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What is this tank? I think Russian, maybe KVI???

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Dedication

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Anzio Annie

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another

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and another

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Next, a Rhinosauerus (I really should take pictures of the plaque when I can't spell it)

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The Germans called it the Nashorn.
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just one more

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T-72 plaque

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T-72

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just a view

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WWI

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Gatling gun

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Dylan's favorite tank. No plaque but I think it is Italian according to the wording on it. What in the world is it???

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Italian Semovente "assault gun" with a 47mm/32 gun.
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last picture .... WWI French 75

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That's all for this trip. I do have other pictures from my trip 2 years ago, but this covered the vast majority of the AFV's. There is a lot of artillery as you can see in the background, but by the time we hit that area Dylan and I were quite willing to just take a quick look as we passed by. Inside is a large display of infantry weapons, rifles, smg's, mortars, etc.

Very interesting place. Well worth a visit. Hope you enjoyed the pictures, and thanks for the replies to my "watizzit's".

Edit: I did go thru the Patton museum, but that was back in the mid-70's. I plan on getting out and seeing a lot of the sights and museums. Have toured the Lexington in Corpus Cristi, Texas, the Yorktown, Laffey and a sub in Charleston, South Carolina, and of course the Missouri back in 69 before they moderized her. That was in Bremerton, Washington, and they still had several gun cruisers and such there, but not open for tours. Toured most of the major Civil War battlefields while stationed at Quantico, Virginia in the 70's and during cross-country trips.

Still, so much to see.
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Looks like a place you could spend several days at. Thanks for sharing.[8D]
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They still have the twin 88's, but I didn't get a picture as I was getting low on photostick memory...might find it in the background of some of the shots tho. They still have the MK III open. It looks like I have to buy a photo editing program, as the one provided by microsoft only provides for cropping and I have to crop off too much of the picture. I need to resize them to get them under the 200k limit. More after a shopping trip.
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German Self Propelled Artillery

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The vehicle behind the Brummbär is my favourite stupid vehicle of WWII. It's a German Jagdpanzer (I forget the name), but notice the crane along the side of its hull? It was intended to detach its turret and place it on a prepared concrete pillbox! I wish I was kidding...[8|]
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Some good pictures [:)]
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Late US SPA

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That's a German Ferdinand.

Wasn't this also called the Elefant? That just looked too new and in too good of shape to be one of the German AFV's. That's as good a find as the JagdTiger is.
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