And Orlando too:Quote:
Originally Posted by timshufflin
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And Orlando too:Quote:
Originally Posted by timshufflin
The Ohio AirForce Museum is really Awesome adventure..Each time I drive up there it has been expanded..There are planes and missles up there you will Never see any where else..Like the Nuclear Missle train and Indestructo Mobile truck Launcher set..The last Supersonic Bomber, and a Blackbird XR71 varient....Back to Tank subject, I am going to miss that Tiger II...Need to track it down..If it goes to Benning, then here i come..I was there many moons ago and the paratroop part was coming along nicely..like to see it now..
The Poor Surplus Sherman was outback and it had projectile holes and some heads that failed to penatrate for decor..maybe it came from overseas duty?? The Tiger was cut thru the turrent and had gunner and drivers in it..It was quite a tool to understand a tough tank..If i remember correct ly it was 63 tons?? A lot of Foreign tanks there for display... I still believe it would be very un-nerving to hear enemy shell bouncing off the outside of any tank..Any Heat round and you would not feel much any more..Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimbo Slice
The poor Sherman tank... Under-armored and under-gunned (75mm) it was referred to as "Purple Heart Boxes" and "Tommy Cookers" because it very easily caught fire when hit.
However, it was relatively fast, had an ingenious gun stabilizer and was built in mass quantities. After the Americans added the 76mm gun on the "Easy 8" model and the Brits added a 17lb gun in the "Firefly" version they were actually quite a formidable weapon.
EDIT: Sorry guys, just rambling some useless trivia this morning. That museum looks great.
Not Ramblings to me..They were also called "Ronson Lighters" by some troops..Some of those light tanks had over 6 crews in them while in service..You can always pick the later models..they had 1/2 inch steel plates welded to the front side covering the driver from the left side..Then a later plate on right side,added to shield a gunner..Spare tracks were mounted to the front housing.But the 88 flak gun had no trouble cracking one at over 1000 meters.. the german tankers just called them'Target practice' A shermans best shot was to the side between tracks or in the butt-end on german equip, could not peneatrate the front slope or the turrant.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimbo Slice
I posted this before but some may not have seen it. Click on the links in the post for videos
http://forum.shuffsparkerizing.com/s...-Awesome-Sight!!!!!!!!
I wish we had museums like that around here. The only tank near here is an old M7 Priest sitting in front of the NG armory in Hamilton.
yeap, None here, But Mississippi has a few M60's around the area south of here..We have the old field artillery lining the river banks here..Ark. has several of the old long barreled Sp artillery pieces...My guard unit used the M109sp, 155mm, when i was active..Nashville had the old towed 6 inch arty. cannons..
What good is a tank thread with no pics?
Here are a few from my last 'Business Trip'
My brother in front of a Sherman at Clervaux Castle, Clervaux Luxembourg:
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Bastogne War Museum:
http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/...psbfcf2974.jpg
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Justin
I need that quad 50 for my tailgate gun..Imagine their faces...We had one of the harleys here with a side car..plus the russian mate to it..