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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #5580 on: 08-01-2013, 00:01:25 »
PIC

TAM is a very intresting family of tanks. the VCLC above is armed with 160mm or 350mm rockets.

I can agree with that. There are interesting models, and the tank itself was adapted to many other roles. But the tank itself is very outdated. As far as i know, the Argentine Gov is looking to upgrade our current fleet of TAMs with Israeli and German technology. The plans for modernization are changing the hydraulic system on the turrets for an electrical one, equipping the tank with a "Battle Management System" which apparently is a system the Merkava tanks use, adding thermals for driver, commander and gunner, upgrading the cannon so it doesn't overheat too quickly, all systems will be digitalized and a more powerfull Radio will be implemented. There are rumours that this Israeli company will also add a laser warning system. Elbit Systems will be in charge of the upgrading.



TAM VCA during exercises





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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #5581 on: 08-01-2013, 19:01:30 »


ARA Almirante Brown

I love the looks of this ship.
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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #5582 on: 08-01-2013, 20:01:12 »
Seeing this modern ship I remembered I have some ship pictures by myself, so I just thought I upload some pictures from my grandfather's time as captain of a minesweeper first and then commander of a whole mine sweeping squadron between late 50's and early 70's in the next days. The pictures were taken with my crappy mobile phone camera, as I discovered this stuff when I was at his place, not expecting such finds. Will digitalize them properly one day.

Attached a picture of one of the earlier minesweepers. Should be some class 320 ship, looks a bit different than the other ships of that type though and I'm not 100% sure right now, especially as it has a different gun mounted than the others. Picture was most likely taken from the minesweeper "Ulm".

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« Reply #5583 on: 09-01-2013, 16:01:25 »
Time for the next one.

Attached a picture of a "Schütze Class"-minesweeper with the sail training ship "Gorch Fock" in the background. The gun mounted on the minesweeper is a Bofors btw.

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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #5584 on: 09-01-2013, 18:01:14 »
Nice pictures, keep'em comming  ;D

Prinz Eugen his resting place after surviving 2 nuclear blasts. A small undetected leak, caused by one of the blasts made water come in for 5 months (leak wasn't detected because the ship was irradiated due to fallout) and eventually caused the Prinz Eugen to capsize and sink
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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #5585 on: 09-01-2013, 18:01:55 »
stupid americans


sinking so many awesome axis warships who would have been EPIC musuem pieces

Stupid british for scrapping there entire fleet exept one light cruiser and a destroyer and some subs.
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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #5586 on: 09-01-2013, 18:01:15 »
Sadly they didn't only do it to German ships... How many nice german tanks and airplanes got destroyed?
Or the nice jappanese I-400's...
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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #5587 on: 09-01-2013, 18:01:01 »
stupid bloody allies

I found a site with a BUNCH of epic M50 ontos photos!



2 of my favorite 'Nam vehicles. The M67 zippo (M48 Patton flamethrower tank) and the Ontos. USMC OCS, Quantico, VA circa 1965
Origenal size(1488x851)=
http://militarymashup.com/mmu_get_jpeg.php?09f1f8a148a7258fe6acc7ac94723d0bf
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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #5588 on: 09-01-2013, 18:01:06 »
I guess the impeding Cold War and financial concerns were deemed more important than preserving outdated historical artefacts...

Anyway, to stay on topic...
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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #5589 on: 09-01-2013, 18:01:59 »
Dat GTX boxer  ;D

Shame they will replace the Fuchs. i always loved the look of the fuchs
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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #5590 on: 09-01-2013, 18:01:50 »
Looks like something out of C&C.

(Silos needed!)

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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #5591 on: 09-01-2013, 18:01:35 »
Nice pictures, keep'em comming  ;D

Prinz Eugen his resting place after surviving 2 nuclear blasts. A small undetected leak, caused by one of the blasts made water come in for 5 months (leak wasn't detected because the ship was irradiated due to fallout) and eventually caused the Prinz Eugen to capsize and sink

Nice coincidence. My grandfather served on the Prinz Eugen, got pictures from that time too :P I might post them in the other thread if there is interest.

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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #5592 on: 09-01-2013, 19:01:27 »
Nice pictures, keep'em comming  ;D
http://img.posterlounge.de/images/wbig/michael-aw-overhead-of-prinz-eugen-wreck-62077.jpg
Prinz Eugen his resting place after surviving 2 nuclear blasts. A small undetected leak, caused by one of the blasts made water come in for 5 months (leak wasn't detected because the ship was irradiated due to fallout) and eventually caused the Prinz Eugen to capsize and sink

Nice coincidence. My grandfather served on the Prinz Eugen, got pictures from that time too :P I might post them in the other thread if there is interest.

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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #5593 on: 09-01-2013, 20:01:47 »
Can't wait to see more Prinz Eugen  :D
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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #5594 on: 09-01-2013, 20:01:39 »
2 bf109 e from jg 27 which is squadron of Hans Joachim Marseille most talented ace all the time

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