sigma9r Posted April 8, 2008 Share #76 Posted April 8, 2008 M-60 with camounflage scheme common in the 1970-80s. This tank was upgraded with the track that had seperate replaceable pads. There are two M-47s in So. California, one in Barstow, Ca. in desert camouflage scheme that was applied to M48A5s and M-60s starting in the mid-1970s. The other example is at Los Alamitos Reserve Center, in front of the Headquarters 40th Infantry Div (MECH) CAARNG. This is an M-60A3. You can tell by the flat sides on the turret. The "Slick 60" had a rounded similar to the M-48. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandon_rss18 Posted April 9, 2008 Share #77 Posted April 9, 2008 me and my fiance went to an air show up in dallas and they surprised the crowd with an operational Sherman, they frove it around then fired blank shells!!! It was one of the most awesome things i have seen, i have it on video and i will deff have to find it, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korea drab Posted April 23, 2008 Share #78 Posted April 23, 2008 First british sherman tank ever, "Michael" in the uk Rescued M-4 105 in iraq(ex iranian) now repainted as us! Nice E8 with early T-66 all steel track!(in usa) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted April 24, 2008 Share #79 Posted April 24, 2008 Rescued M-4 105 in iraq(ex iranian) now repainted as us! Say what? Do you have a few more details on this? Is this something our troops "rescued" and repainted? I can't for the life of me imagine the Iraqis going to the trouble. Lord only knows what else is buried in the deserts over there. Reminds me of those WWI French tanks they found in a bone yard in Afghanistan, which I understand have now been shipped back to the West. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korea drab Posted April 24, 2008 Share #80 Posted April 24, 2008 I think only Ala knows,hahaha Here a few of the found armor.Churchill Mk 7 Italian sardines pot from ww2 Jackson US That is the place where the sherman 105 was put on.As a guard! No us paint yet Here another brit a chieftain this time,also former iranian. The same jackson from other side Check the Churchill track! two more chieftains And the place they found the 105,looks like it was hit by something on the tuuret base! Jackson on flat car to new old owners! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted April 24, 2008 Share #81 Posted April 24, 2008 And the place they found the 105,looks like it was hit by something on the tuuret base! Hard to believe Saddam was actually using these antiques! I hope some of them make it back to the US or other friendly countries! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
45ACP Posted April 24, 2008 Share #82 Posted April 24, 2008 Well, this is not exactly a tank, but I thought maybe you all would want to see it anyway. I took these pics today, this is in Plainview, Minnesota outside their local American Legion Post. I see tanks scattered around all over the state, here and there, and have stopped to take a gander at about every war memorial I can, but this is the first time I have ever seen one of these. It is a 1944 & 1945 dated 155mm / 8 inch towed howitzer. It's actually been well cared for over the years too. It looks like it is probably missing the trail pieces, which I think would have come out from the sides to brace it, but I am not 100% sure on that. I thought it was pretty neat to see though, so I thought I'd post it. I will try and post pics of tanks I have come across in my travels too, when I get a chance. Mike It is the 8"(203.2mm) howitzer the 155mm(6.1") gun fit on the same carriage. here is a picture of the 155, This may help you understand that it looks most of the major parts are there. The flat spades on top of the trails are moved to end and then dug into the ground. In the background of the photos are a M26, M60, M4, B52 and WWII battleship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
45ACP Posted April 24, 2008 Share #83 Posted April 24, 2008 This is an M-60A3. You can tell by the flat sides on the turret. The "Slick 60" had a rounded similar to the M-48. It could be an M60A1 which was the first version to use that turret and I believe a lot of A1s were converted to A3s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashman Posted April 24, 2008 Share #84 Posted April 24, 2008 The lady in the background is the "Mighty A", USS Alabama (BB-60) at Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile Alabama. The submarine USS Drum (SS-228) is also on display. In addition to the outdoor displays, the indoor pavilion has a collection of war birds and military vehicles. The snack bar has the voted best hamburger in Mobile. Thanks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korea drab Posted April 25, 2008 Share #85 Posted April 25, 2008 I think this is very patriotic for us guys! Another M-4 105 in Iraq This M4 was found recently as a dug out operation in Iwo! Was buried all that time.Still to see the anti mines wires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
