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Help needed with sd.kfz. 234/2 PUMA
Bonaparte84
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Hessen, Germany
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Posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 - 06:47 PM UTC
Hey folks,

a quick question for all the people out there with all that fantastic knowledge about everything:

How much did the barrel of the 5cm /L60 protrude from the Puma's gun mantlet? L/60 meaning the barrel is 3 meters long, I would guess something like 2 meters, but I'd like to know for sure. I just bought a metal replacement, but it is so much longer than the kit piece that it makes me wonder which one is wrong.
Thanks!
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ARMORAMA
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Posted: Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 12:18 PM UTC
Hi
This photo seems to be exactly from the side so, apart from estimating how long it is related to the turret or a wheel,you can simply compare your model with this reference and see how it looks:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9a/SdKfz234-2_side_view.jpg
RLlockie
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Posted: Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 12:41 PM UTC
In the absence of one to measure, Doyle's drawing in Panzer Tracts 13 shows 53mm from end of muzzle brake to front face of Topfblende. The L/?? descriptor refers to the bore, not not necessarily much use for modelling purposes.
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