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In an attempt to free their country from foreign invaders, the Yugoslav Communist Partisans were often faced with shortages of war materiel, especially anti-tank weapons and tanks. Fortunately, after 1943, the Western Allies decided to send a variety of war materiel, including M3A1 and A3 “Stuart” light tanks. While these tanks were a welcome addition, their guns were quite inadequate for either anti-tank use or in assaulting fortified enemy positions. By the end of 1944, the Partisans resolved this issue by mounting captured German weapons, such as the 7.5 cm (2.95 in) PaK 40 anti-tank gun, and 2 cm (0.78 in) Flakvierling 38 anti-aircraft guns, on their Stuart tanks, creating some bizarre vehicles.
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Artillery From WWI to the present day, Michael E. Haskew, Amber Books 2010.
Waffentechnik im Zweiten Weltkrieg, Alexander Ludeke.
Fighting men of WWII Axis Forces, David Miler, Chartwell Books.
German Artillery of World War Two, Ian V.Hogg
Oklopne jedinice na Jugoslovenskom ratištu, Bojan B. Dumitrijević i Dragan Savić, Institut za savremenu istoriju, Beograd 2011.
Armored units and vehicles in Croatia during WW II, Part I Allied armored vehicles, Dinko Predoević, Rijeka 2002.
Modernizacija i intervencija, Jugoslovenske oklopne jedinice 1945-2006, Institut za savremenu istoriju, Beograd 2010.
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In an attempt to free their country from foreign invaders, the Yugoslav Communist Partisans were often faced with shortages of war materiel, especially anti-tank weapons and tanks. Fortunately, after 1943, the Western Allies decided to send a variety of war materiel, including M3A1 and A3 “Stuart” light tanks. While these tanks were a welcome addition, their guns were quite inadequate for either anti-tank use or in assaulting fortified enemy positions. By the end of 1944, the Partisans resolved this issue by mounting captured German weapons, such as the 7.5 cm (2.95 in) PaK 40 anti-tank gun, and 2 cm (0.78 in) Flakvierling 38 anti-aircraft guns, on their Stuart tanks, creating some bizarre vehicles.
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Sources:
Artillery From WWI to the present day, Michael E. Haskew, Amber Books 2010.
Waffentechnik im Zweiten Weltkrieg, Alexander Ludeke.
Fighting men of WWII Axis Forces, David Miler, Chartwell Books.
German Artillery of World War Two, Ian V.Hogg
Oklopne jedinice na Jugoslovenskom ratištu, Bojan B. Dumitrijević i Dragan Savić, Institut za savremenu istoriju, Beograd 2011.
Armored units and vehicles in Croatia during WW II, Part I Allied armored vehicles, Dinko Predoević, Rijeka 2002.
Modernizacija i intervencija, Jugoslovenske oklopne jedinice 1945-2006, Institut za savremenu istoriju, Beograd 2010.
srpskioklop.paluba.info/m3/opis.htm
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An article by Marko P
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