Tanks!!

[paul163]

Originally Posted by Dr Pepper

Did your AMX 30s have the independent 20mm cannon coaxial? I've always thought this was a good feature that other designers might well have adopted-particularly with the threat posed by helos and ground based ATGW systems-the original reason for its adoption.....

Hi Dr Pepper!!

The 20mm cannon only had the AMX-30 French.
In Spain was replaced by the coaxial machine gun browning 12.70 mm.

[paul163]

Hi Dr Pepper!
In this photo you can see the rear of the drawer of mechanisms of the 12.70mm..

[paul163]

My AMX-30 course logo in a distant year of 1983..

[Dr Pepper]

Originally Posted by paul163

Hi Dr Pepper!!

The 20mm cannon only had the AMX-30 French.
In Spain was replaced by the coaxial machine gun browning 12.70 mm.

I cut my teeth on the Browning .50 and .30cals a long long time ago-('79)-if push came to shove I reckon I could still carry out the drills on them-including the 6 point pre-firing check on the 50 and the eight point on the .30....

In light of your comment you must have had some of the early model AMX 30s and the later ones had the 20mm......still fairly rare to find a .50 in the coax position. One of my favorite weapons-and so accurate-especially on single shot mounted on the tripod. Nearly 40 years on I can still remember all the specs, weights RoF etc hammered into us on course by our instructors....mind you having to run laps around the parade ground holding a 28-lb .50cal barrel at arms length above your head if you stuffed up on the gun drills was a great learning incentive.....

[Dr Pepper]

Originally Posted by paul163

Hi Dr Pepper!
In this photo you can see the rear of the drawer of mechanisms of the 12.70mm..

Our RNZAC vehicle mounted ones used solenoid firing-but we always carried the manual backplate and tripod stowed on board-just in case the situation required you to dismount the guns for ground use.

[paul163]

Tiger 431..

[paul163]

Panther fake..

[paul163]

Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer..

[mjm1963]

Originally Posted by paul163

Panther fake..

May be a fake, but it's convincing Aufersrung A/ late D

[mjm1963]

Originally Posted by Dr Pepper

The correct technical term is "cupola"......

Hope to god this ends up on another restored Tiger 1 (would have to be early because of the cupola)