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Late model Ferret scout car. Lovely. |
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AMX 13 light tank - another of my favourites. |
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| EBR-75 armoured car - this uses the same turret as the AMX-13. The basic vehicle was designed before WW2. |
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| Leopard C.1 - the Canadian version. |
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| Not a great photo, but this odd device is a Centurion BARV (Beach Armoured Recovery Vehicle), |
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Another Centurion - this time late of the Swedish Army, complete with applique false breasts and shoulder pads. |
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Another Swedish AFV - an m40/L - actually a pre-WW2 light tank but variants were in service well after the war. |
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| S-Tank, complete with 'garden railing' additional armour. |
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| BMP-1. Strictly speaking this wasn't actually donated by it's previous owners... |
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| The impressively big M-60. |
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| The even bigger M-103 - think of it as the US equivalent to Conqueror. |
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| And finally.......it's OK, I didn't try it. |
11 comments:
Why don't we all chip in together and buy a ferret ?
I've got a spare £2.50 I am willing to contribute.
I have a shot of the M-103 at
the 4th armored division...they are
huge! The USMC kept them in service
for some years after the army gave
them up.
Wg Cdr Luddite
Sadly i think they cost a bit more than our £5 budget....
Don M
Just what you need for an amphibious landing! It's the height of postwar US tanks (M48, M60, M103) which always impresses me.
Well they were designed for reverse slope defense, the Israelis made notable use of
them in that regard. The M60A1 and A2 and the M48A5 (basically
an upgrade to M60) where what
was in the inventory when I
joined in 78 right up to the
mid 80s as the M1 was fielded.
Don M
It's interesting to see how doctrine drives design, and how wartime experience led to the designs of the 1950s & 60s. So we have the T55/T62 - small, agile, cheap to build; Leopard/AMX30 - very fast and reliable; Chieftain - stuff mobility, let's have a great big gun and loads of armour!
Lovely shots Tim. The Swedish centurion looks awesome up close.
Nice one, tanks for that.
Paul
I know you enjoy a bit of tank porn! Still a bit more to follow.
Drooling already...
Paul
Stop that - it's bad for your keyboard.
the biggest shock that everyone who supported tankers had was our vehicles like the M109 howitzer and ammo carriers were stable mates of the M48, and on the attack we couldn't keep up with the M1s...there was a major rethink
on strategy!
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