Stefan Kotsch Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Thanks Stuart. Great sound, in every way. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 What I find most interesting, the Chieftain there is really flying. Fairly unlike the ponderous way they were driven in West Germany. Not quite sure why, these should in theory be using earlier engines that had less horsepower. There was also this, which I meant to link some time ago. Ive actually got a video of 20pdr indirect gunnery on VHS, unfortunately that doesnt seem to have been uploaded. I really ought to try and convert that someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike1158 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Well that was, something. I can chategorically state thaat we did not do ANY of that. Had to laugh my 'arris off tbh. Must have been Bovington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik1 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Well, judging by it being a chieftain 3/3 (I checked the registration, the NBC pack is missing making it look like a Mk5), which we were supplying to Iran in 1973, and that they dont have any helmets, im going to say this is probably somewhere between 1973 and maybe 1978-1980, when bone domes seem to have become more common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik1 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistral Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Are these StuGs using wide tracks? Never heard of these being used before on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 I 'think' they were standard tracks with grousers fitted on them, like M4's did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_goat Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 22 minutes ago, Stuart Galbraith said: I 'think' they were standard tracks with grousers fitted on them, like M4's did. Nope. Thats 100% Winterketten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikel2 Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 https://www.facebook.com/reel/1415988552352606 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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shootER5 Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 10 hours ago, Mikel2 said: I remember seeing this photo for the first time in the Tillotson book on the M48, one of the first armor books I ever bought. Chief Thomas K. Yallup, of Toppenish, Washington, chief of the Yakima Indian Tribal Council, visits his son, Cpl. Bill Yallup, who was in training with an Army armored unit at Yakima Firing Center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunday Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 "See dad? This iron horse is better!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep854 Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 Sweet memories for our former Warsaw Pact members... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Kotsch Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 22 hours ago, shep854 said: Sweet memories for our former Warsaw Pact members Oh oh, that was always a nasty mess. 🤧 Everything oily and sooty, stuck with dust. In particular the tanks with good mileage. Later, the T-72 was a Volkswagen in comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep854 Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 29 minutes ago, Stefan Kotsch said: Oh oh, that was always a nasty mess. 🤧 Everything oily and sooty, stuck with dust. In particular the tanks with good mileage. Later, the T-72 was a Volkswagen in comparison. And I grumble about changing the oil and filter on my Ford Escape... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Sielbeck Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 On 5/30/2024 at 6:14 AM, Stefan Kotsch said: Oh oh, that was always a nasty mess. 🤧 Everything oily and sooty, stuck with dust. In particular the tanks with good mileage. Later, the T-72 was a Volkswagen in comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damian Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 Some action at Bemowo Piskie Training Area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Kotsch Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 (edited) @Tim Sielbeck Oh, thank you. 😍 (🙃 - Oil dipstick bent towards the banana. The second measuring point for coolant water is somehow not mentioned. And not started with compressed air (main method!) ...) Edited June 1 by Stefan Kotsch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Sielbeck Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 You are most welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 23 hours ago, Stefan Kotsch said: @Tim Sielbeck Oh, thank you. 😍 (🙃 - Oil dipstick bent towards the banana. The second measuring point for coolant water is somehow not mentioned. And not started with compressed air (main method!) ...) I dont know if you have seen this. Ill warn you, he isnt quite so complimentary as you are, but then he usually fixes Chieftains. Go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interlinked Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 For some reason he dismantled the cooling fan to reach the starter-generator and pull it out sideways from under the crossbeam in the middle of the compartment, which is probably the worst possible way to do it. The normal method is to dismount the radiator pack + roof unit and fish the starter-generator out vertically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Kotsch Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 (edited) Vor 7 Stunden sagte Stuart Galbraith: Ich warne Sie, er ist nicht ganz so höflich 😆 ____ He probably doesn't have a crane to lift the deck with the cooler. Or was just too lazy. But it's nice to see it all again. By the way, the T-72 we had was pretty reliable. Edited June 2 by Stefan Kotsch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interlinked Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Yeah, a difference here between civilian garage and intended military tank workshop conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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