Tanks!! - Page 74

Nobber · October 1st, 2023, 01:47 PM

Abrams X

**Nethyman** · October 1st, 2023, 03:13 PM

There's a story that in WW II the Imperial Japanese Army advanced through Burma on bicycles. When they ran out of puncture repair kits they took off the tyres and cycled on the rims. The clattering sound that resulted convinced some of the defending forces that tanks were approaching. They had been assured that tanks wouldn't be fielded as they were useless in jungle fighting. So without actually having any tanks, their ability to instill fear into the poor bloody infantry was accomplished with knackered old bicycles.

If I'm not allowed to pick bicycles, then the Jagdpanzer 38 'Hetzer'

Just because I saw one at Bovington and liked it.

Nobber · October 22nd, 2023, 01:45 AM

The Polish PL-01

hattstein · October 22nd, 2023, 08:27 AM

extract from pdf , 92 png images

https://pixhost.to/gallery/0C1lw

Nobber · October 23rd, 2023, 08:30 PM

The Tonk!

More about the Tonk here!

https://youtu.be/DgZo_Ac00jc?si=Nb10dQQNu1g26_dD

**Rendell** · November 24th, 2023, 09:38 PM

So one thing that I still have to do at some point before I shuffle off this mortal coil, is visit Bovington Tank museum...

Luckily, LazerPig has just posted an hour long vid on his recent access-all-areas visit and gets to dazzle us all with his extensive knowledge of obscure tanks and prototypes. As a World of Tanks player myself, it's amazing to see some of the types they have in their collection as I've only see them as a pixels on a screen.

Btw, did you know Bovington and Wargaming inc are teaming up to restore a FV4005 prototype to full working order?!?

Apparently they're looking for £20,000 so if you're feeling a bit flush, every little bit helps!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQaMehyqXUA

**Dr Pepper** · November 25th, 2023, 07:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rendell

So one thing that I still have to do at some point before I shuffle off this mortal coil, is visit Bovington Tank museum...

Luckily, LazerPig has just posted an hour long vid on his recent access-all-areas visit and gets to dazzle us all with his extensive knowledge of obscure tanks and prototypes. As a World of Tanks player myself, it's amazing to see some of the types they have in their collection as I've only see them as a pixels on a screen.

Btw, did you know Bovington and Wargaming inc are teaming up to restore a FV4005 prototype to full working order?!?

Apparently they're looking for £20,000 so if you're feeling a bit flush, every little bit helps!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQaMehyqXUA

I hesitate to recommend it given the current ongoing situation-but the IDF armoured museum at Latrun, Israel is most definitely worth a visit or two-or three in my case...the only place in the world where you can see a Merkava 1,2 and 3 side by side (and presumably by now, a 4...) and compare the differences.

I should dig out my photos, scan them and post some here-once I find the damn things....

The other one to visit-and I didn't have time whilst in France earlier this year is the French equivalent establishment-'Musee des Blindes' at Saumur

**movieman88** · April 1st, 2024, 02:22 AM

During the end of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 (basically the Soviets doing Tiananmen Square on a larger scale) 2 disabled Soviet ISU-152 assault guns in Budapest's 8th District with an abandoned T-34/85 tank in the background.

**george anson** · April 1st, 2024, 01:02 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aodPx-xJpt8

Sole surviving AFV from Stalingrad. Russian students of anthropology regularly conduct digs on the battlefield and always unearth countless victims. Most are unidentifiable. Those that can be identified are reburied with full honours on the Soviet side near Stalingrad.

German soldiers remains are given to the German Embassy and handed to the German Associations for reburial in German cemeteries within Russia.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzT-_NKPS2A

At the end you can hear the strains of Zhuravli (Cranes) which is a very sad and moving folk song about the spirits of soldiers flying away in the sky.

