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Article: Spanish Civil WAr: The German Kondor Legion A Firepower Force Package in Combat.
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- FA Journal
- Article date:
- July 1, 2001
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Under a punishing July sun, Feldwebel Schmidt peered through his field glasses at the black beetle-like form emerging from a cloud of dense red dust. "Target identified! Russian tank. Direction--2300 mils. Range--500 meters. Gunner, at-my-command. Ready--fire!"
Seconds later, the gun crew saw the bright orange fireball produced by the high-explosive (HE) round as it set off secondary explosions inside the thinly armored vehicle. Moments later, there was a loud concussive boom.
The crew of the German 88-mm gun maintained its standard-- one shot, one kill. Soon, old "Gretchen" would have another white circle painted on her deadly gray barrel.
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