I wish you all would learn enough German to not mangle the vehicle names, or at least ask a German before recording the videos. This is a Flakpanzer 38(t) auf Selbstfahrlafette 38(t) Ausf. M or "antiaircraft cannon with self-propelled mount 38 (year of design=1938) version M". Flak is an abbreviation from WW1 for Fliegerabwehrkanone which means aircraft (flieger) defense (abwehr) kanone (cannon) auf means with Selbstfahr means self propelled Lafette means mount Ausf is the abbreviation of Ausführung, meaning version or model. It is never pronounced as "owsf"; correctly it is said "ows-feuhr-oong" the T in 38T indicated it was from a Czechoslovak tank factory design. German pronunciation "acht und dreizich teh"
thanks for the valuable observation! I can read German. I studied it during my school days. But when recording a clip, I have a dilemma - should I read the names in German or English in an English clip? That's why I pronounce the names in English in the video, which is aimed at English-speaking people. I agree with you - it doesn't sound quite right.
A lovely and impressive model, well done!
tnx!
I wish you all would learn enough German to not mangle the vehicle names, or at least ask a German before recording the videos.
This is a Flakpanzer 38(t) auf Selbstfahrlafette 38(t) Ausf. M or "antiaircraft cannon with self-propelled mount 38 (year of design=1938) version M".
Flak is an abbreviation from WW1 for Fliegerabwehrkanone which means aircraft (flieger) defense (abwehr) kanone (cannon)
auf means with
Selbstfahr means self propelled
Lafette means mount
Ausf is the abbreviation of Ausführung, meaning version or model. It is never pronounced as "owsf"; correctly it is said "ows-feuhr-oong"
the T in 38T indicated it was from a Czechoslovak tank factory design. German pronunciation "acht und dreizich teh"
thanks for the valuable observation! I can read German. I studied it during my school days. But when recording a clip, I have a dilemma - should I read the names in German or English in an English clip? That's why I pronounce the names in English in the video, which is aimed at English-speaking people. I agree with you - it doesn't sound quite right.