Which to build, tank or plane? How about both at the same time?

Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 27, 2004 3:46 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by JWest21

Any German pilot who came acrossed it would probably be better off getting out of the plane and pursuing on foot.

if they could stop laughing long enough! ;-)

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 27, 2004 2:58 AM

Let's see: No guns, no ammunition and little fuel; just the predicament every tanker wants to be in!

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JWest21

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Posted by JWest21 on Thursday, August 26, 2004 3:41 PM

Well they only limited armor, ammo and fuel. What tanker wouldn't love to fly into a battlefield on rickity wings and get to fight with that? They might as well air drop an old ford pick up in and give the driver a pistol!

Jason "There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." -D. Barry

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 26, 2004 3:33 PM

Here is the link to the text on this contraption;
http://www.battlefield.ru/t60_2.html

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wbill76

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Posted by wbill76 on Thursday, August 26, 2004 2:45 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by JWest21

That was a really interesting site, wbill. Thanks

Always interesting to see what Google will turn up for you. The Internet is an amazing place with things tucked away in seemingly un-related corners that you can stumble across when you least expect it. Big Smile [:D]

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JWest21

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Posted by JWest21 on Thursday, August 26, 2004 12:34 PM

That was a really interesting site, wbill. Thanks

Jason "There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." -D. Barry

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wbill76

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Posted by wbill76 on Thursday, August 26, 2004 12:27 PM

It's really interesting to see what the Brits did with the Locust...they choked the barrel down to take a 30mm round and the muzzle velocity jumped to 4,000 ft/sec. Shock [:O]

http://www.britishairborne.org/armourairborne.html

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JWest21

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Posted by JWest21 on Thursday, August 26, 2004 12:14 PM

interesting little tank, that locust. Heres a pic with one beside a Sherman, for size reference
http://web.inter.nl.net/users/spoelstra/g104/firefly.htm

Jason "There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." -D. Barry

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wbill76

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Posted by wbill76 on Thursday, August 26, 2004 11:30 AM

Speaking of Glider borne armor...the Americans tried it too, just a little differently. Research the Locust tank and see what you find. Big Smile [:D]

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JWest21

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Posted by JWest21 on Thursday, August 26, 2004 10:43 AM

I am thinking that may have gotten them a ticket to the Gulag, instead. Probably the tank part was really thinly armored and the plane part was probably still to heavy to be anything but slow. Any German pilot who came acrossed it would probably be better off getting out of the plane and pursuing on foot.

Jason "There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." -D. Barry

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 26, 2004 10:39 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by JWest21

Apparently the result of either a bet or boredom at the plant. Or maybe it belonged to Russia's James Bond

Or someone attempting to avoid the Gulag

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JWest21

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Posted by JWest21 on Thursday, August 26, 2004 10:30 AM

Apparently the result of either a bet or boredom at the plant. Or maybe it belonged to Russia's James Bond

Jason "There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." -D. Barry

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gringe88

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Posted by gringe88 on Thursday, August 26, 2004 10:17 AM

gotta be russian..... uh huh, there's the star. amazing that they even tried that!! looks lke a T-60 maybe?.....

thx fro the pic man. go ahead, only which category would u enter it in????

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 26, 2004 3:02 AM