Ramlaen Posted July 13, 2017 Report Share Posted July 13, 2017 Looks like a bad day for a Bradley M113 driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogDodger Posted July 13, 2017 Report Share Posted July 13, 2017 Are we sure that's not some type of M113-based vehicle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted July 13, 2017 Report Share Posted July 13, 2017 1 hour ago, DogDodger said: Are we sure that's not some type of M113-based vehicle? You are correct, I was looking at the general shape of the road wheel and not specifics like the number of nuts or the return track height. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogDodger Posted July 13, 2017 Report Share Posted July 13, 2017 Whatever the machine, your caption was accurate! And today I coincidentally received the following email with the subject "RE: Wheel Solid For APC M113": Quote Dear Sir, As per the subject we are in need of the Wheel Solid for APC M113 the part number is 12313083,NSN-2530-01-139-3-748 Quantity 3000. The manufacturer or supplier should be NATO Approved. The requirement is from Pakistan Heavy Mechanical complex where APC are repaired and are there for maintenance. Please feel free to contact if any question. Best Regards, Mubbashir Bangash Business Development Manager-Islamabad Suite # 8, 4th Floor, Plot # 26, Service Society Markaz, behind MCB Bank, Sector E-11/2, Islamabad, Pakistan. So I should be able to recognize an M113 wheel since I apparently have 3000 to spare! Ramlaen and Jeeps_Guns_Tanks 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrei_bt Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 Soviet study of U M46 tank. Very detailed (in russian) . But general conclussion briefely - poor tank, week protection, low mobility, big profile, bif but very uncomfortable... " seriously behind domestic tanks of the same period of time" http://btvt.info/5library/vbtt_1953_03_m46.htm That_Baka 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priory_of_Sion Posted July 19, 2017 Report Share Posted July 19, 2017 They let me in the tank restoration yard at Ft Benning earlier today Zyklon, Ramlaen, Bronezhilet and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scolopax Posted July 19, 2017 Report Share Posted July 19, 2017 Do you have more photos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priory_of_Sion Posted July 19, 2017 Report Share Posted July 19, 2017 23 minutes ago, Scolopax said: Do you have more photos? Some, I didn't take a whole lot but here's what I got Some observations Most of the M4s were in rough shape besides one A3 and a Canadian Firefly. I didn't see the following that I thought would be there: T28/T95, T29, Tiger II, Su-100 I caught a glimpse inside the warehouse they restoration team works and could see some of the old Mark V tanks and I suspect the missing tanks are also deep within it as well. Many of the cold war era vehicles had tarps over them, so you couldn't fully see some of the things like the M8 Buford, Chieftain, Leopard, AMX-13, or M60A2 Starships. They had a couple of modern MRAPs there that dwarf everything but the WWII LVTs. LoooSeR, Met749, Ramlaen and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xlucine Posted July 20, 2017 Report Share Posted July 20, 2017 22 hours ago, Priory_of_Sion said: What's the thing on the left? It looks like a misshapen M22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priory_of_Sion Posted July 21, 2017 Report Share Posted July 21, 2017 It is either a replica or dummy turret, I thought it looked off when I saw it so I took a pic of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted July 22, 2017 Report Share Posted July 22, 2017 Mighty_Zuk and Met749 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostCosmonaut Posted July 22, 2017 Report Share Posted July 22, 2017 What kind of blimp/aerostat is that in the background? Edit: After googling I think it's TARS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 A slightly bizarre discrepancy I noticed in one of the pictures from this .pdf Xlucine 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zyklon Posted July 30, 2017 Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 Collimatrix, LoooSeR and Ramlaen 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanagandr Posted July 31, 2017 Report Share Posted July 31, 2017 I talked a long time ago about an APC that doesn't quite match any descriptions of anything I knew of, I have finally seen it in person and taken pictures It has seen much neglect. I'm told that the markings are for the veteran's hall in town, not actual army markings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted July 31, 2017 Report Share Posted July 31, 2017 Looks like an M114, but that hatch on the side seems wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scolopax Posted July 31, 2017 Report Share Posted July 31, 2017 Definitely an M114. I've never seen the hatch before there either, and I can't find pictures of any other vehicles with it. There are also clear changes to the engine area up top and on the front glacis. Perhaps someone had some fun and interest with the thing and souped up the engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanagandr Posted July 31, 2017 Report Share Posted July 31, 2017 Thought it was probably an M114 but didn't see any M114s with the similar hatch. If anyone did make modifications to it, it didn't last. Oil sump got stuffed full of rocks and candy wrappers. Everything not welded down was torn off, no glass remains intact. It would have been cool to bring it back to service but I think it's screwed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scolopax Posted August 4, 2017 Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 Bronezhilet, Belesarius, Ramlaen and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scolopax Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 More Cobra King getting some attention and loading up for the future National Museum of the United States Army at Fort Belvoir. M74 I forgot to label the previous post. Tanks are T34 and T43. LoooSeR, Belesarius, Met749 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belesarius Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 Much Security! Met749 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH_MM Posted August 9, 2017 Report Share Posted August 9, 2017 Stryker missile thingy ("STRYKER Maneuver SHORAD Launcher" aka Stryker MSL). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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