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New twist on an old theme...
Posted by minimortar on Saturday, March 19, 2011 6:30 PM

Indifferent

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Posted by tigerman on Saturday, March 19, 2011 8:47 PM

Gotta be a photochop.

   http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

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Posted by MAJ Mike on Saturday, March 19, 2011 9:30 PM

Well, it is a Leopard, after all.  What on Earth is going on there.  That's strange even for me.

 

 

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Posted by Boba Fett on Saturday, March 19, 2011 9:52 PM

Unless they're doing a rollover test or something? It looks similar to what they do with cars... though why they'd use a perfectly good  Leo is beyond me.

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Posted by redleg12 on Sunday, March 20, 2011 8:10 AM

Kevin......have you been playing on the computer again?? Confused

Nice....different , yet nice

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Posted by Rob Gronovius on Sunday, March 20, 2011 1:09 PM

MAJ Mike

Well, it is a Leopard, after all.  What on Earth is going on there.  That's strange even for me.

It is to get radar cross reference sections on a test range. I allowed MIT to do this to a few of my vehicles. Part of the high tech airborne radar systems (think JSTARS for ground vehicles). The tech heads get a baseline radar cross reference so they know what the vehicle should look like on the ground when viewed in the radar from the air.

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Posted by spadx111 on Sunday, March 20, 2011 3:37 PM

wow thats all i got to sayWhistling.

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Posted by minimortar on Monday, March 21, 2011 9:31 AM

Rob Gronovius

It is to get radar cross reference sections on a test range. I allowed MIT to do this to a few of my vehicles. Part of the high tech airborne radar systems (think JSTARS for ground vehicles). The tech heads get a baseline radar cross reference so they know what the vehicle should look like on the ground when viewed in the radar from the air.

I knew that there was some sort of legitimacy to this photo... thanks for bringing it forward Rob.

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Posted by Boba Fett on Monday, March 21, 2011 9:54 AM

Ah! That explains it. Thanks much for the info Rob!

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Posted by Rob Gronovius on Monday, March 21, 2011 10:01 AM

You may recall his name, he was an Israeli native and superb modeler who worked up in the Lowell area. He didn't have a test platform, but instead used those scissor lifts to rise above the tank, M88, HEMTT, etc. to get his baseline readings.

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Posted by minimortar on Monday, March 21, 2011 4:24 PM

Rob Gronovius

You may recall his name, he was an Israeli native and superb modeler who worked up in the Lowell area. He didn't have a test platform, but instead used those scissor lifts to rise above the tank, M88, HEMTT, etc. to get his baseline readings.

If "TC" are his initials, he's Lebanese, an excellent modeler and was doing some sort stuff like that out of ULowell (now part of UMASS). Another guy that was a regular and much before your time also did some scale modeling for imagery at MIT/Lincoln Labs and has long since passed away but was a huge presence with Patriot Chapter.

Doing ok with your 'short timer' status?

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Posted by Rob Gronovius on Monday, March 21, 2011 4:28 PM

That's it, Talal Chouman.

Yes, picked up my clearing papers today. Have 10 days to clear post, well, nine now. CIF tomorrow along with my SBP election briefing.

I tend to play the killjoy on these types of posts. Everyone wants to come up with a witty or quirky response but a factual answer often ends the fun. I normally hold off a bit until a few get their answers in.

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Posted by minimortar on Monday, March 21, 2011 4:42 PM

Rob Gronovius

I tend to play the killjoy on these types of posts. Everyone wants to come up with a witty or quirky response but a factual answer often ends the fun. I normally hold off a bit until a few get their answers in.

Ya, you're a real bummer... NOT!

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Posted by Boba Fett on Monday, March 21, 2011 6:05 PM

You need to get on a few of the, "Manny Threads" then. Stick out tongue Ah, I'd rather have the facts than a 130 page thread on "How to convince your government to catapult a 3.5 million dollar tank." Propeller

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Posted by Rob Gronovius on Monday, March 21, 2011 10:09 PM

Boba Fett

You need to get on a few of the, "Manny Threads" then. Stick out tongue Ah, I'd rather have the facts than a 130 page thread on "How to convince your government to catapult a 3.5 million dollar tank." Propeller

If it isn't in the armor forum, I normally won't respond.

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