How Many Men Can You Fit On A Tank?

Discussion in 'Weapons, Technology & Equipment' started by von Poop, Feb 26, 2014.

  1. EKB

    EKB Well-Known Member

  2. Chris C

    Chris C Canadian

    "It's a souvenir, sir!"
     
  3. riter

    riter Well-Known Member

    Farley Mowat's The Regiment describes how he, as Battalion Intelligence Officer was tasked with collecting German equipment for study. He took anything and everything including a JagdTiger. When the cargo ship arrived back in Canada, they wanted to bill him for the transport cost! Anyway, the stuff rotted away until sold for scrap. :( Today it would be worth a fortune.
     
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  4. Ramiles

    Ramiles Researching 9th Lancers, 24th L and SRY

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  5. Chris C

    Chris C Canadian

    I can tell that's a Sherman by the suspension but it would be hard to know otherwise!

    What is the diagonally placed plate above the tracks? Extra armour? Stowage? It looks non-standard.
     
  6. Ramiles

    Ramiles Researching 9th Lancers, 24th L and SRY

    A counterweight - maybe ?

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  7. Chris C

    Chris C Canadian

    Oh, well thought, Ramiles! Some of the people in the left side of the photo might be sitting on the flail arms.
     
  8. 8RB

    8RB Well-Known Member

    Can't find it now, but thought they were boxes containing chalk to mark the cleared lane... Who knows?
     
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  9. The legend on this collage is wrong. Those are not counterweights (the Crab was heavy enough!) but chutes for lane marking lights (and of course the standard Sherman V stowage bin on the rear panel, as is the box marked "chain storage"). The only counterweight is at the near end of the left side flail arm, on the Crab Mk.II only.

    The Crab on the photo in Post #86 is T148656 (now a Memorial) sitting one house ahead of Huijbregtse electronic shop on Zuidstraat, Westkapelle, during the visit by Princess Juliana on 15 May 1945.

    Michel
     
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  10. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    Chalk, flares(?), and later flags on Churchill Toad.
    Sure I've read that eventually ignored as it was usually pretty obvious where a flail had recently been.

    Anyway.
    People on tanks...

    Not a bad attempt at 17+, but I fear we've had it before
    There is at least a bucket, though. I like a nice tank bucket.
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    Maybe the required reinforcements arriving to make a more serious attempt on the record.
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  11. Quarterfinal

    Quarterfinal Well-Known Member

    How many tanks can you drive up a bridge onto a tank on a bridge?
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  12. EKB

    EKB Well-Known Member


    I can stack more Bren carriers on my Bren carrier than you can stack Bren carriers on your Bren carrier …

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  13. Ramiles

    Ramiles Researching 9th Lancers, 24th L and SRY

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  14. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

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  15. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    I fear this is probably cheating.

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