I never was in combat but I can tell you that the grease gun was alot of fun to play with on the firing ranges. I was in an armored division and our unit was often tasked to run the firing ranges for qualifications and familiarity. The m3a1 and ma deuce were my favorites. The simplicity of the grease gun was the beauty of it. However when you had to carry it in the field especially in the slung position there was no way to get comfortable with it. It seemed to poke and stab you no matter how you did it. Thanks for listening.
Nobody carried the grease gun in the field that was a tankers weapon 45 caliber weapon. That wasn't carried through the field where the fuck you coming from
It was very possible for the Germans to put an American plane back in service. So getting a P-51 to fly long enough to be "shot down" would have been possible. But what a stroke of genius that insertion plan was. If you see the plane shot down it must be an American. Big thumbs up to the writers on this one. As for the weapons the resistance was using, it could be anything they could beg, borrow or steal. Even some of the old French rifles might be in play but ammo could be running short on those as time went on. We did drop lots of weapons in but I'm sure they also took advantage of battlefield pickups where possible. Remember you might have to throw it away to get past Germans patrols and check points. You still had to be able to pass as a normal citizen when needed. Anyway, without getting to technical on weapons and what not. Very well done show. Oh and on the age comment about the actors being to old for the rolls. The regulars needed to look ragged and worn. War does that to a person. Using an actor a few years older is a good way to get that look. That helps give you the stand out look of the new recruit. In Vietnam a sergeant in combat would often have that grizzled look. That comes from the weight of the world on your shoulders I guess. But many of them were 21 years old. But they looked much older. Again great show still holds up today as very entertaining.
I love these old shows.Kids then had role models to look up too,being in the military was a good thing to do.Now days kids play consoles,Rap Stars,Bruce Jenner,Myle Cirus, are their heroes.Who would want to be in a queer army.
This blog is NOT about whether you are gay or straight! It's about this wonderful show that is COMBAT! If you want to talk about gay or straight, go on another blog.
during the war, the germans had many captured American planes that they rebuilt. When an American flight formation appeared, they would appear out of nowhere and get into the American flight formations and caused a lot of confusion, and havoc.
In the fighter plane scene I see a P-51B or D and a BF 109, okay for the post D-day invasion. Then there is a brief glimpse of an aircraft with extended fixed undercarriage, maybe a Stuka dive bomber. The machine gun on the attacking plane looks like a wing mounted gun, not the cowl mounted guns you would expect on a BF 109 G6 or later.
yep. Its a P51D (Bubble canope), an early BF109 E version (also where the Cannon can be seen you described) and at the end a Ju87... when you ignore this, its an interesting story in the episode
I have heard criticism that the actors and guests in Combat! were too OLD to actually portray the average ages of men in that conflict. That never occurred to m watching it 50 years ago because they all looked like...your WWII Dad's age.
In fact my dad joined up in 1941 he was 27 and left behind his chemist business and a wife and 3 small sons. He was in the artillery in North Africa and Italy.
+Brucev7 Definitely a JU-87 Stuka! They should have just left that one bit out. An earlier episode actually had shots of a flight of Stukas doing a bombing attack run and the plot was that they were attacking a huge flight of P-47s - and shot down at least two of them!
Awfully Hispanic looking monastery but maybe it's down along the Mediterranean coast? LOL! Have to agree about the Resistance using M-1 carbines. They would have been using either captured German weapons, French Army rifles (MAS-36, Lebels or Berthier) or pre-War hunting rifles. Potential sources are unlimited!
In all realism...the Maquis should be using captured German weapons of the M3 Grease Gun which was a stamped out piece of junk designed to me dropped in mass to resistance movements. Instead they carry high quality M1 Carbines. The M3 was still issued widely to AFV crews in the 1970s and was not withdrawn till the 1990s. It was heavy metal trash
LOL no kidding. the stock footage of Stuka's and they are able to beat out a spitty? or a pony?? lol but still ... love this show. it was a product of its time and back then no one noticed the germans tanks werent commonly even german tanks. its still good stuff ... fun to watch
Well, I hate to inform you, but there is no way the Germans caught a P-51, because other than the Thunderbolt p-47, it was by far the best fighter in WWII, even better than the German Jets because they simply jumped them before they could get up to speed.
The German s really studied American culture to fiqure out how to get the best infiltrators into American lines. I figured out that during the firefight with the enemy the pilot infiltrator wouldn't kill his own countrymen he would shot to kill the army he was infiltrating.
I never was in combat but I can tell you that the grease gun was alot of fun to play with on the firing ranges. I was in an armored division and our unit was often tasked to run the firing ranges for qualifications and familiarity. The m3a1 and ma deuce were my favorites. The simplicity of the grease gun was the beauty of it. However when you had to carry it in the field especially in the slung position there was no way to get comfortable with it. It seemed to poke and stab you no matter how you did it. Thanks for listening.
Nobody carried the grease gun in the field that was a tankers weapon 45 caliber weapon. That wasn't carried through the field where the fuck you coming from
john agar was a great science fiction actor,jeremy slate,was great in the BORN LOSERS,bike movie,this was a good one,thanks
wow! thats awesome! at 4:23 its a ME 109 but 22 seconds later it became a Stuka ... awesome hahaha
This wasn't the only time Stuka footage was used instead of German fighters. I guess access to WW2 films was limited back then.
