[Homer_J_Simpson]

Acts on Inflation (Lawrence) – 2
President on Inflation – 3
Army Won’t Take La Guardia Now; Needed as Mayor, Stimson Says – 3
Keynes Plan Held Simple to Set Up – 4
Text of President’s Executive Order – 4
Axis Pushed Back (Kluckhohn) – 5-6
One Axis Command in Africa Foreseen – 6
Allies Hold Whip, Says Eisenhower – 6
War News Summarized – 7
Guadalcanal Raid (Shalett) – 8
MacArthur Marks Fall of Bataan by New Vow to Retake Philippines – 9
M’Arthur Shuns Politics Comment – 10
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the Fighting in Various War Zones – 12-13

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1943/apr1943/f09apr43.htm

British 8th Army captures Mahares
Friday, April 9, 1943 www.onwar.com

British 8th Army troops advance [Photo at link].

In Tunisia... The British 8th Army captures Mahares, 50 miles north of Gabes as the Axis forces continue to retreat.

[henkster]

Trying to figure out the German “storm artillery” fighting vehicle mentioned in the Soviet reports. Best as I can tell, it’s a StuG III, but not clear whether it’s the short-barrelled A or B version, or the long-barrelled G. Considering the Soviets are calling it “storm artillery” which is a rough translation of the German term “Sturm Geschutz”, I tend to believe it’s the StuG and not reference to the Marder series of self-propelled anti-tank gun.

The ammunition capacity of 50 rounds is more in line with the StuG and not the Marders, which generally carried 35-40 rounds.

What threw me was the claim that the Soviet 45mm anti-tank gun being an easy counter to these vehicles. The Marders were quite limited in armor and vulnerable, while the StuG had tougher hide and should have been able to withstand a 45mm round from medium to long range.