apologies for bringing it up again, people. I had no idea it had been debunked already. No need to apologise, unless these fake news items are dubunked regularly they become fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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