Biggfoot44
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I am reading a history of Battle of Bulge that featured the viewpoints of a large number of service members , US, and also some German.
One who was a gunner on a Sherman talked at length about the panzers having somkeless ammo , and how the US shell didn't, and had large muzzle flash and clouds of smoke , thus giving advantage to Germans , and disadvantage to US .
This this correct ? Did we really have black Powder loaded 37mm and 75mm shells in 1945 ? Or was it smokless , but with poorly developed flash retardents ?
One who was a gunner on a Sherman talked at length about the panzers having somkeless ammo , and how the US shell didn't, and had large muzzle flash and clouds of smoke , thus giving advantage to Germans , and disadvantage to US .
This this correct ? Did we really have black Powder loaded 37mm and 75mm shells in 1945 ? Or was it smokless , but with poorly developed flash retardents ?