Bonjour,
Comme le fil initialisé par Jean-Jacques a rapidement dévié vers les opérations menées par les Spahis du 9e Algériens de la 2e Brigade de Spahis, je pense utile de lancer un espace consacré à l'infanterie allemande de 1940.
Cette infanterie est "multiple" selon qu'elle appartient à tel ou tel type de division.
Je voudrais débuter ce fil en vous faisant partager une illustration parue dans une revue américaine de l'époque. Ce dessin présente assez clairement la "trâme" antichar et anti-personnel de la division d'Infanterie.
Cordialement,
Thierry Moné
[img]
http://atf40.forumculture.net/
[/img]
Et voici le texte qui accompagnait l'illustration :
WEAPONS OF THE GERMAN INFANTRY DIVISION
Based on a sketch prepared by the Military Intelligence Training Center, Camp Ritchie, Maryland
LEGEND:
1: SEITENGEWEHR (BAYONET)
- Length – 15 1/2
- Carried by all riflemen
2: HANDGRANATE (HAND GRENADE)
- Delay Fuse – 4 1/2 sec
- Danger Radius – 20 yds
- Variable number per rifleman
3: PISTOLE (PISTOL)
- Cal – .35
- Semi-Automatic
- Carried by personnel who do not carry rifle or submachine gun
4: MASCHINENPISTOLE (SUB MACHINE GUN)
- Cal – .35 – Automatic
- Eff Range – to 200 yds
- Used by small unit leaders and company commander
5: GEWEHR 98K (RIFLE)
- Cal – .31
- Eff Range – 400 yds
- Six per squad
6: LEICHTES MASCHINENGEWEHR 34 (LIGHT MACHINE GUN)
- Cal – .31
- Eff Range – 800 yds
- Rate of Fire – 100/150 rpm
- One per squad
- (Model 42 now being manufactured)
7: LEICHTER GRANATWERFER (50-mm MORTAR)
- Eff Range – 350 yds
- Rate of Fire – 6 rds in 9 sec
- Danger Radius – 25 yds
- One per platoon
8: PANZERBUCHSE 39 (AT RIFLE)
- Cal – .31
- Eff Range – 200 yds
- Rate of Fire – 6/8 rpm
- Three per rifle company
9: SCHWERES MASCHINENGEWEHR 34 (HEAVY MACHINE GUN)
- Cal – .31
- Eff Range – 1,500 yds
- Rate of Fire – 350 rpm
- Twelve per MG Co
- (Same as LMG except for mount)
10: SCHWERER GRANATWERFER (81-mm MORTAR)
- Eff Range – 1,200 yds
- Rate of Fire – 20/25 rpm
- Danger Radius 35 yds
- Six per MG Company
11: 3.7 cm PAK (37-mm AT GUN)
- Eff Range – 800 yds
- Rate of Fire – 15 rpm
- Twelve per AT Co in Infantry Regiment
12: 5 cm PAK (50-mm AT GUN)
- Eff Range – 1,000 yds
- Rate of Fire – 16 rpm
- Eighteen per AT
- Battalion in Infantry Division
13: 7.5 cm LEICHTES INF GESCHUTZ (75-mm INF HOWITZER)
- Max Range – 3,900 yds
- Rate of Fire – 10/20 rpm
- Six per Howitzer Company in Infantry Regiment
14: 15 cm SCHWERES INF GESCHUTZ (150-mm INF HOWITZER)
- Max Range – 6,000 yds
- Rate of Fire – 5 rpm
- Two per Howitzer Company in Infantry Regiment
15: 10.5 cm LEICHTE FELDHAUBITZE (105-mm GUN HOWITZER)
- Max Range – 12,000 yds
- Twelve per light battalion in Division Artillery
16: 15 cm SCHWERE FELDHAUBITZE (150-mm HOWITZER)
- Max Range – 10,500 yds
- Eight per medium battalion in Division Artillery
17: 10 cm KANONE (105-mm GUN)
- Max Range – 20,000 yds
- Four per medium battalion in Division Artillery