Comments by "Pete Sheppard" (@petesheppard1709) on "Germany's New Light Howitzer: the 7.5cm le.IG 18" video.

  1. Thanks for the shout-out for Nick Moran! For the audience, he is a Major, Armor, in the California Army National Guard, and a combat veteran. He is The Chieftain with World of Tanks and his YouTube channel is 'Inside the Chieftain's Hatch' where he reviews and explores armored fighting vehicles. The tilting barrel system looks like it was really useful for high-angle fire, compared to conventional breech systems.
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  2. Good point! I was thinking about the ease of loading the cartridge. With a traditional breech, it looks to be a bit awkward to line the round up and shove it in with the gun elevated. I've seen where many guns have to be depressed to a loading position, then re-elevated to fire.
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