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Originally Posted by dragoon500ly
Favorite GIs antitank weapon was a Panzerfaust! Just like the GIs perferred the MP-40 over the M-3 SMG and liked to wear jackboots and carry the German Army's shelter half, it was better than the issue crap!
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Yeah well all seemed to be in endless supply by capturing the enemy.
The Panzerfaust was more effective than what was issued.
The MP-40 was decent weapon to pick up. It still boggles my mind at time the amount of submachine guns that one could find with infantry units. Yeah I know the basic rifles were you had to pull the trigger for each shot, regardless if it was old bolt action or semi-auto load.
Then again it boggles my mind that M-3 was kept in the armories for as long as it was. Talk about gun literally pressed stamped, granted many of the submachine guns were, but they took the M-3 to the extreme. Like the US Army couldn't find a more suitable replacement until the M4 carbine.
As for the Jackboot and shelter half well it doesn't surprise me. I remember when I was in we were always required to take our sleeping bag and shelter half. Which seemed to be waste of time since we weren't ever allowed to use the shelter half, and dragging out your sleeping bag meant you had to waste time in the morning rolling the damn thing up. Especially when you had poncho and it liner to use for shelter and sleeping in. Sadly, never used the poncho as such. Much like the field jackets we were issued, but never allowed to used, but the liners use with a sweater under your bdu blouse almost kept you as warm on those cold days...lol