Favourite Tank of WW2

Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 22, 2004 5:35 AM

For me it's the Panther. I think it is just a cool looking tank. I've walked around on the dec of one and on the ground around it etc and it's pretty good sized. Others were bigger w/ bigger guns etc but it is still my favorite. Eventually I'll have to build one.
Bruce

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mjohnson

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August 2003
From: PA

Posted by mjohnson on Thursday, January 22, 2004 5:06 AM

Do open top turret tanks count?

US:
M36 Jackson

German:
Mark IV Ausf. H

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 22, 2004 3:27 AM

For me,
If I had to fight in it ...... Tiger I (this tank is more manuverable than most know, but I would need a gurantee of fuel and mainance at regula intevals). Evil [}:)]

American M10..... don't know ..... I have always liked it Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

Herr Gray

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 22, 2004 2:23 AM

Panther. A text book balance of the 3 key elements of a tank, armour, firepower, and manuverability (Speed). In my opinion anyways.

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djmodels1999

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December 2002
From: United Kingdom / Belgium

Posted by djmodels1999 on Thursday, January 22, 2004 2:14 AM

For the few of you interested in the Char B1bis, check this... Hundreds of pics!

http://www.chars-francais.net/listing_b1_bis.htm

RPM was supposed to release a 1/35 kit in 2003, but it did not come...

Disapprove [V]

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Anthony

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February 2003

Posted by Anthony on Thursday, January 22, 2004 12:06 AM

Germany: Tiger, Panzer IV, and King Tiger(any version)
UK: Comet
US: M4A3E8, M-18 Hellcat and M-26 Persing
USSR: All T-34s(especially T-34/85) and KV-1
France: Somua S 35
Japan: Tank? What tank? Although I believe those Type XX are iron coffins for very brave men.

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Dwight Ta-ala

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July 2003
From: Philippines

Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Wednesday, January 21, 2004 11:46 PM

Shermans...
Panthers...
T-34's...

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 21, 2004 11:36 PM

Germany: Stug
Britain: (they had tanks???) i really dont know
US: Hellcat
Japan: wooden farmer wagons (its a joke)
Russia: the IL-2m3 Sturmovik.......what thats not a tank?.....they call it the "Flying tank"....
Seriously though, one of favorites, however pathetic, is the BT-5 or BT-7 Fast Tanks

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 21, 2004 10:28 PM

My Favorites:

US: Any Sherman.

German: Tiger I.

French: Char B.

Russian: JSII.

Italian: Ansaldo Fiat M43 105/25 Bassotto.

British: Churchill AVRE.

Japan: Type 95 Chi-ha

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 21, 2004 10:21 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Poniatowski

Japan:
I can't remember the type, but it's small enough to put on the back deck of a Sherman (photo in one of the Sherman books)

That would be the ever popular Type 94 Tankette.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 21, 2004 10:16 PM

Forgot

for German (and probably my all time favorite) It would be the late versions of the Panzer IV Big Smile [:D]

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 21, 2004 10:15 PM

Mine would be M18 followed close by an M10

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maffen

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September 2003

Posted by maffen on Wednesday, January 21, 2004 10:14 PM

if there are track on it , i love it Big Smile [:D]

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 21, 2004 9:33 PM

The M4A3E2(76), known from one picture as the Cobra King, IIRC. A Shermy with thick armour and a competitive gun (well, better than the 75, at least). Or the KV-1 in a world populated with puny Pz-38ts and Pz-IIIs. With the Germans I'll always like the Pz-IV, 'twas a workhorse that stood by the Wermacht in sickness and in health!

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 21, 2004 9:25 PM

Who knows there are so many to pick from?? Wink [;)]

Even so the coolest tank i think was ever made was the GERMAN SOTRM _PANZER (lol din't know how to spell it in german??strumpanzer)AWSSOME!!!!!!!!! Bow [bow]