45ACP Posted April 25, 2008 Share #86 Posted April 25, 2008 Cashman thanks I got the pics off the web and didn't know the ships name. Now that I know where it is I'll try and get down there to see it. The lady in the background is the "Mighty A", USS Alabama (BB-60) at Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile Alabama. The submarine USS Drum (SS-228) is also on display. In addition to the outdoor displays, the indoor pavilion has a collection of war birds and military vehicles. The snack bar has the voted best hamburger in Mobile. Thanks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_B Posted April 27, 2008 Share #87 Posted April 27, 2008 Heres a nice tank not far from my house parked outside a local American Legion I know this thread is almost a year old But I grew up in Dedham, my folks still live there. That tank is not 2 miles from the house I grew up in; I went to Dedham Jr High, which used to be about two blocks away from that tank, and I still drive past it at least one a week. In fact I drove past it twice yesterday. There used to be a field artillery piece across the parking lot, pointing at Memorial field, as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtdorango Posted April 28, 2008 Author Share #88 Posted April 28, 2008 Wow....small world !!.....Chris,maybe I will see you around town!!......mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_B Posted May 23, 2008 Share #89 Posted May 23, 2008 Could be. I'll be at the Endicott Estate for the car show in a few weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtdorango Posted May 25, 2008 Author Share #90 Posted May 25, 2008 Me too, I have a 69 Camaro so Im big into cars too!.....mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunbarrel Posted May 30, 2008 Share #91 Posted May 30, 2008 Guys, what kind of tank is shown on this old photo? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted May 31, 2008 Share #92 Posted May 31, 2008 Guys, what kind of tank is shown on this old photo? Thank you. That's a Kraut Panther with it's gunturret rotated to the rear. (exit hatch is open) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunbarrel Posted May 31, 2008 Share #93 Posted May 31, 2008 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeper704 Posted May 31, 2008 Share #94 Posted May 31, 2008 Also known as Panzerkampfwagen V. It has Zimmeritt application (anti-magnetic "paste"). Erwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Posted June 6, 2008 Share #95 Posted June 6, 2008 Here's me in front of an Abrams at the Patton museum the day I graduated as a Tanker. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DwightPruitt Posted July 6, 2008 Share #96 Posted July 6, 2008 I'd like to pic's of that.....an M48 with the copula from an M60A2. Any out there? As promised, sorry it's taken so long......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
market garden Posted July 6, 2008 Share #97 Posted July 6, 2008 Here are some tanks at a base in Alabama I took them last month. market garden. More- and more another Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DwightPruitt Posted July 7, 2008 Share #98 Posted July 7, 2008 More- Looks like there are some broken torsion bars on the M60A3. Nice pic of the M103. I love those tanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJM Posted July 8, 2008 Share #99 Posted July 8, 2008 There is a nice Sherman at the entrance to the Football field at Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont. Do not have a photo of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reb8 Posted July 8, 2008 Share #100 Posted July 8, 2008 Great! Photo's Here is a T9E1_Locust, Unfortunately No Barrel. Taken at the Rock Island Arsenal. The Sherman behind the Locust was knocked out Jan. 23, 1946 during the Battle of the Bulge. I have a shot of a USSR / Iraq BMP1-Model and a USSR / Iraq ZSU23-4M_Model I will post if any are interested. Reb8 This Tank was developed by the Soviet Union. It has four AZP-23mm Cannons. It last saw action aginst US during the Gulf War by the Iraq Army and was found abandonded out side of Kuwait City. It is on display at the Rock Island, Illinois Arsenal. What a great thread. Reb8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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