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                        Ugliest tank of WW II?

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 19, 2004 10:13 AM
                        OK, I had a change of heart!
                        The ugliest tank of WWII was, without a doubt,...

                        the one under the latriene!
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                        subfixer
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                          March 2004
                        • From: Spartanburg, SC
                        Posted by subfixer on Friday, March 19, 2004 9:25 AM
                        The Lee/Grant. But ugly is as ugly does and they didn't do much.

                        I'm from the government and I'm here to help.

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 19, 2004 7:20 AM
                        I'll have to give my vote to the M3.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 19, 2004 6:26 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by claymore68

                        M4 Sherman any varient.



                        NOTE: This wasn't me!Wink [;)]

                        For me the Cromwelll and Lee are equally stomach turning. As a matter of fact, the first time I saw Band of Brothers, the episode in Holland when the British Armor pulled up with the Shermans, I was rooting against the Crom.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 19, 2004 5:38 AM
                        Forgot about the Japanese tank?
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                        Build22
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                          May 2003
                        • From: Upstate NY
                        Posted by Build22 on Tuesday, September 2, 2003 9:34 AM

                        The ugliest vehicle producede, if you include self-propelled artillery, is definetly the BISHOP

                        http://www.track-link.net/gallery/27_2

                        How did that thing ever stay upright?

                        Jim [IMG]
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                        Duke Maddog
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                          June 2003
                        • From: Rowland Heights, California
                        Posted by Duke Maddog on Monday, September 1, 2003 9:50 AM
                        When it comes to form and appearance, I think the ugliest tank of WW II is that Polish tank that they had at the beginning of the German Invasion in 1939. They only had a few, but the germans did them a favor knocking them all out and putting them outta our misery! Dead [xx(]

                        Most attractive in form and appearance: The Japanese Type 97 Advanced Chi-Ha. Even though it was worthless as a AFV, it just looks kinda 'sexy' the way they built it. Wink [;)]

                        Most attractive in form and functionality:

                        The Russian IS II Evil [}:)]

                        Most may disagree, but these are my votes. Clown [:o)]
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                        South Aussie
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                          August 2003
                        • From: South Australia
                        Posted by South Aussie on Monday, September 1, 2003 3:05 AM
                        Wink [;)]Got to agree Sherman Freak and MosesWink [;)], the T35 has to be Ugliest Tank - I keep looking for the Anchors, funnels, props and rudder.
                        Wayne I enjoy getting older, especially when I consider the alternative.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 31, 2003 7:52 PM
                        To me, beauty implies purity of function, a minimum of wasted form, hence the most beautiful tank *has* to be the jagdpanther followed very closely by the hetzer.

                        Ugly implies just the opposite, an attempt to be everything all at once, and succeeding at nothing, therefore any tank with more than one turret, i.e. the soviet t-35, as mentioned elsewhere.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 31, 2003 5:48 PM
                        ugliest would have to be the Matilda Mk1 best looking would be anything german from 41 on but Panther would be my fav.
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                        bilbirk
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                          August 2003
                        • From: Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan
                        Posted by bilbirk on Sunday, August 31, 2003 12:55 PM
                        the ugliest tank would have to have been any M4 varient also. Oh I'm sorry i meant the biggest death traps for our troops! at least we had quantity. certainly not quality!!!!
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 2, 2003 1:25 PM
                        I would have to vote on the Churchill, with the KV-2 a close second. Now the between the wars French tanks or the World War 1 German A7v would win the ugliest ever contest
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 2, 2003 9:18 AM
                        Not that the Sherman was a pretty tank by any means, but the stuff the french made was just plain U-G-L-Y. As far as attractive tanks, I would pick the USA's M-18 and Germany's King Tiger.
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                        Moses
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                          February 2003
                        • From: Long Island
                        Posted by Moses on Saturday, August 2, 2003 9:07 AM
                        I agree with ShermanFreak..the T-35 was definately THEE uglest tank of WWII.

                        Coming in a close second is definately the SHERMAN ;)
                        "ZIM FIRST, ASK QUESTIONS LATER!!"
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                        Cobrahistorian
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Aaaaah.... Alpha Apaches... A beautiful thing!
                        Posted by Cobrahistorian on Friday, August 1, 2003 10:17 PM
                        Speaking of good looking modern tanks... anyone else here think the Brits are tryin a little too hard to make their Challenger IIs look like hovertanks?

                        "1-6 is in hot"
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                        Dwight Ta-ala
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Friday, August 1, 2003 9:20 PM
                        Ugliest?

                        Hmmmm.

                        Japanese Type 89 and maybe U.S. M3.

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                        tigerman
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                          March 2003
                        • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
                        Posted by tigerman on Friday, August 1, 2003 7:59 PM
                        I agree Jon, S-Tank must stand for Swedish meatball tank. Actually it does look like a doorstop. Best looking modern... of course the M1 Abrams. It rocks!

