shep854 Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 2 hours ago, DogDodger said: Great footage of the driver and interior sound while the vehicle was in motion. I'm hoping that at 3:05 when he mentioned they were looking to sell and replace with a UH-1 because there were "...not a lot of tracks in Vietnam that were used effectively..." he was specifically speaking about the M59, or else that seems quite a controversial statement! Yeah; I posted a comment that there should be plenty of M113 runners available at reasonable cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Sielbeck Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep854 Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Tim Sielbeck said: Definitely 'Triple-T' rated! Tanks of all sort--even F-104 Starfighter wingtip fuel tanks!! Edited November 15, 2023 by shep854 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Veenendaal Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 First reaction: Ah, nice picture, that must be a....No, wait.... No. Finally upon closer inspection you find what it is and certainly is not. 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep854 Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 2 hours ago, Rob Veenendaal said: First reaction: Ah, nice picture, that must be a....No, wait.... No. Finally upon closer inspection you find what it is and certainly is not. 😄 Absolutely, a Frankentank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alejandro_ Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 Loads of photos from the Gulf War, taken by a veteran: https://npalmer.co.za/about/a-life-in-the-british-army-1980-to-2003/1st-royal-tank-regiment-august-1987-to-february-1994/operation-granby-gulf-war-1-14-20th-kings-hussars-regimental-headquarters-november-1990-to-may-1991/gulf-war-1-post-war-and-departure-28-february-to-1-april-1991/?fbclid=IwAR2iF9mtvzDKy5ILosf5o3xQi9KqaCp0wdiKZ5cHiSYM0jqS0qkpEiYDQxg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogDodger Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Here's an hour-long video of a guy disassembling a ballistic computer from an M48. He's also done lots of other tank parts, including infrared periscopes like TKH-1C: And M19: A gunner's control handle from an M47, etc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAzR7ARwO1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik2 Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 (edited) It's winter, so here's some pictures of tank sculptures made from snow 🙂 Edited November 22, 2023 by Erik2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunday Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Very WoT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogDodger Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 On 11/21/2023 at 12:16 PM, DogDodger said: Here's an hour-long video of a guy disassembling a ballistic computer from an M48. Update: he got it working! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Sielbeck Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistral Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 This must from training I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 On 11/29/2023 at 9:44 AM, Tim Sielbeck said: Pretty amazing work they are doing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik1 Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 A Strv 103 prototype in 1961, looking rather sci-fi-y. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Sielbeck Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Kotsch Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 The engine and also the air compressor look so Soviet? So T-34 style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojan Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Stefan Kotsch said: The engine and also the air compressor look so Soviet? So T-34 style. For some reason I can not watch video, only see preview pic, but that is most probably ex-Yugoslav M-36s that was retrofitted with V-55 engine in the early '70s. Majority of vehicles in good condition were retrofitted in such manner until 1979. Modernization also included IR driving lights, M68 IR periscope for a driver, HEAT ammo (with gunsight reticle scale change) and few more details. Edited December 13, 2023 by bojan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Kotsch Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Ah, that's the solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alejandro_ Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Interview with a veteran of the French Foreign Legion: https://alejandro-8en.blogspot.com/2023/12/interview-with-veteran-of-french.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 (edited) 19 minutes ago, alejandro_ said: Interview with a veteran of the French Foreign Legion: https://alejandro-8en.blogspot.com/2023/12/interview-with-veteran-of-french.html ...."To do this you have to break everybody down together, until eveyone is completely convinced that we are all (whatever colour, race, or ethnicity) equally completely useless. When we finally are all in the deepest shit together for a very long period, we learn very clearly that we are all equal humans, and that it is only together and united we might have a slight chance against the enemy."... Sounds like humanity needing a savior against the greatest enemy there is. Edited December 19, 2023 by Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Sielbeck Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunday Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 5 hours ago, alejandro_ said: Interview with a veteran of the French Foreign Legion: https://alejandro-8en.blogspot.com/2023/12/interview-with-veteran-of-french.html Very interesting, thanks. 5 hours ago, Rick said: ...."To do this you have to break everybody down together, until eveyone is completely convinced that we are all (whatever colour, race, or ethnicity) equally completely useless. When we finally are all in the deepest shit together for a very long period, we learn very clearly that we are all equal humans, and that it is only together and united we might have a slight chance against the enemy."... Sounds like humanity needing a savior against the greatest enemy there is. Reminds me of the approach used by the US Marines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alejandro_ Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 6 hours ago, sunday said: Very interesting, thanks. Reminds me of the approach used by the US Marines. Thanks, if anyone has a question I can send it to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunday Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 24 minutes ago, alejandro_ said: Thanks, if anyone has a question I can send it to him. Perhaps what does he think about the representation on media of the FFL, from the Beau Geste novels to the JC Van Damme movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Sielbeck Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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