This World War II training film KNOW YOUR ENEMY: GERMAN EQUIPMENT was originally made by the British Paramount News for the Ministry of Information. The film attempts to educate soldiers, tankers and other combatants about the material resources and equipment of the German Wehrmacht, and discusses how to defeat tanks and other weapons with small arms and anti-personnel weapons.
“To know your enemy, know his weakness and his strength, gives you edge over him.” Here we have more examples of German equipment which gives you edge over them. At mark 1:15, we have a vehicle drawing a 3.7cm gun together with the ammunition carriage. The Germans are always told that the gun is on offensive not a defensive.
Winter changes to spring and here’s still the same gun being used at mark 2:05. Their weight is 800 weights and can be easily concealed; 3.75cm, 1.45 inch for the best range of 400 yards with 12 rounds per minute. At mark 2:35, we have the Type 1 German tank with 5 small regular wheel bogies, 2 light machine guns, head-on direct fire should be directed on both slits, periscopes, and the joints between turrets and hull. At mark 3:37, we have the type2, 5 regular wheel boogies, it is armed with one light and one heavy machine gun, again, head-on fire can be effective. At mark 4:50, we have the type3; it has 5 to 6 or 8 regular small bogie wheels and with same features. It has a large door on each sides and a small round tunnit at the rear. Ammos consist of a 3.7cm or 1.45inch gun and 2 light machine guns.
At mark 6:20, we have the type4 with regular small bogie wheels. Kind of similar to the type3, again with doors on both sides and the rear. It has a 7.5cm or 2.95 inch gun and 2 light machine guns. It has telescopes on two sides. And the same joint between the tunnit and the whole. For its heavy armor it’s very fast. You can distinguish all this by their bogie wheels. At mark 8:15, we have the 4wheeled light armored car. It has a very small tunnit with no roof to it and its crew consists of 2or3. It has one heavy machine gun mounted in the tunnit and one light ione mounted just behind.
At mark 9:02, we have the 6 wheeled armored car, with metal guard covering the 2 back wheels, a very long sleeping front with a grill radiatior and a gradalio. It has one heavy machine gun and one light one. Ap and saa at both slit and the join between the tunnit and the whole. At mark 10:04, here is its big brother, a heavy 8wheeled armored car. It has 2 large metal guards covering its two wheels and gradilio. One light and one heavy machine gun, A crew of 4 or 5 and a maximum speed of 50miles an hour.At mark 11:00, we have all the tank types and the armored cars shown.
At mark 12:50, we have a 7.5cm or 2.95 inch clear support infiltrate gun, easily manhandled into position. It is a handy weapon with a range of 4000yds and can fire 20 rounds a minute. Another infiltrate weapon is a type of mortar with 5cm or 2inch. Max range 500yards with 10rounds within 20seconds. At mark 14:15, we have a boat which helps to transport the troops. We also have at mark 14:24, a type of fire weapon. It can on be thrown 25 yards and can only last for 1 minute and is harmless unless directed straight at you. At mark 14:56, we also have pole charges which are like torpedoes. They are made of TNT attached to the poles. At mark 15:23, we have the German motorcycle troops which are completely mobile every cycle carries its mg-34. Also at mark 16:00, we have the cycle squadrons, with mg-34 strapped to their vehicle. They are also highly mobile.
At mark 16:28, we have the mg-34 being used. It has an accurate range of 3800yards. After firing shots first, crews carry the tool and move to another spot thereby avoiding been detected. It can be extended and can reach a range of 3000fts. They have to be changed after firing shots. They have devastating effects on crafts if been handled properly. At mark 17:42, we have the Ju-52, the German cargo plane. It has low speed and has to come down low to drop its paratroops. At mark 18:30, we have the troops with their parachute. The landing troops also carry their heavy artilleries with them at mark 19:38. These guns are reassembled and can be transported by crafts.
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