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Posted on Aug 16, 2006 in Front Page Features, Stuff We Like

Tankfest 2006!

Armchair General

And the German onslaught doesn’t stop there, it’s Half-Track time! Check out these clanking beasts…

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Maintained in immaculate condition, these machines coped easily with the muddy conditions, despite their apparently slender forms.

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Here’s the Hetzer we saw earlier driving around. Unfortunately, the Museum decided to run this at the same time as the Tiger I, which meant I had to keep switching my attention from one to the other…given the age and the historical interest in these vehicles, it might have been better to run one at a time so the crowd could fully appreciate them all.

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In a set representing the "End of Empire", we were then presented with a group of British vehicles, commencing with this Saladin Mark 2 armoured car.

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A Comet Tank and a Centurion Mk 2 also attended.

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To the right, another vehicle which was bound to attract a lot of historical interest, it’s a Soviet T34/85, arguably the best Tank of World War II (but I still love my Tigers).

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2 Comments

  1. What an awesome display of historical armor. Beautiful clear pictures- thank you for sharing them!

  2. Nice !!!!! so nice