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Tiger VS 3 Shermans from movie "Fury"
01-14-2016, 11:50 AM,
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RE: Tiger VS 3 Shermans from movie "Fury"
Well it was a movie in the end, but....

Fury, The Panzer Game Reenactment (board game)
http://overdaedge.blogspot.com/2014/10/f...tment.html

[Image: PanzerMap.2.png]

Yeah the end was Hollywood, but.......

26 January 1945 2d Lt. Murphy :)

http://amhistory.si.edu/militaryhistory/...asp?ID=421


Quote:2d Lt. Murphy commanded Company B, which was attacked by 6 tanks and waves of infantry. 2d Lt. Murphy ordered his men to withdraw to prepared positions in a woods, while he remained forward at his command post and continued to give fire directions to the artillery by telephone. Behind him, to his right, 1 of our tank destroyers received a direct hit and began to burn. Its crew withdrew to the woods. 2d Lt. Murphy continued to direct artillery fire which killed large numbers of the advancing enemy infantry. With the enemy tanks abreast of his position, 2d Lt. Murphy climbed on the burning tank destroyer, which was in danger of blowing up at any moment, and employed its .50 caliber machine gun against the enemy. He was alone and exposed to German fire from 3 sides, but his deadly fire killed dozens of Germans and caused their infantry attack to waver. The enemy tanks, losing infantry support, began to fall back. For an hour the Germans tried every available weapon to eliminate 2d Lt. Murphy, but he continued to hold his position and wiped out a squad which was trying to creep up unnoticed on his right flank. Germans reached as close as 10 yards, only to be mowed down by his fire. He received a leg wound, but ignored it and continued the single-handed fight until his ammunition was exhausted.

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RE: Tiger VS 3 Shermans from movie "Fury" - by Richie61 - 01-14-2016, 11:50 AM

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