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

                         Eric 

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                        Cobrahistorian
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Aaaaah.... Alpha Apaches... A beautiful thing!
                        Posted by Cobrahistorian on Friday, August 1, 2003 7:43 PM
                        Ooooh, I gotta get my $.02 in on this one....

                        Ugliest? Hmmm.... ever seen one of the Pershing testbeds with the oversized turret and gun? I think it was a long barrelled 105 gun, but it looked like a normal Pershing was allergic to something and the turret swelled... THAT was ugly!

                        And what's up with the S Tank lovers here? The thing looks like a friggin doorstop! Tongue [:P] Pneumatic suspension and all. If you get anywhere but right in front of it, its dead.
                        "1-6 is in hot"
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                        M1abramsRules
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                          June 2003
                        Posted by M1abramsRules on Friday, August 1, 2003 6:48 PM
                        the vickers light tank is pretty ugly. all it is is a bunch a rivets stuck together. the most attractive tank, hmmmm.... i'd say the Crusader.
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                        tigerman
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
                        Posted by tigerman on Friday, August 1, 2003 5:18 PM
                        Oh this is getting fun. How could I forget the Churchill, which to me looks like a WW I leftover. Iv'e never been a big fan of the Grant either. I disagree about the Panzer IV with Schurzen armor, I personally like it. Visually the best would be a tossup between the Tiger II and the Panther G. Keep the comments coming.

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

                         Eric 

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 1, 2003 5:00 PM
                        Besides being tactically useless, the Italian Carrro Veloce CV35 tankette looks like the digestive waste product of another tank. Squat, cramped, thinnly armored and poorly armed, this sad excuse for an AFV makes a M13/40 look like a Abrams. At least in a Bren-Gun Carrier you would have half a chance to bail-out.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 1, 2003 4:27 PM
                        the ugliest would have to be the M3 lee. the most beautiful is the tiger 1. The most eye catching is a tie between the king tiger and M4A3 sherman
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 1, 2003 2:25 PM
                        First to reply to panzeriv tanks aren't ugly you can see some very nice designs. As for ugliest i have got to say M3 Grant is right up there along with the M2 and the M5 Stuart. I guess the americans didn't start making a really nice looking tank until the M1. As for the Churchill it is one of the better looking tanks of WW2 very tank-like.
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                        gregers
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: UK
                        Posted by gregers on Friday, August 1, 2003 1:45 PM
                        I know it isn't really a tank but the bren carrier is just so wrong, it wierd in shape and has no protection at all from above and has no armour or armourment to speak of, its just a pig ugly motorised trash can. that said my vote has to go to all french tanks, they where as useless as they where ugly, just target practice for the whermacht. i am not belittling the crews that fought in them here, its the tanks that where useless....Greg
                        Why torture yourself when life will do it for you?
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 1, 2003 12:25 PM
                        M4 Sherman any varient.


                        seriously anything Italian
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 1, 2003 11:20 AM
                        m3 Dead [xx(]
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 1, 2003 10:46 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by djmodels1999

                        Most beautiful, huh? The Sheridan, maybe..? Or the Swedish S tank...

                        i have to agree with DJ here re: most visually appealing (not limited to WWII...) it's gotta be the S tank, with the Abrams and Sheridan 2nd and 3rd for me...in fact, it was an article on the S tank in FSM (an old issue someone was throwing away) that got me interested in modeling armor. it was just so cool and different than anything else i'd ever seen
                        sorry, i don't know enough about WWII tanks to contribute on the ugliest !
                        frostySmile [:)]
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                        styrene
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: The flat lands of the Southeast
                        Posted by styrene on Friday, August 1, 2003 10:29 AM
                        I think the ugliest are those that have been knocked-out: Barrel at a negative elevation, tracks off the roadwheels, turrets at strange angles, and metal melted due to fire. I think the runner-ups should be the M3 Lee and the Valentine.
                        Gip Winecoff

                        1882: "God is dead"--F. Nietzsche

                        1900: "Nietzsche is dead"--God

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                        M1abramsRules
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                          June 2003
                        Posted by M1abramsRules on Friday, August 1, 2003 8:26 AM
                        tossup between the Fiat(s) L6/40 and the 13/40
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 1, 2003 8:26 AM
                        Most beautiful tank? Come on tanks aren't pretty things, that would make them girly. Some look better then others for sure but beautiful is not a word I would use on a tank. Lets face it tanks are big powerful, menasing things, not a nice little sports car. They are ment to be mean looking.

                        Just thought of another ugly tank. Not that it's the tank thats ugly but what they did to it. The Panzer IV with the Armour skirts put on it. Makes it look like a Tie Fighter or something. For me a Panzer IV with the long 75mm cannon on it and no added armour skirts are a good looking (not beautiful) tank. And yes I know the armour was added for better protection, just looks crapy.
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