What were German Side Skirts Actually For?
You are no doubt familiar with the side skirts, or Schürzen, used by German tanks during WW2. However the reason these were implemented has led to confusion stretching all the way back to during the war. Today we explore this topic as well as the question of does spaced armor protect against HEAT rounds. American Heritage Museum: https://www.americanheritagemuseum.org/ Merch: https://coneofarc.gunjigraphics.com Buy military themed brick sets from COBI and more: https://coneofarc.store/ Sources: Documents provided by @armouredarchives8867 from British archives Spaced Armor: Paper Presented at Second Tank Conference November 27-29 1950 Shaped Charge Concept by William P Walters Symposium on Shaped Charges Held at Aberdeen Proving Grounds November 1951 (Provided by CaptainNemo) https://panzerworld.com/add-on-armor https://www.panzer-elmito.org/panzert... https://www.panzer-elmito.org/panzert... https://www.tankarchives.ca/2021/01/r... https://www.tankarchives.ca/2021/03/s... https://panzerworld.com/add-on-armor https://www.tankarchives.ca/2015/02/p... Footage from: • Carl-Gustaf system: HEAT 655 CS ammunition... • RAFAEL's Spike Family Social links: My Website: https://www.coneofarc.com/ Discord: / discord Xwitter: / coneofarc Instagram: / coneofarc TikTok: / coneofarc Things I use: Camera: https://amzn.to/2OppVnR Editing software: Sony Vegas 17 https://amzn.to/3kOwtIu PC Hardware: https://www.amazon.com/shop/coneofarc... Recording Equipment: https://www.amazon.com/shop/coneofarc... You can check out more stuff I use on my Amazon Store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/coneofarc Provided links are affiliate links which allow me to earn from qualifying purchases Want to send me something? ConeOfArc PO Box 305 Thompson, CT 06277 Or support the channel using Crypto: BTC- bc1qjs2fqh6zupnwzjhyd9kjvqfld728sqnea4r67s ETH- 0x5547e17113640c162Ded5B664155227058060C54 Thanks to my ConelyFans: Become one today and get a Cone badge next to all your comments as well as other spicy perks! / @coneofarc Some music provided by Epidemic Sound. License music for your videos without fear of copyright claims https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra... #ww2 #tanks #history
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