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Name this obscure thingy XI

Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 3:16 am
by oi_you_nutter
????

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RE: Name this obscure thingy XI

Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 2:39 pm
by RevRick
Is that the German anti-tank rifle that fired the 27 mm tungsten round?

RE: Name this obscure thingy XI

Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 2:58 pm
by oi_you_nutter
nope

RE: Name this obscure thingy XI

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 9:44 am
by Resisti
Not an expert, but this makes come to my mind the russian Tatanckas (dunno the name of the MG itself)

RE: Name this obscure thingy XI

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 2:37 pm
by oi_you_nutter
no Russian connection but it is European

RE: Name this obscure thingy XI

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 3:22 pm
by String
The polish 20mm machinegun?

RE: Name this obscure thingy XI

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 5:17 pm
by oi_you_nutter
not Polish
not 20mm

but it is a machinegun [:)]

RE: Name this obscure thingy XI

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 2:49 pm
by oi_you_nutter
ok, perhaps a clue is in order

this machine gun was used in a tank

RE: Name this obscure thingy XI

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 3:49 pm
by Martti
15mm Besa

RE: Name this obscure thingy XI

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 3:50 pm
by oi_you_nutter
damn, too much of a clue [:@]

well done Martti

RE: Name this obscure thingy XI

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 4:01 pm
by Terminus
Strange-looking wheels on that gun carriage...

RE: Name this obscure thingy XI

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 4:04 pm
by Martti
I have spent quite a lot time trying to find that one. Without the last hint I probably would not have found it.

RE: Name this obscure thingy XI

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 6:07 pm
by oi_you_nutter
look at
http://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk/Vickers.html
for a bunch of interesting info

how did you get it from the clue ? i didn't think that it was much of a clue