Okay, did a little research. Somewhere near St. Vith. Not a Panther, but a Tiger (type unknown) from the rear and the story, while in the official history is not exactly 100% verified...
But it was an M8.
Almost anything could penetrate a Panther from the side or rear. I believe (and I have no idea when or where I picked this up) there was one documented case of a 37mm round knocking out a Panther with a close range side shot. From an M8 armored car maybe? My memory is a bit sketchy on this...
I have a vague memory of McDonnell Douglas offering the USAF the most recent version of the F-15 (whatever that was) at a ridiculously low price (20-25million each?) at some point in the mid to late 1980s (?). They just wanted a fixed long term contract that couldn't be cancelled out from...
IIRC, the POD was not a planned assassination... Manstein wanted to retreat to gain a tactical/operational advantage (very much historical), Hitler went off on an epic rant (also as really happened), even accusing Manstein of being Jewish (if Hitler called me Jewish, I would certainly consider...
If you dont mind your veteran being one of Germany's highest ranking generals...
https://turtledove.fandom.com/wiki/Ready_for_the_Fatherland
"The story's point of departure comes on 19 February 1943 at a Wehrmacht command council in Ukraine, when Field Marshal Erich von Manstein kills Adolf...
Well, it didn't fail, since it was never tried, but...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Dragon_(rocket)
great video... (from AppleTV "For All Mankind")
Cold War Hot: Alternate Decisions of the Cold War
I don't have it handy, but there was one scenario about this exact subject. Just after the Son Tay raid as the US was pulling out, the hypothesis was that there was a real opening as almost all the effective NVA forces were far south (with...
"Scottish infantry riding in Kangaroo carriers with a half dozen tanks a hundred yards behind the bagpipers who were getting ready to play once the ramps had been lowered"
Kangaroos with ramps? Did I miss a change earlier in the story? I hope so, Kangaroos should have had ramps...