Bolt Action - Afrika Korps 8.8cm Flak 37 Great Britain 2-man Panzerschreck team

2-man Panzerschreck team

from the ubiquitous short Carcano rifle to the much-loved Beretta Model 38 submachine gun and unique Lanciafiamme 41 d’assalto compact flamethrower

Dressed in their trademark camouflage smocks and helmet covers

By the time of massive battles in Russia in middle of the war the Pz IV was also carrying the detachable screen side armour known as schürzen

American forces started the war with no experience of combat and often with minimal training

Bolt Action - Afrika Korps 8.8cm Flak 37 Great Britain 2-man Panzerschreck teamOriginally developed as an anti aircraft weapon, the Flak 37 8. 8cm (or Eighty eight as it became known by Allied troops) had a high muzzle velocity, making it an exceptionally deadly anti tank weapon as many Allied tank crews would learn to their peril. The 88 could also be deployed as a conventional artillery piece as one infantryman noted, the 88 was 'anti everything' The 88 saw service on all fronts in which the Germans fought during WWII,