Comments on: YET ANOTHER: KARL MALDEN: DEAD AT 97! http://www.juggernuts.com/archives/4591 Wishing Obama Excedrin Headache #45,657,666 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:15:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: FloridaBill http://www.juggernuts.com/archives/4591/comment-page-1#comment-8000 FloridaBill Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:29:56 +0000 http://www.juggernuts.com/?p=4591#comment-8000 Picky, picky. RIP Karl. Picky, picky. RIP Karl.

]]> By: Yarbz http://www.juggernuts.com/archives/4591/comment-page-1#comment-7995 Yarbz Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:23:23 +0000 http://www.juggernuts.com/?p=4591#comment-7995 Patton was a great film and I really enjoyed it for the most part. However, being a WWII tech buff, the use of the wrong vehicles for the Germans and Americans bug me to this day. See the following from IMDB.com: <i>Patton used very few actual World War II vintage tanks, except in archival newsreel footage. The film's tanks were supplied by the Spanish Army, which assisted the production. They included M41 Walker Bulldog, M46 Patton and M47 Patton tanks for the American side, M24 Chaffee tanks for the British, and M48 Patton tanks for the Germans. Of these machines, only the Chaffee had served in World War II, although not for the British. In reality, General Patton commanded a mixture of M-4 Shermans, M-5 Stuarts, and, very late in the war, M-26 Pershings. However, at the time of the filming, the only armed forces still to use the Sherman tanks were the Israeli Defense Forces (in highly modified postwar versions), the Yugoslav People's Army, and several Latin American nations. Spanish CASA 2.111 airplanes were also used in several scenes. These were heavily modified versions of the German Heinkel He 111, which had been used extensively by the Luftwaffe in World War II. They can be recognized by their engine nacelles, which have a prominent airscoop directly under the propeller, whereas the Heinkel's airscoop was set further back. In addition, 1950s M38 Jeeps can be seen, and 1960s M35 cargo trucks were used (for both American and German trucks). A map of Europe shown in the background in one scene displays post-war national boundaries. Patton is shown arriving in London at night in a black Packard Custom Eight. The car used is a postwar design introduced on July 25,1947 for the 1948 model year.</i> Patton was a great film and I really enjoyed it for the most part. However, being a WWII tech buff, the use of the wrong vehicles for the Germans and Americans bug me to this day. See the following from IMDB.com:

Patton used very few actual World War II vintage tanks, except in archival newsreel footage. The film’s tanks were supplied by the Spanish Army, which assisted the production. They included M41 Walker Bulldog, M46 Patton and M47 Patton tanks for the American side, M24 Chaffee tanks for the British, and M48 Patton tanks for the Germans. Of these machines, only the Chaffee had served in World War II, although not for the British. In reality, General Patton commanded a mixture of M-4 Shermans, M-5 Stuarts, and, very late in the war, M-26 Pershings. However, at the time of the filming, the only armed forces still to use the Sherman tanks were the Israeli Defense Forces (in highly modified postwar versions), the Yugoslav People’s Army, and several Latin American nations.

Spanish CASA 2.111 airplanes were also used in several scenes. These were heavily modified versions of the German Heinkel He 111, which had been used extensively by the Luftwaffe in World War II. They can be recognized by their engine nacelles, which have a prominent airscoop directly under the propeller, whereas the Heinkel’s airscoop was set further back.

In addition, 1950s M38 Jeeps can be seen, and 1960s M35 cargo trucks were used (for both American and German trucks).

A map of Europe shown in the background in one scene displays post-war national boundaries.

Patton is shown arriving in London at night in a black Packard Custom Eight. The car used is a postwar design introduced on July 25,1947 for the 1948 model year.

]]> By: WeirdSin http://www.juggernuts.com/archives/4591/comment-page-1#comment-7993 WeirdSin Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:13:34 +0000 http://www.juggernuts.com/?p=4591#comment-7993 I like this from Patton: Soldier: What silly son of a bitch is in charge of this operation? General Omar N. Bradley: I don't know, but they oughta hang him. I like this from Patton:
Soldier: What silly son of a bitch is in charge of this operation?
General Omar N. Bradley: I don’t know, but they oughta hang him.

]]> By: Yarbz http://www.juggernuts.com/archives/4591/comment-page-1#comment-7991 Yarbz Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:46:20 +0000 http://www.juggernuts.com/?p=4591#comment-7991 Trench, I have it on good authority that he did in fact, leave without it! LOL! Trench, I have it on good authority that he did in fact, leave without it! LOL!

]]> By: Trench http://www.juggernuts.com/archives/4591/comment-page-1#comment-7990 Trench Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:43:59 +0000 http://www.juggernuts.com/?p=4591#comment-7990 Did he leave home without it? Did he leave home without it?

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