Good catch!
It was very possible for the Germans to put an American plane back in service. So getting a P-51 to fly long enough to be "shot down" would have been possible. But what a stroke of genius that insertion plan was. If you see the plane shot down it must be an American. Big thumbs up to the writers on this one. As for the weapons the resistance was using, it could be anything they could beg, borrow or steal. Even some of the old French rifles might be in play but ammo could be running short on those as time went on. We did drop lots of weapons in but I'm sure they also took advantage of battlefield pickups where possible. Remember you might have to throw it away to get past Germans patrols and check points. You still had to be able to pass as a normal citizen when needed. Anyway, without getting to technical on weapons and what not. Very well done show. Oh and on the age comment about the actors being to old for the rolls. The regulars needed to look ragged and worn. War does that to a person. Using an actor a few years older is a good way to get that look. That helps give you the stand out look of the new recruit. In Vietnam a sergeant in combat would often have that grizzled look. That comes from the weight of the world on your shoulders I guess. But many of them were 21 years old. But they looked much older. Again great show still holds up today as very entertaining.
I love these old shows.Kids then had role models to look up too,being in the military was a good thing to do.Now days kids play consoles,Rap Stars,Bruce Jenner,Myle Cirus, are their heroes.Who would want to be in a queer army.
This blog is NOT about whether you are gay or straight! It's about this wonderful show that is COMBAT! If you want to talk about gay or straight, go on another blog.
i was hacked
nathan rector haha 😆 right...
during the war, the germans had many captured American planes that they rebuilt. When an American flight formation appeared, they would appear out of nowhere and get into the American flight formations and caused a lot of confusion, and havoc.
Never heard of that. It sounds interesting. Can you tell me more about that or where to read about it? Mahalo
Know why Hanley is in this one. Saunders would have known the guy was a phony when he started limping.
I love combat, and I love Vic Morrow, Kerbi and Caje.RIP
Rick heading the group on this one? Must have been raining at the skeet range.
In the fighter plane scene I see a P-51B or D and a BF 109, okay for the post D-day invasion. Then there is a brief glimpse of an aircraft with extended fixed undercarriage, maybe a Stuka dive bomber. The machine gun on the attacking plane looks like a wing mounted gun, not the cowl mounted guns you would expect on a BF 109 G6 or later.
yep. Its a P51D (Bubble canope), an early BF109 E version (also where the Cannon can be seen you described) and at the end a Ju87... when you ignore this, its an interesting story in the episode
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Very good combat storey
I have heard criticism that the actors and guests in Combat! were too OLD to actually portray the average ages of men in that conflict. That never occurred to m watching it 50 years ago because they all looked like...your WWII Dad's age.
My dad was late 20’s early 30’s in WWII
In fact my dad joined up in 1941 he was 27 and left behind his chemist business and a wife and 3 small sons. He was in the artillery in North Africa and Italy.
-Jim Nesta, I believe the last plane shot is a Ju87, and it's pilot looks more British, especially with the moustache than German.
+Brucev7 Definitely a JU-87 Stuka! They should have just left that one bit out. An earlier episode actually had shots of a flight of Stukas doing a bombing attack run and the plot was that they were attacking a huge flight of P-47s - and shot down at least two of them!
xD brain out, entertainment on. Thats the way I watch this series. I love the story but common sense has to be put on idle sometimes.. Mahalo
if your going to load combat please make sure you load the FULL episodes not have it cut out before the end
Lol
This is 1 of 3 parts. He did load it all.
Awfully Hispanic looking monastery but maybe it's down along the Mediterranean coast? LOL! Have to agree about the Resistance using M-1 carbines. They would have been using either captured German weapons, French Army rifles (MAS-36, Lebels or Berthier) or pre-War hunting rifles. Potential sources are unlimited!
OSS supplied gun drops all over Europe to resistance groups. Also, yes,
they picked up guns of Germans they ambushed.
Amo combate👍👍👍
In all realism...the Maquis should be using captured German weapons of the M3 Grease Gun which was a stamped out piece of junk designed to me dropped in mass to resistance movements. Instead they carry high quality M1 Carbines. The M3 was still issued widely to AFV crews in the 1970s and was not withdrawn till the 1990s. It was heavy metal trash
Beware the deadly Stuka! It strikes again! 💀
LOL no kidding. the stock footage of Stuka's and they are able to beat out a spitty? or a pony?? lol but still ... love this show. it was a product of its time and back then no one noticed the germans tanks werent commonly even german tanks. its still good stuff ... fun to watch
Well, I hate to inform you, but there is no way the Germans caught a P-51, because other than the Thunderbolt p-47, it was by far the best fighter in WWII, even better than the German Jets because they simply jumped them before they could get up to speed.
The German s really studied American culture to fiqure out how to get the best infiltrators into American lines. I figured out that during the firefight with the enemy the pilot infiltrator wouldn't kill his own countrymen he would shot to kill the army he was infiltrating.
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