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Tank Museum
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 5:35 am
by morvwilson
If i had the money...
Took my sons to this museum on a 400+ acre private ranch in Portola Valley.
RE: Tank Museum
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 7:16 am
by knilli
nice fotos, do you have more? [:D]
RE: Tank Museum
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 9:03 am
by JudgeDredd
That Panther is soooooooooooooooooooo sexy!
RE: Tank Museum
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 11:20 am
by Zakhal
Whats that weird looking churchill on the second photo?
RE: Tank Museum
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 11:29 am
by JudgeDredd
A normal Churchill with the turret facing backwards I think
RE: Tank Museum
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 12:39 pm
by sterckxe
ORIGINAL: JudgeDredd
A normal Churchill with the turret facing backwards I think
So it could shoot backwards while running away from the Panther ?
Makes sense [;)]
Greetz,
Eddy Sterckx
RE: Tank Museum
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 12:59 pm
by Zakhal
ORIGINAL: JudgeDredd
A normal Churchill with the turret facing backwards I think
The gun it carries is over 75mm and the barrel looks kinda long for mortar. There was like one churchill with big mortar atleast as a weapon iirc.
RE: Tank Museum
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:08 pm
by JudgeDredd
Yes there was - this
or this...
both massively different guns to the one above though
RE: Tank Museum
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:12 pm
by JudgeDredd
I agree the barrel does look a bit big for 75mm, but I can't find anything which says they carried a bigger gun than that...maybe just the camera angle?
RE: Tank Museum
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:14 pm
by JudgeDredd
Although, according to
wiki
Churchill Mk V (241)
A Churchill III / IV which was equipped with a close support 95 mm howitzer in place of the main gun (47 rounds).
or this...
Churchill Mk VIII
A Churchill VII which replaced the main gun with a 95 mm howitzer (47 rounds).
Though looking at pictures of these two variants on the net - they don't look like the one above.
RE: Tank Museum
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:18 pm
by morvwilson
I think you are right, turret is facing backwards, but that one in particular has not been restored yet.
And yes, I have more.
RE: Tank Museum
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:20 pm
by morvwilson
RE: Tank Museum
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:21 pm
by morvwilson
RE: Tank Museum
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:23 pm
by morvwilson
RE: Tank Museum
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:26 pm
by morvwilson
RE: Tank Museum
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:27 pm
by morvwilson
most of the vehicles inside the barns were completely operational.
RE: Tank Museum
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:32 pm
by morvwilson
RE: Tank Museum
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 5:09 pm
by htuna
Awesome collection!!! Thanks for sharing pictures.. I would love to see some of those vehicles in person!!!..
The Churchill Avre (big Mortar) was awesome in the second Close Combat - Bridge to Far?... Awesome for devastating buildings/infantry!
RE: Tank Museum
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 7:16 pm
by D.Ilse
Someone went to the Littlefield collection.[:'(]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KauAxwx- ... GZReCRP6w8
Btw, that Panther is a fully running restoration.[8D]
sadly Littlefield passed on before seeing the complete restoration. I am sure he would be pleased with it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGq6G-5o ... re=related
running in daylight..better conditions.
RE: Tank Museum
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 8:44 pm
by JudgeDredd
WOW! The Panther was such a damn sexy killing machine!
