 | T-40 "Whizz Bang"| Corrections / Suggestions Discuss T-40 "Whizz Bang" in the Website forums; I know no one cares but I just like being a bother from time to time.
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05-22-2005, 07:30 PM
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I know no one cares but I just like being a bother from time to time.
There's a picture in your WW2 Tanks picture album of a T-34 (Calliope) on a M4 but it's been captioned with T-40 "Whizz Bang".
It's simple recognition, the "Whizz Bang" had 20 barrels - the Calliope had 60. The one in the picture has 60!
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05-23-2005, 03:26 PM
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Country:  | I thought a whizz bang was a 1914 war term D for a light artillery shell and moaning minnie for the German trench morter
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05-23-2005, 05:07 PM
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Country: | Probably was used for that too but the U.S Rocket Launcher T-40 was nicknamed "Whizz Bang" too.
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05-24-2005, 02:52 AM
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05-26-2005, 06:07 AM
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Country: | Yes, here's a picture. The top picture is T-34 Calliope, the one incorrectly captioned here...and the bottom is a T-40 Whizz Bang...quite obviously different.
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05-26-2005, 12:07 PM
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05-26-2005, 06:43 PM
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05-27-2005, 11:14 AM
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