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2006-09-18 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

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Posted by Anonymoose 2006-09-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 T34/76, arguably the best overall tank of the war - certainly the most important one, IMHO.

Posted by Oldspook 2006-09-18 00:41|| 2006-09-18 00:41|| Front Page Top

#2 That is just SO COOL. Imagine having a submerged tank in such wonderful condition just underwater near your community.

Wow!

Posted by Leigh 2006-09-18 01:03|| 2006-09-18 01:03|| Front Page Top

#3 The T34 was originally an American design adopted by the Soviets - rejected by the US Army for being too costly to procure in Depression-era America + too PIncorrect in WW1 and only WW1 = WAR TO END ALL WARS, NO MORE WARS America. Not a prob, though, for Purges-happy Uncle Joe Stalin + "Whats a deficit"" Commie USSR.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-09-18 01:15|| 2006-09-18 01:15|| Front Page Top

#4 Not meaning to be picky but the hex turret and the twin top hatches displayed is in fact a T-34/76 "D" model. It is possible that in the translation that the Russian "D" would be confused for an "A"

The "A" model was stopped in production in 1940, and the "D" was the last production model in 1944.

Posted by badanov 2006-09-18 01:19|| http://www.freefirezone.org]">[http://www.freefirezone.org] 2006-09-18 01:19|| Front Page Top

#5 For all of the nit picking and clarification about this overgrown water-wagon, I can only say, "Tanks a lot!"

Posted by Zenster 2006-09-18 06:33|| 2006-09-18 06:33|| Front Page Top

#6 Peat bogs - Why do they hate oxygen?

Posted by mrp 2006-09-18 08:24|| 2006-09-18 08:24|| Front Page Top

#7 So thats a Russian lake? WHere I come from we call it a mud bog.

Posted by 49 Pan">49 Pan 2006-09-18 08:45|| 2006-09-18 08:45|| Front Page Top

#8 The Christie suspension was adopted by the USSR in the BT series and the T-34, but the rest was indigenous. I'm no fan of Stalin's regime, but they could design some things (mostly weapons) very well.

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2006-09-18 09:14|| http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2006-09-18 09:14|| Front Page Top

#9 This is just supremely cool.

Posted by Mike 2006-09-18 09:31|| 2006-09-18 09:31|| Front Page Top

#10 ..There's another interesting story about an old warrior resurrected from a lake in that part of the world : the only known surviving Brewster Buffalo fighter, the USN's first monoplane fighter. It didn't do well at all in US service (the protoypes were screamers but equipment the USN added turned it into a lumbering target that couldn't get out of its own way) but the Finnish versions were extremely nimble little dogfighters. The story of how the sole survivor is worthy of a James Bond movie and can be found at http://www.warbirdforum.com/bw372.htm

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2006-09-18 09:37|| 2006-09-18 09:37|| Front Page Top

#11 Soon to be on Ebay.....

Posted by anonymous2u 2006-09-18 10:49|| 2006-09-18 10:49|| Front Page Top

#12 Awesome story about tyhe Buffalo, Mike.

Regaridng the tank, I have to wonder: as it appears that they drove it in, I wonder how the heck they got out without drowning ? Is it possible to rig the accelerator on those things so they kee[p moving with nobody at the controls ?

Posted by Carl in N.H.">Carl in N.H. 2006-09-18 11:47|| 2006-09-18 11:47|| Front Page Top

#13 Carl: There have been instances in which a tank crew parked unwittingly on soft ground and during the night, the tank mired. Hcances are good that is what happened and the tank was just abandoned, leter to sink.

Posted by badanov 2006-09-18 12:14|| http://www.freefirezone.org]">[http://www.freefirezone.org] 2006-09-18 12:14|| Front Page Top

#14 Wow. That is good condition. It looks ready to just roll away into battle almost.

Posted by Charles 2006-09-18 14:25|| 2006-09-18 14:25|| Front Page Top

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