Those Crazy Germans!
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Elderly German fined for keeping a WW2 tank and 88mm gun, mortar, and torpedo along g with other memorabilia in his basement.
The German army had to be called in to help remove the tank and anti-aircraft gun from the cellar when they were first discovered.
"The Panther, considered one of the most effective tanks deployed in the Second World War, weighed over 44 tons.
At the time of the discovery, Alexander Orth, the local mayor, told German media he was not surprised.
“He was chugging around in that thing during the snow disaster in 1978,” he said."
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2021/08/03/...
The German army had to be called in to help remove the tank and anti-aircraft gun from the cellar when they were first discovered.
"The Panther, considered one of the most effective tanks deployed in the Second World War, weighed over 44 tons.
At the time of the discovery, Alexander Orth, the local mayor, told German media he was not surprised.
“He was chugging around in that thing during the snow disaster in 1978,” he said."
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2021/08/03/...
https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/...
He’s my hero
My ex kept all of her grandfather’s war gear (journalist / soldier on the Soviet front). He’d managed to keep it hidden when the US troops were stealing memorabilia after the fall of Germany.
He’s my hero
My ex kept all of her grandfather’s war gear (journalist / soldier on the Soviet front). He’d managed to keep it hidden when the US troops were stealing memorabilia after the fall of Germany.
JagLover said:
TEKNOPUG said:
In England you are allowed to own tanks and they are road legal....
Just had a quick look at that and you do need to modify the tank first with rubber track pads and of course any UK tank has to have all weapons deactivated. There was for sale a Chieftain (I think) with a live main gun. To own it, all you needed was a current firearms rifle certificate that it could be added to (and some secure storage!).
Can you just imagine the discussion when you walk into the local police station?....
"I'd like to add a gun to my rifle certificate please"
"Certainly sir, what calibre is it?"
"120mm"
This German story is from a few years ago. I remember it at the time.
On canons, the calibre is the gun barrel length divided by the bore diameter. So 6.6 meters / 120 mm = 55
ChemicalChaos said:
Actually, from discussions I saw a while back, it doesn't *have* to be deactivated.
There was for sale a Chieftain (I think) with a live main gun. To own it, all you needed was a current firearms rifle certificate that it could be added to (and some secure storage!).
Can you just imagine the discussion when you walk into the local police station?....
"I'd like to add a gun to my rifle certificate please"
"Certainly sir, what calibre is it?"
"120mm"
I think it's actually "only" 55 calibre. There was for sale a Chieftain (I think) with a live main gun. To own it, all you needed was a current firearms rifle certificate that it could be added to (and some secure storage!).
Can you just imagine the discussion when you walk into the local police station?....
"I'd like to add a gun to my rifle certificate please"
"Certainly sir, what calibre is it?"
"120mm"
On canons, the calibre is the gun barrel length divided by the bore diameter. So 6.6 meters / 120 mm = 55
JagLover said:
The Panther was notoriously unreliable so if you want a WW2 tank as a daily runner best to go for a Sherman.
Eh, the weak final drive thing was fixed after a while. The big problem was low quality materials at the end of the war making failures more common, and also lack of spare parts, maintenance etc.It was a great tank, just not the tank Germany should have made.
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