thanks Paul for the infoOk, so what ARE the differences? Ive got a whole bunch of russian manuals from 1939/1942/1943 all the way up through the late 40s and into the 1970s and 1980s, and the illustrations look the same. They even look like the pictures of the engines and compartments were all drawn by the same artist. Even the uniforms worn by the servicing crews in the illustrations look like they're from the 30s.
I realize that some chassis/body changes occur, but those things can be easily tracked as they are external and easily seen. I'm talking about the technology inside these weapons and how they were to be used.
I am seeing manuals of conventional weapons that were used by the Soviets in 1985 in some of my manuals that are still designated as "Model 1939"!
The optics I can tell haven't changed from year to year in some of them. One "post-war" manual I have STILL shows how to target German tiger tanks with the weapon.
I'm not saying you're totally wrong but since you keep mentioning it, please tell me what actually changes in these "conventional weapon" manuals of tanks and artillery that was originally manufactured during the war? . I myself do not see much variation at all amongst these tank manuals since WW2.
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