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Hey Y'all: I know almost nothing about the manner and techniques of outfitting an army, and I find that I have no idea where to look for the information except some google searches that didn't yield much of interest. What I want to know is the whys (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) What's usually the context of the appearance? Usually, IIRC, motorcycles were used by couriers--so they should only appear with armor when the army is on the move, and the entire mechanized force is in transit. Motorcycles would also be used (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) The one thing that always pops into my mind when thinking of motorcycles and WW2 is the nazis chasing Indiana Jones and his dad from the Castle in Last Crusade :) Adrian -- www.brickfrenzy.com (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I suspect you're right, though early in the war they may have been used for real transport. I recall pictures of the forces moving into Poland with rows of motorcycles. The motorcycle with sidecar and machinegun would make a nice vehicle to (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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{cross-posting to get more info.] (...) Please forgive me if my memory is faulty in this area, I am by NO MEANS one of these people that can tell you the make and model of armaments, aircraft, battleships, etc. -- but I seem to recall the tank and (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) The Germans did use motorcycles in combat - kind of a mobile light cavalry strike force. I'm not sure that they used them in conjunction with tanks. Hit and run missions or advanced strike teams to get to key locations. Not really stand-up (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.build.military)
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I don't know anything about how German motorcycles actually were used in WWII, but from my own limited military experience doing my national service in the Norwegian army, I can imagine how they might have been used. Often see them with a sidecar (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.build.military)
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In World War II the German army used a lot of motorcycles. The other armies mainly used motorcycles for liason, couriers and traffic control. At the outbreak of the war a typical German panzer division consisted of 4 tank battalions and 3 (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.build.military)
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