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Title: A trip to Bovington tank museum, April 2018
Post by: save on September 13, 2018, 05:32:51 AM: https://www.flickr.com/photos/59640312@N02/albums/72157693975935211 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/59640312@N02/albums/72157693975935211)

Some pictures from Bovington.
Title: Re: A trip to Bovington tank museum, April 2018
Post by: hgtonyvi on September 14, 2018, 12:47:09 AM: Not a fan of tanks but that sure is kool stuff man. :rock :rock
Title: Re: A trip to Bovington tank museum, April 2018
Post by: oakranger on September 14, 2018, 04:24:16 PM: Ever since playing WoT 3 years ago, I am starting to appreciate tanks and naming them. It would be nice if they had the Muse. Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: A trip to Bovington tank museum, April 2018
Post by: Oldman731 on September 14, 2018, 09:28:31 PM: Quote from: save on September 13, 2018, 05:32:51 AM
Some pictures from Bovington.

That is quite a collection, no doubt about it.

- oldman (nice photos, too!)
Title: Re: A trip to Bovington tank museum, April 2018
Post by: MiloMorai on September 15, 2018, 01:07:37 AM: Thanks for posting. :cheers:

Around 25:00 are WW2 tanks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1tJhOhozVA&feature=youtu.be
Title: Re: A trip to Bovington tank museum, April 2018
Post by: bozon on September 15, 2018, 12:18:14 PM: :aok
I liked the “you have to be at least my height if you want to get in my tank “ catron tank commander signs :)
Title: Re: A trip to Bovington tank museum, April 2018
Post by: Puma44 on September 16, 2018, 10:17:21 AM: Impressive! Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: A trip to Bovington tank museum, April 2018
Post by: Brooke on September 19, 2018, 03:06:29 AM: Excellent! Thank you for the pictures! :aok
Title: Re: A trip to Bovington tank museum, April 2018
Post by: ONTOS on September 22, 2018, 12:04:16 PM: Vert nice, love the tanks, Thanks for sharing. I believe the first successful tank was made by Renault. Could be wrong.
Title: Re: A trip to Bovington tank museum, April 2018
Post by: JOACH1M on September 25, 2018, 07:38:12 AM: Very nice! why do the king and jagdtiger have the grooves on the surface of the armor?
Title: Re: A trip to Bovington tank museum, April 2018
Post by: Oldman731 on September 25, 2018, 07:52:49 AM: Quote from: JOACH1M on September 25, 2018, 07:38:12 AM
Very nice! why do the king and jagdtiger have the grooves on the surface of the armor?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimmerit

- oldman
Title: Re: A trip to Bovington tank museum, April 2018
Post by: JOACH1M on September 25, 2018, 07:58:09 AM: Quote from: Oldman731 on September 25, 2018, 07:52:49 AM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimmerit

- oldman
Thank you, very interesting idea, but yet brilliant.
Title: Re: A trip to Bovington tank museum, April 2018
Post by: save on September 27, 2018, 05:31:58 AM: Well now so brilliant considering only German army used magnetic antitank mines during the period they applied Zimmerit on their tanks.

Quote from: JOACH1M on September 25, 2018, 07:58:09 AM
Thank you, very interesting idea, but yet brilliant.
Title: Re: A trip to Bovington tank museum, April 2018
Post by: JOACH1M on October 02, 2018, 11:17:09 AM: Quote from: save on September 27, 2018, 05:31:58 AM
Well now so brilliant considering only German army used magnetic antitank mines during the period they applied Zimmerit on their tanks.
But if the Allies ever adopted the idea they would have already been protected.
Title: Re: A trip to Bovington tank museum, April 2018
Post by: Chalenge on October 08, 2018, 09:40:33 PM: I met the Mighty Jingles there and a few other locals. It's a great place to record tanks. The show just keeps getting better!