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Old 02-09-2008, 01:03 AM   # 11 Quick Link (permalink)
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Re: Patton Museum - Fort Knox, KY

That would make one heck of a good adult playground! (Ok kids too)
 

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Re: Patton Museum - Fort Knox, KY

ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm stuarts
 

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I believe they have days when you can get on the vehicles on static dispaly. They get a bunch of soldiers to stand as safetys and make sure no one falls off. I saw a Boy Scout troop do it in 2004.
 

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That would make one heck of a good adult playground! (Ok kids too)

KIds I would be worst then kids I would want to get inside everything lol
 

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Re: Patton Museum - Fort Knox, KY

And here's the vehicle that Patton died in:



And me and that King Tiger:

 

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Who is that ugly looking guy in front of that nice tiger 2 oh HI cav!! lol
 

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KIds I would be worst then kids I would want to get inside everything lol

Unfortunately, I don't think that is possible at this place. Climbing on, yes, but getting inside, no.

You won't bother thinking about getting inside anyways. You'll be too busy staring at the King Tiger. Seriously, you can probably spend 20 minutes just staring. There's no place in the museum where you can step back far enough and get a good pic of it because it is so big. But buddy was up against a wall and a LVT-2 to get that pic.

As a matter of fact, when you look at the frontal armor of the King Tiger, there are still pock marks from Sherman tank rounds hitting it.
 

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No wonder the sherman was no match, I can not get over the size of the thing, man I bet it is higher then a M 1!!
 

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No wonder the sherman was no match, I can not get over the size of the thing, man I bet it is higher then a M 1!!

Yes, it is taller than a M1.
 

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I bet that turret is almost as heavy as a light tank!!! The amout of metal in one of those is just mind blowing, I tell ya the germans knew how to make heavy tanks!!!
 

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