Post Amazingly Cool Pictures Of Tanks!

[Nick_F]

splodge s4 said:

Nick_F said:

2nd or 3rd, Splodge?

3rd, I left about 6 months before they joined the 2nd & they moved to Fallingbostel.

Were you in?

2nd - I left about 5 months after you...

[Nick_F]

splodge s4 said:

RizzoTheRat said:

Chally more reliable, and easier to work on

There was an exercise we did around 1989 where at the time A squadron were still with Chieftains, B,C & D squadron were using Challenger 1. At one point in the 2 week exercise there were more Chieftains on the road than Challys in the other squadrons, we were just breaking gearboxes every day. As the engine & gearbox comes out as one unit (known as 'the pack') some squadrons were at less than half strength due to unreliability.

They said afterwards it was down to dirty biscuits (big main engine air filter) & drivers then had to bang the dust out each evening.

No one had any engine problems just gearbox so why the engine air cleaner had anything to do with it I don't know! Also a point on being easier to work on, with a Chieftain you could actually work on it & fix it, with Chally if there's any probs with the pack then it was a pack change & it would be repaird back at base workshops so in the field you'd never really work on it.

Anyway, Chally 2 has a completely different gearbox to Chally 1 so I guess they are a lot more reliable now.

Edit to say I thought I had a pic, heres a Chally 1 pack, on the way back to base workshops, another pack change!



Now thats what you call a turbo, theres another one on the other side as its a V12. Beautiful!

Edited by splodge s4 on Sunday 1st November 15:53

Not surprised it's broken if you let those blokes in green coveralls anywhere near it.

I'll see your gearboxes and raise you a large but unspecified number of muff couplings.

[Mark A S]

FourWheelDrift said:

T89 Callan said:

Oily Nails said:

T89 Callan said:

Munter said:

This thing is pretty cool:


I kinda wish I'd taken photo's when we were at the museum now. Anyway it's the only one left with a particular design feature to the way it's welded together.

Whats that?

At a guess the Panther 2 prototype narrow turret?

I'd take a stab at it either being WW2 Russian, maybe a KV type....but i dunno...just guesses

Nah, construction looks like Third Reich.

I think it's this:



Panther 2 Narrow turret prototype.

The name of the image tells you that - "Schmalturm" Panther II Schmalturm,

Yep, what that man says. Here is a 1/6th one i did a few years ago, its the only one in the world,,,,,,,,, at present

[splodge s4]

Nick_F said:

I'll see your gearboxes and raise you a large but unspecified number of muff couplings.

Muff couplings, Quill shafts, TOGs, APFSDS, APU, CPU, GUE, MECU, CV12, TN37, L60, TN12...Its a foreign language!

I remember a mate being P1954'd for his 1157 as he lost the lot, no normal person would have a clue what you were on about!...& I still love a cheese & jam sandwich & have my tea Nato

So were you in when the 2 regiments amalgamated? (getting abit off topic!)

[Tomlev40]

I'm sure this tank could take on a Challenger 2 and win!

[Oily Nails]

The best Sherman, the M51 "Super Sherman" from the Israeli Defense Force.


Nice bit of Upgrading of an Obsolete tank to punch above its wait against what was then modern Armour (1950,60,70's)

[T89 Callan]

Oily Nails said:

The best Sherman, the M51 "Super Sherman" from the Israeli Defense Force.


Nice bit of Upgrading of an Obsolete tank to punch above its wait against what was then modern Armour (1950,60,70's)

Also not the only WW2 relic to turn up in the middle east.

The Shermans old foe the Panzer was used in small numbers by the Syrians.

[Tomlev40]

Isrealis and Syrians using Panzers and Shermans. Let the worlds first live round re-enactment begin!

[Nick_F]

splodge s4 said:

Nick_F said:

I'll see your gearboxes and raise you a large but unspecified number of muff couplings.

Muff couplings, Quill shafts, TOGs, APFSDS, APU, CPU, GUE, MECU, CV12, TN37, L60, TN12...Its a foreign language!

I remember a mate being P1954'd for his 1157 as he lost the lot, no normal person would have a clue what you were on about!...& I still love a cheese & jam sandwich & have my tea Nato

So were you in when the 2 regiments amalgamated? (getting abit off topic!)

Bovington: 2ic/3ic Badger.

[RIPmgmetro]

HOLY FLYING TANK THREAD RESURRECTION BATMAN!

[Nick_F]

I did that in a Challenger for a recruitment advert: 'To be Frank, join the Army' in 1992.

Blowed if I can find a copy of it anywhere, though.

[Kit80]

How I have I missed this thread?

Well not amazing pictures but some pictures of (IMO) amazing tanks, photographs by me, as I just have a 'thing' for taking pictures of them (and old petrol pumps for some reason)..anyway thought it would be ok to share, and also help me not lose this thread

One day this will be mine, Cheftian..



BMP3



Some Action shots from Duxford

Edited by Kit80 on Saturday 9th January 21:40

[T89 Callan]

Wow kit those picture are really amazing, your photography is superb and inspires me so much.

[Kit80]

T89 Callan said:

Wow kit those picture are really amazing, your photography is superb and inspires me so much.

FOOL

[wy906]

fadeaway said:

splodge s4 said:

Bugger, i've done it again!

Made me laugh!

[Kit80]

I passed this every day on the way to work for 3 years finished now and about the only thing I will miss about that job

[T89 Callan]

Cool pic SJ, I forgot to ask to see it after you took it.