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Title: T-34 and Hetzer at FHC
Post by: Wedge1126 on May 31, 2010, 11:48:04 PM

The Flying Heritage Collection unveiled their new T-34 and Hetzer today. They had a small driving and firing demostration for Memorial Day. They fired 3 88mm FlaKs in addition to the guns on the hetzer and T-34. I was told they were using about 1/4 powder charge with sponge for more effect.

Click here for Pics (http://www.wedge1126photos.dreamhosters.com/fhc_memorialday2010/)

My camera can do short 720p movies. Unfortunately, no autofocus in video mode, but here are some videos I took anyways:
T-34 driving (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr565RxzYcY)
Kettenkrads and the Hetzer running (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwY9MwsmQuc)
88mm FlaK firing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xw5NUG6BqQ)

Here's a highlight:
(http://www.wedge1126photos.dreamhosters.com/fhc_memorialday2010/images/fhcMemorialDay2010_108.jpg)

Enjoy!  :)

Title: Re: T-34 and Hetzer at FHC
Post by: Reschke on June 01, 2010, 10:14:35 AM

Wow thats cool to see thanks for sharing those.

Title: Re: T-34 and Hetzer at FHC
Post by: Pongo on June 01, 2010, 10:28:59 AM

I saw another T34 film that had huge clouds of grey smoke to get it moving, glad that wasnt typical.

Title: Re: T-34 and Hetzer at FHC
Post by: 321BAR on June 01, 2010, 12:15:57 PM

 :O and functional Hetzer...you just made my day :aok

Title: Re: T-34 and Hetzer at FHC
Post by: Charge on June 01, 2010, 12:28:14 PM

"glad that wasnt typical"

I'm not so sure about that. I think that in cold climate the amount of smoke a tank emits can be staggering.

I've actually seen it happen. Once in army our signals group had a T72 tank crew in same tent and we had an oppotunity to observe the start up procedure in the morning. We were camped in a small valley and at the time they had the tank running the valley seemed full of white haze that the tank was emitting during start-up.

And why is that relevant:

Wiki: The basic T-72 is relatively underpowered, with a 780 hp (580 kW) supercharged version of the basic 500 hp (370 kW) V-12 diesel engine block originally designed for the WWII T-34.

 ;)

-C+

Title: Re: T-34 and Hetzer at FHC
Post by: Wedge1126 on June 01, 2010, 01:04:41 PM

I don't have a picture of it, but when the T-34 backed up to its original position, it let out a large cloud of smoke into the crowd.

Title: Re: T-34 and Hetzer at FHC
Post by: Pongo on June 01, 2010, 04:27:24 PM

Oh.
I did know that the T72 had an evolutionary engine from the T34. The other footage I saw basically smoked off a village road when it started.

Title: Re: T-34 and Hetzer at FHC
Post by: Wedge1126 on June 01, 2010, 08:48:52 PM

According to their facebook page, what they really fire is a mixture of black gun powder and flour.