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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #5760 on: 02-02-2013, 21:02:20 »

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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #5761 on: 02-02-2013, 22:02:49 »


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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #5762 on: 03-02-2013, 13:02:42 »

Canadian Leopard 2 in Afghanistan.
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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #5763 on: 03-02-2013, 14:02:05 »

Is this, what i think it is? Italian tankette L3/33 or its russian predessor? Where was this photo taken, afganistan?

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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #5764 on: 03-02-2013, 15:02:23 »
What would an italian tankette do in afghanistan? Italy didnt invade afghanistan right?  :P

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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #5765 on: 03-02-2013, 16:02:53 »
Nope, but Afghanistan still uses these Tankettes Italy exported their Carro Veloces to many countries, including Afghanistan.

The remains of an Italian Romeo Ro.37 biplane has also been founded by US forces in Afghanistan. That Ro.37 was restored and it's in display in a museum afaik.

I bet you can find tons of great and old equipment in Afghanistan's scrapyards.


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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #5766 on: 03-02-2013, 16:02:34 »
I'll be off to Afghanistan with the next plane then   ;D

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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #5767 on: 03-02-2013, 16:02:21 »
If i were you, i would wait about 20 years or something...




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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #5768 on: 03-02-2013, 17:02:39 »
Found info on it thanks to my friend in the army!

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That may be the same tankette we pulled out of the 1st SRG Corps Headquarters in 2003. Last I saw it, it was sitting at the BSA at Tikrit South Airfield in March of 2004. Since this fellow is in ACUs, it appears to have lasted at least another two years. Let's hope it ended up being preserved somewhere.

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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #5769 on: 03-02-2013, 23:02:12 »
Peruvian "Almirante Grau", one of the last Cruisers remaining.[/center]

OMG, nice, i didn't kno De Zeven Provinciën class ships were still in service  :o
I always loved their design, thank you for posting it


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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #5770 on: 03-02-2013, 23:02:01 »
I wish our navy had some cool ships but... blah. Ok, our coast isn't exactly the best for big ships.

Finnish Navy flagship minelayer Pohjanmaa arriving at Djibouti port, January 29, 2011. It took part to EU ATALANTA operation at Somalian waters.


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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #5771 on: 04-02-2013, 00:02:45 »
Unusual paint scheme on Pohjanmaa there.

Here's a summary of the Operation it took part in:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9qkyNOYCg0

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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #5772 on: 04-02-2013, 00:02:47 »
 In my opinion, the Finnish navy is well designed and staffed to do the work that the government has ordered them to fulfill.

 Sure they don't have nuclear subs but every ship in her fleet can punch well above its' weight and that is very important to a smaller country. It is much better to have ships that sail than it is to have trophies that end up in drydock or tied alongside due to a lack of funds.



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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #5773 on: 04-02-2013, 01:02:25 »
Let me inform you, that the Santísima Trinidad was sabotaged, how can a ship docked sink by itself?.


The opposition doesn't give a shit, Santísima Trinidad used to be the best destroyer in South America, veteran of the 1982 war, and they sabotaged it and blamed on the Government for "severe lack of funds". There is lack of funds, for sure, there are other priorities than giving your little boat some new missile system that fail when you most need it.. hm?, oh and after all, we ain't going to war..


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Re: Picture of the Day (Other eras)
« Reply #5774 on: 04-02-2013, 08:02:29 »
...how can a ship docked sink by itself?...

Ahem, speaking as a former sailor: a ship can sink a couple of ways while seemingly safely moored at a pier.

1. A sewage drainpipe (that is usually located at or about the waterline) could have had its' valve accidentally opened (there are LOTS of valves on a ship and most of them are only identified by a series of numbers and letters along with color coding) and then left unattended.
2. Seachest malfunction. A seachest is the mechanism located on the underside of a ship that sucks in seawater. This water is mostly used for sewage and firefighting.
3. Scupper valve failure

However, I know nothing of the events you speak of. Just sayin: poorly trained sailors can EASILY sink their own ship on accident.
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