Tuesday, 28 June 2011

Tank Museum - part 4 - postwar

Late model Ferret scout car.  Lovely.
AMX 13 light tank - another of my favourites.
EBR-75 armoured car - this uses the same turret as the AMX-13.  The basic vehicle was designed before WW2.
Leopard C.1 - the Canadian version.
Not a great photo, but this odd device is a Centurion BARV (Beach Armoured Recovery Vehicle),
Another Centurion - this time late of the Swedish Army, complete with applique false breasts and shoulder pads.
Another Swedish AFV - an m40/L - actually a pre-WW2 light tank but variants were in service well after the war.
S-Tank, complete with 'garden railing' additional armour.
BMP-1.  Strictly speaking this wasn't actually donated by it's previous owners...
The impressively big M-60.
The even bigger M-103 - think of it as the US equivalent to Conqueror.
And finally.......it's OK, I didn't try it.
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11 comments:

  1. Wg Cdr Luddite28 June 2011 at 15:53

    Why don't we all chip in together and buy a ferret ?

    I've got a spare £2.50 I am willing to contribute.

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  2. Don M28 June 2011 at 16:31

    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.

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  3. Tim Gow28 June 2011 at 22:16

    Wg Cdr Luddite
    Sadly i think they cost a bit more than our £5 budget....

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  4. Tim Gow28 June 2011 at 22:19

    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.

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  5. Don M29 June 2011 at 09:20

    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.

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  6. Tim Gow29 June 2011 at 10:39

    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!

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  7. Paul29 June 2011 at 11:07

    Lovely shots Tim. The Swedish centurion looks awesome up close.

    Nice one, tanks for that.

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  8. Tim Gow29 June 2011 at 11:11

    Paul
    I know you enjoy a bit of tank porn! Still a bit more to follow.

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  9. Paul29 June 2011 at 11:17

    Drooling already...

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  10. Tim Gow29 June 2011 at 11:37

    Paul
    Stop that - it's bad for your keyboard.

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  11. Don M29 June 2011 at 17:01

    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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