[Cruver Collecter]

Nice selection of Japanese light tanks. Kind of a rare vehicle to see.

[Cavtanker]

Originally Posted by tank nut

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!!!

I'm here with a friend of mine who is Infantry. He knows just as much about tanks as I know about infantry stuff (what do you mean I have to walk?!?!!!!)

He looked at the King Tiger and asked me what would you have to do to destroy it? I told him an air attack on the top of it, or let it run out of gas and the crew abandons it.

[tank nut]

I see that they have a M 1 there from the gulf war, in fact they have the first second and right up to know covered very well.

[tank nut]

Originally Posted by Cavtanker

I'm here with a friend of mine who is Infantry. He knows just as much about tanks as I know about infantry stuff (what do you mean I have to walk?!?!!!!)

He looked at the King Tiger and asked me what would you have to do to destroy it? I told him an air attack on the top of it, or let it run out of gas and the crew abandons it.

Can you pic some of those poor guys seeing one of these for the frist time??? It would be holy run!!! At least the russians had the stalins and they could be on terms with them, untill the new 90 mm came into the ETO at the end of the war they were screwed !!!! The poor little stuart tank, they could have ran over it lol. Speaking of the 90 mm did they have any pershings there???

[Cruver Collecter]

Nice shots of the Marder. Really need to make a road trip to see this museum.

[tank nut]

Ya, i made on of those when I was a kid, and my love for M3's light tanks come from when I use to model them as well, and hey they are a cute looking tank !!!

[Shawn 507]

Originally Posted by Cruver Collecter

I need to plan a trip to see that museum. Really like the side shot of the Panther. Lots of nice pictures!!!!

Its actually the Panther II that was a runner until they decided it was too rare to ruin. I hate what the Army did to that King Tiger and the Tiger I on loan to Germany. Cutting them open like that is just wrong!

[Shawn 507]

Originally Posted by Cavtanker

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.

On the 4th of July they break some out for a small mock battle.

[Cruver Collecter]

Originally Posted by Shawn 507

Its actually the Panther II that was a runner until they decided it was too rare to ruin. I hate what the Army did to that King Tiger and the Tiger I on loan to Germany. Cutting them open like that is just wrong!

The cutaway was definitely not the thing to do with those pieces of history. Not like there are to many of those vehicles left in the first place, but to carve them up, not a good idea.

[tank nut]

Originally Posted by Shawn 507

Its actually the Panther II that was a runner until they decided it was too rare to ruin. I hate what the Army did to that King Tiger and the Tiger I on loan to Germany. Cutting them open like that is just wrong!

Ya that is a shame that they did that, it is neat to see inside but it sort of takes away form it, to bad they could not have found an old damaged one they could have done that too