wwii axis reenactment forum

Oh-ho! A wild Ostkuste member appears!

A word that rhymes with 'patriotic' comes to mind... both for the author of the article, and some of the critters on display.

So a question arose in my local group: how many of the FD units were issued the initial waffenfarbe-piped collar tabs, versus the later unpiped green collar tabs? We're just looking for a rough percentage, of how likely it was for a unit to received either. My reading has suggested that the unpiped ...

Also, a quick bit of advice on Dot44: the regulations stated that you only wore the arm eagle on it, nothing else (no collar tabs, no shoulder boards, etc - bling on camo defeats the purposes of camo, obviously). The green sleeve-mounted rank bars were worn, apparently, but very rarely. However, as ...

For our group, I keep the guys busy - physically busy - so that they collapse at the end of the day, sleep like rocks through the night (it helps to be tired when sleeping in a comfortless foxhole), and then spend the next morning raving about how much fun they had :P Extremes aside though, keeping ...

We're also seeing the Beer Tent phenomenon taking over in SA at public events, as small as the scene is here. You struggle to find a picture that does not involve red-faced buffoons clutching beer tankards and looking inappropriate. If the highlight of the show is getting a biker girl to pose toples...

Cheers mate, much appreciated. I just can't seem to find anything even remotely close to a sz61...

Bumping for any possible tips / advice / suggestions...

Seen the same in South Africa. Forum trafficked slumped in 2013, and ended in 2014. Only ghosts and bots now. Everyone has moved to FB (ease of use / access / photo uploads) :-/

Drillich is a funny one - I've noticed it ages in phases: - After the first wash, you have a bit of shrinkage, and the herringbone pattern lifts out - i.e. becomes more prominent. Almost a "striped pajamas" look. - UV bleaches it quite quickly, especially here in Africa. After 5-6 days in ...

Hi all I'm looking for a civic helmet - M34 or the Gladiator (1- or 2-piece) - for a civilian impression, but I am having trouble finding anything larger than a 57 liner size! I need a 61 to fit my large pip - any ideas of where to look? I trawled through ebay.de for a while, but could not find anyt...

Wikipedia was where I went to check that my initial recollection of 20 RPS had been correct. All my reference books also back that up - hence the initial puzzlement over these rates of 25+ RPS. Will keep digging.

That is one ugly-ass muzzle break...

So... not really much evidence of the ground-used models going over 20 RPS? I would love to see that 1,500 RPM muzzle booster, btw - please share a pic if you can!

In a recent discussion with a fellow WW2 / German enthusiast, the topic of MG firing rates came up, and the figure of 26-30 RPS (rounds per second) was mentioned for the MG42. This took me quite aback, as I always had the figure of 1,200 RPM / 20 RPS in mind. Does anyone have info on these "fas...