Walter_Sobchak Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 This thread is dedicated to all the times that movies tried to get away with tanks painted up from the wrong country or really bad vismods. I'll start it off with this youtube clip from the film The Battle Of Neretva." It's not in English, but from what I can tell, it's about German forces equipped with T-34s and M4 Shermans fighting Soviet forces equipped with Pak 38 and Pak 40 anti-tank guns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter_Sobchak Posted May 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 According to the movie "Buffalo Soldiers", US tankers in Germany in 1989 shot up heroin and drove around in Leopard I tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanagandr Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 This thread is dedicated to all the times that movies tried to get away with tanks painted up from the wrong country or really bad vismods. I'll start it off with this youtube clip from the film The Battle Of Neretva." It's not in English, but from what I can tell, it's about German forces equipped with T-34s and M4 Shermans fighting Soviet forces equipped with Pak 38 and Pak 40 anti-tank guns. Not to mention all sides are issued MG42s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Walter_Sobchak Posted May 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 Ah yes, Red Dawn. I'll give them credit, this Vismod could have been a lot worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scolopax Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 I find the CIA story related to the thing amusing as well. Base vehicle is an M8 Cargo carrier, for those interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molota_477 Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 What is this chassis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter_Sobchak Posted May 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 What is this chassis? M8 Tractor, which was based on the M41 Walker Bulldog light tank but was stretched a bit with an extra roadwheel. Donward 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molota_477 Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 Oh, I see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobotMinisterofTrueKorea Posted May 8, 2016 Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 May I nominate this terrible T-34 pretending to be some German tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legiondude Posted May 8, 2016 Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 I'm curious as to how one makes a German tank look insufficiently boxy, but they found a way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApplesauceBandit Posted May 9, 2016 Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 I've always liked these little Finnish vismod deals Priory_of_Sion 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashbotUS Posted May 9, 2016 Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 Ah yes, Red Dawn. I'll give them credit, this Vismod could have been a lot worse. Looks better than the ones the opfor used at NTC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted May 9, 2016 Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 Yeah. The legend is that those Red Dawn modded up Patton/T-72 tanks were so good that the crew were followed by CIA agents during filming. At least according to IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087985/trivia?ref_=tt_trv_trv I still cry every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belesarius Posted May 9, 2016 Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 Looks better than the ones the opfor used at NTC. Those were mostly Sheridans, IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scolopax Posted May 9, 2016 Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 Those were mostly Sheridans, IIRC. Also, this (M113 OSV) is supposed to be what is officially used now: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belesarius Posted May 9, 2016 Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 Sheridan looks better. That M113 looks fuckin' retarded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnsignExpendable Posted May 9, 2016 Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 May I nominate this terrible T-34 pretending to be some German tank? Plz comrade, this is how T-34 must dress up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter_Sobchak Posted May 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 Yeah. The legend is that those Red Dawn modded up Patton/T-72 tanks were so good that the crew were followed by CIA agents during filming. At least according to IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087985/trivia?ref_=tt_trv_trv I still cry every time. As far as John Milius films go, it's Conan that always starts the waterworks for me. Jeeps_Guns_Tanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter_Sobchak Posted May 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 Did I just derail my own thread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApplesauceBandit Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 I'll get it back on track with this "panther" from Saumur. For a movie prop, they could have done a lot worse. The mantlet actually looks alright, and they even put a little cupola on there. If the gun wasn't at a funky angle and splitting in half, it would probably look good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legiondude Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 It probably did look good when they rebuilt the thing, but it seems like it's falling apart Maybe they should hire that one ass that ruined King Tut's death mask to fix it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 To Hell and Back starring Audie Murphy as Himself is one of the better old "war movies". But as always, a few stand-ins had to be found for the armor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 Stills from The Fighting SeaBees starring John Wayne in 1944. Natasha the Bulldozer pushing a "Jap tank" off of a cliff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter_Sobchak Posted May 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 I'll get it back on track with this "panther" from Saumur. For a movie prop, they could have done a lot worse. The mantlet actually looks alright, and they even put a little cupola on there. If the gun wasn't at a funky angle and splitting in half, it would probably look good too. I seem to recall reading that when the M24 was introduced, there were concerns that US troops might mistake it for a German tank due to how different it looked from previous US tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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