Sung hear by one of the greatest ever baritones Hvorostovsky and laid to rest next to Fyodor Chaliapin in Novodevichy cemetery.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JJYZOtavKw

I used to play Steel Panthers World At War by Matrix games a hex based turn strategy game at company level which covered hundreds of historical scenarios from WW2. All with accurate ballistics data, vehicle data and OOBs. It's impossible to play on Windows 11 unfortunately but it's related game Steel Panthers WW2 is. And has a great modding community.

https://forum.shrapnelgames.com/forumdisplay.php?f=139

October 1st, 2023, 03:13 PM	#732
Nethyman Vintage Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 827 Thanks: 1,700 Thanked 11,982 Times in 820 Posts	There's a story that in WW II the Imperial Japanese Army advanced through Burma on bicycles. When they ran out of puncture repair kits they took off the tyres and cycled on the rims. The clattering sound that resulted convinced some of the defending forces that tanks were approaching. They had been assured that tanks wouldn't be fielded as they were useless in jungle fighting. So without actually having any tanks, their ability to instill fear into the poor bloody infantry was accomplished with knackered old bicycles. If I'm not allowed to pick bicycles, then the Jagdpanzer 38 'Hetzer' Just because I saw one at Bovington and liked it. __________________ I am just going outside.....I may be some time.

October 22nd, 2023, 08:27 AM	#734
hattstein Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 493 Thanks: 18,183 Thanked 5,225 Times in 487 Posts	Betriebs und Kampfanleitung Panzer Tiger (1943) extract from pdf , 92 png images https://pixhost.to/gallery/0C1lw

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Nobber Member Join Date: Sep 2023 Posts: 64 Thanks: 494 Thanked 585 Times in 64 Posts	Abrams X

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Nobber Member Join Date: Sep 2023 Posts: 64 Thanks: 494 Thanked 585 Times in 64 Posts	The Polish PL-01

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Nobber Member Join Date: Sep 2023 Posts: 64 Thanks: 494 Thanked 585 Times in 64 Posts	The Tonk! More about the Tonk here! https://youtu.be/DgZo_Ac00jc?si=Nb10dQQNu1g26_dD

November 24th, 2023, 09:38 PM	#736
Rendell Vintage Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 590 Thanks: 17,144 Thanked 14,243 Times in 582 Posts	So one thing that I still have to do at some point before I shuffle off this mortal coil, is visit Bovington Tank museum... Luckily, LazerPig has just posted an hour long vid on his recent access-all-areas visit and gets to dazzle us all with his extensive knowledge of obscure tanks and prototypes. As a World of Tanks player myself, it's amazing to see some of the types they have in their collection as I've only see them as a pixels on a screen. Btw, did you know Bovington and Wargaming inc are teaming up to restore a FV4005 prototype to full working order?!? Apparently they're looking for £20,000 so if you're feeling a bit flush, every little bit helps! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQaMehyqXUA

April 1st, 2024, 02:22 AM	#738
movieman88 Vintage Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 7,366 Thanks: 8,195 Thanked 98,152 Times in 7,360 Posts	During the end of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 (basically the Soviets doing Tiananmen Square on a larger scale) 2 disabled Soviet ISU-152 assault guns in Budapest's 8th District with an abandoned T-34/85 tank in the background.

April 1st, 2024, 01:02 PM	#739
george anson Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Watford Posts: 8,749 Thanks: 21,772 Thanked 293,431 Times in 8,926 Posts	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aodPx-xJpt8 Sole surviving AFV from Stalingrad. Russian students of anthropology regularly conduct digs on the battlefield and always unearth countless victims. Most are unidentifiable. Those that can be identified are reburied with full honours on the Soviet side near Stalingrad. German soldiers remains are given to the German Embassy and handed to the German Associations for reburial in German cemeteries within Russia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzT-_NKPS2A At the end you can hear the strains of Zhuravli (Cranes) which is a very sad and moving folk song about the spirits of soldiers flying away in the sky. Sung hear by one of the greatest ever baritones Hvorostovsky and laid to rest next to Fyodor Chaliapin in Novodevichy cemetery. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JJYZOtavKw I used to play Steel Panthers World At War by Matrix games a hex based turn strategy game at company level which covered hundreds of historical scenarios from WW2. All with accurate ballistics data, vehicle data and OOBs. It's impossible to play on Windows 11 unfortunately but it's related game Steel Panthers WW2 is. And has a great modding community. https://forum.shrapnelgames.com/forumdisplay.php?f=139