The next type was zinc- it probably didn't replace aluminum directly, it was more likely a case of a cease in the production of aluminum discs and the existing stocks were used up over time.
This unit is 1. Kompanie, Maschinen Gewehr Bataillon 1, as of 1.5.40 attached to Kradschützen-Bataillon 16 of the 16. Panzer-Division.
Zinc corrodes in a couple of different ways- just as aluminum does, zinc devlops white, crystalline deposits, which can, over time, become quite significant:
This unit is the 4. MG Kompanie, Füsilier Ersatz Bataillon 272
The other major type of corrosion effect observed with zinc, is that it will turn from gray to light brown:
2. Batterie, Nebelwerfer Ersatz Bataillon 2, which supplied Nebelwerfer Abteilung 2.
This unit is 1. Kompanie, Maschinen Gewehr Bataillon 1, as of 1.5.40 attached to Kradschützen-Bataillon 16 of the 16. Panzer-Division.
Zinc corrodes in a couple of different ways- just as aluminum does, zinc devlops white, crystalline deposits, which can, over time, become quite significant:
This unit is the 4. MG Kompanie, Füsilier Ersatz Bataillon 272
The other major type of corrosion effect observed with zinc, is that it will turn from gray to light brown:
2. Batterie, Nebelwerfer Ersatz Bataillon 2, which supplied Nebelwerfer Abteilung 2.