@elmojo9591
Paton was infact correct. Test conducted by the allies during ww2 showed that sandbags and wooden logs barely added any additional protection and only made the tank heavier.
@SebastianSchmid-k1n
Tracks often made the armor weaker because the much softer steel helped the round to get to a 90 degree angle (shell normalisation) to the real armor like the cap of an APBC or APHEBC
@M4PL3_FOX
Sand bags actually would be affection against panzer Faust as it would cause early detonation before it could make contact onto the actual armour
@asuhdude6260
Having space in between the welded plate and the tank hull is actually really smart for back then bc its the type of armour thats on tanks today, spaced armour
@michaelbates2575
The logs where not for protection, it was used for if the tank got bogged, they tied the jogs on the tracks in front of the tanks to help them get out and moving again.
@ДмитрийСемуха-ш1м
What I read in book called Windswept Lies of War keeps replaying in my head. Some parts feel like they were never meant to be published.
@jacobsmith2577
Sand bags makes some sense. They at least will help prevent ricochet of bullets and shrapnel off the armor to nearby infantry.
@Greebs229
The most interesting part of the good old Patton-Pitches-A-Fit-At-Sandbags photo is that it isn't just some improvised solution some tankers slapped on to make themselves feel better. They aren't even one of Patton's crews, as you might assume. The tank is from the 14th Armored division (Part of 7th army rather than Patton's 3rd), and the setup is a standardised, field workshop modification applied at minimum at the Divisional level He is yelling at soldiers for following orders and using the equipment they were provided with because he didn't agree with it.
@damienjohnstone9985
The added sand bags might not have worked really well but it’s always the bloke NOT getting 88mm rounds sent his way that’s comfortable telling troops to take them off.
@durt_mcgurt9090
"Do ypu want extra shrapnel in your shrapnel, soldier?" --probably General Patton
@rahar_peru
They actually help A LOT with HE rounds. Sand mitigates an explosion beautifully... once...
@stevenbreach2561
I didn't know Patton favoured using salvaged armour.Seems he was right with his criticism of sandbags, track links etc
@MarkSauder
They not only add protection, but logs and wood also decreased shrapnel danger. Another big benefit these coverings provide is effective camouflage.
@fidjeenjanrjsnsfh
To those who say Patton is correct, no, High Command and Ordnance is correct, that's why they told him to pass the word along.
@darthmetallord
I can see the sandbags helping possibly with panzerschreck and panzerfaust rockets.
@stinkhywinkhy
Patton didn't have to fight inside one of those tanks. Fear is free.
@afiqdanial3053
It is easy to sit in office and have an opinion rather than being on the battlefield dealing with the affairs
@frenkenberg
Genius of Tank Soldiers! Great idea! Patton was a "theorist" not a fighter himself.
@MarkMonster-t7z
General Patton was a certified G.
@nifty3000