More Chieftain's Hatchiness

[Harold Jones]

15 hours ago, shep854 said:

A Sisyphean task...

Given the amount of bad info out there and its consistency I'd say the Augean Stables is the correct comparison.

[shep854]

9 hours ago, Harold Jones said:

Given the amount of bad info out there and its consistency I'd say the Augean Stables is the correct comparison.

Well, Heracles did do the job in one day...

[Ssnake]

Never convinced me, TBH. The critters in the stable would have continued to shit the floor. A glaring plot hole.

[Stuart Galbraith]

Cork is your friend.

[Harold Jones]

4 hours ago, Ssnake said:

Never convinced me, TBH. The critters in the stable would have continued to shit the floor. A glaring plot hole.

That's why you turn them out to pasture while you do the cleanup. 

[shep854]

4 hours ago, Ssnake said:

Never convinced me, TBH. The critters in the stable would have continued to shit the floor. A glaring plot hole.

Did he turn the river off?

[shep854]

4 hours ago, Stuart Galbraith said:

Cork is your friend.

🤣

Until the thing blows out...😨

Edited December 19, 2023 by shep854

[Ssnake]

 

[Renegade334]

Now at Bastogne:

 

[DB]

It occurs to me that it's been about 25 years since I visited the Bastogne museum. Nuts to getting old, I say.

[TonyE]

 

[shep854]

2 hours ago, TonyE said:

 

My first thought was the Tonk.  That gear knob up against the driver's knobs could well be incentive for smooth driving. 😕

[Markus Becker]

No idea if he's in it but it's right up his alley. 

 

Haven't watched it but obsolete is way harsh. They were lights. Maybe a solution looking for a problem in some places but definitely in the PTO, BCI. 

 

[shep854]

Nick rattles around inside an IS-2M:

 

[Colin]

On 3/20/2024 at 12:13 PM, Markus Becker said:

No idea if he's in it but it's right up his alley. 

 

Haven't watched it but obsolete is way harsh. They were lights. Maybe a solution looking for a problem in some places but definitely in the PTO, BCI. 

 

The M3 light in North Africa was the equivalent of the British Cruiser tanks in regard to armour and gun. The only downside was range, which he neglected to mention.  

[Tim Sielbeck]

 

[Tim Sielbeck]

 

[futon]

3 hours ago, Tim Sielbeck said:

 

There is a bit more that could be said in the Japanese part half-tracks like the Type 1 Ho-Ha.

In order to improve off road troop movement, in 1937 the Army's technology research center started development of a fully tracked infantry carrier by 1938, the Type 98 Tracked Vehicle. The vehicle was good with a few being handed out but with no actual mechanized units existing, it wasn't developed into a production model.

Although, an experimental half track version was created from the Type 98 Tracked Vehicle.

The research group would continue work and finish research by 1941, to when demand for offroad troop transport was high with the Pacific War . Thus the fully tracked Type 1 Ho-Ki and half-track Type 1  Ho-Ha were developed. 

But there was one other half-track that came before the Type 1 Ho-Ha. Type 96 trucks were used to haul Type 88 75mm AA guns. They wanted to move the AAs more effectively so out of that truck, the Type 98 Half-Track Prime Mover was made, 1938.

 

[Tim Sielbeck]

 

[Tim Sielbeck]

And now for something completely different...

 

 

[sunday]

The peace dove in the military museum.

[shep854]

HA! Well done, Nick!!

[Markus Becker]

Speaking of different, no tanks here:

 

 

[Tim Sielbeck]

You're 13 days too late.

[old_goat]

On 5/6/2024 at 8:09 PM, sunday said:

The peace dove in the military museum.

No guys, you are entirely wrong. Thats has nothing about to do with peace. It is actually a heavy bomber, now being refueled and loaded with bombs. Time to get a new exhibit, to deal with this problem: