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German Forces Launch Offensive in Northern Afghanistan
The Weekly Standard ^

Posted on 08/02/2009 10:28:41 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

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To: PAR35

The article doesn’t say Personnel carrier, it says tank. The only Tank I know the Germans have is the Leopard. If you would have read my comment you would have grasped that. I am an old tanker who knows the difference between an APC and a tank. Thanks for being extremely condescending, I can always use the frickin’ ridicule.


121 posted on 08/03/2009 4:34:23 PM PDT by calex59
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To: calex59

The article doesn’t say Personnel carrier, it says tank. The only Tank I know the Germans have is the Leopard. If you would have read my comment you would have grasped that. I am an old tanker who knows the difference between an APC and a tank. Thanks for being extremely condescending, I can always use the frickin’ ridicule.


yeah but what do you expect from the “average” reporter? shure the marder is no tank. the leo2 for example is a tank. the marder is a SPZ (schützenpanzer) but not an “real” APC. it´s more like the new german “puma” the american “bradley” or the Austrian (sorry i could not resist :-) “ulan”


122 posted on 08/03/2009 4:42:28 PM PDT by Jonny foreigner
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To: calex59
Suggestion: Don't ask questions if you don't want answers.

If it's a short term memory problem, here's what you wrote:

"Ok, we need a picture of a Marder tank. How do they differ from the Leopard? Just an old tanker asking:)"

123 posted on 08/03/2009 4:47:22 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: PAR35

Suggestion: Don’t assume the person asking has knowledge the poster didn’t mention. The comment I referenced called the Marder a “tank”. Because they called it a tank I assumed it was a “tank”. I had no way of knowing it was an APC. Just because you are a total idiot don’t assume everyone else is!


124 posted on 08/03/2009 4:55:23 PM PDT by calex59
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To: calex59

Suggestion: Don’t assume the person asking has knowledge the poster didn’t mention. The comment I referenced called the Marder a “tank”. Because they called it a tank I assumed it was a “tank”. I had no way of knowing it was an APC. Just because you are a total idiot don’t assume everyone else is!


just a question how do you call a spz (schützenpanzer) “just for example a m1 bradly is called how?” it´s not called an APC (amored personal carrier) here. just for example the leo2s are called main battle tanks. then we have tank destroyers... APCs and SPZ (like the old marder) usually armed with a 20 or 30 mm main gun.


125 posted on 08/03/2009 5:06:41 PM PDT by Jonny foreigner
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To: Jonny foreigner

That is not what was mentioned in the original post. Tank was the word used. Quit trying to justify your BS remarks.


126 posted on 08/03/2009 5:08:13 PM PDT by calex59
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To: ketelone

Rechambered to fire 7.62x51 ammo.


127 posted on 08/03/2009 5:10:08 PM PDT by myknowledge (F-22 Raptor: World's Largest Distributor of Sukhoi parts!)
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To: calex59

well first did i say that the marder is a tank? i guess not. if you would have read my posts you would have realized that i said that reporters (who usually know jack shit about anything called it this way) i was only interested how you would call a bradley. because a marder is not called a APC here in germany or Austria. its called a SPZ (and we have APCs but a marder is not called a APC here)


128 posted on 08/03/2009 5:16:12 PM PDT by Jonny foreigner
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To: calex59

Get off the alcohol, get on the meds, and see if you can be rational in the morning.


129 posted on 08/03/2009 5:19:53 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: MinorityRepublican

Heavy, it will wear you. Not a big fan of the pull either but its a sweet shooter for sure.


130 posted on 08/03/2009 5:23:16 PM PDT by redstateconfidential (" An American Idol President")
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To: calex59

and btw. i “was” the gunner behind “my” 12.7 (cal .50) in an APC so i just wanted to know how you call a bradley?


131 posted on 08/03/2009 5:26:40 PM PDT by Jonny foreigner
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To: PAR35; calex59
Marder in Tunis on a t38(Czech) Chassis Marder Pictures, Images and Photoshttp:
132 posted on 08/03/2009 5:35:33 PM PDT by redstateconfidential (" An American Idol President")
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To: redstateconfidential

classic picture. (but the “modern” marder has nothing to do with this old tank) and it is now beeing replaced by the Puma because this platform (marder) is too old now. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3bG3x0Jwbs&feature=related


133 posted on 08/03/2009 5:44:22 PM PDT by Jonny foreigner
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To: redstateconfidential

Thanks for the picture. There were actually several body styles for the Marder III, the common elements being the T38 bottom and the big gun on top.


134 posted on 08/03/2009 6:44:34 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: Jonny foreigner

Looks like someone was having a bad day, and lashing out at any and everybody. Hope he gets the help that he needs.


135 posted on 08/03/2009 6:47:03 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: Jonny foreigner

When I was in Iraq..You basically had to be in a level 3 coma BEFORE you could shoot back....Numerous times we called in “SHOTS FIRED” and the response was “Negative...observe the Situation”..

And getting shot at from a mosque....forget about it! You might as well nail your weapon to a wall cause you “aint shootin back!”


136 posted on 08/03/2009 7:40:03 PM PDT by OL Hickory (I AM JIM THOMPSON!!)
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To: allmost

The Germans are using WW2 era tank destroyers?


137 posted on 08/03/2009 8:27:31 PM PDT by omega4179 ((/) Happened)
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To: xkaydet65

I don’t care what the German soldiers use. I just want them to kill the Taliban bastards.


138 posted on 08/03/2009 10:14:47 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: omega4179

No. Some here are talking about the WW2 Marder... while they today of course use a new AFV also named “Marder” (seen on page one).


139 posted on 08/03/2009 10:51:37 PM PDT by SolidWood (Sarah Palin: "Only dead fish go with the flow!")
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To: AdamBomb

are you aware that the Jews made it possible for you to be posting on the net with your computer?


140 posted on 08/03/2009 11:41:43 PM PDT by wwcj
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