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Title: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: 9.Pz-Div. Günther on 06-01-2010, 23:01:01
Ugliest:

(http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/can/Can-Churchill1-CampBorden-1989-DennisBerkin.jpg)

Why? Because it looks like an upgraded WW1 tank. Those were hideous, lumpy and everything's out of proportion. With the size of the Churchill the gun itself looks like a 7 year old's d*ck on an obese old man (tank). Heh, almost like Churchill himself.. It's typically something for the English to make, why can't they produce something beautiful, practical and powerful for a change? Except the Crusader, which looks kinda slick.

Most beautiful:

(http://www.craftyspot.co.uk/images/PantherTankColor.jpg)

The Panther, ofcourse! Look at that sexy sloped armour, perfect proportions, I especially like how the frontal slope is symmetric with the back, also sloped. It's that hot German blonde on high heels. Only with a very, very powerful gun. With a muzzle ofcourse. Have you ever seen a Panther that didn't have georgious camo? And the sound.. oh the sound makes me wanna come.. and kick some allied ass with that tank! No tank was more perfect and beautiful than the Panther, precisely like the animal itself, they hit it spot on, it's g'dang predator.

Post yours. :)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 06-01-2010, 23:01:15
My favorite tank is T-34/76 (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/T34_2.jpg). It is both ugly as all hell but yet so beautiful.
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Post by: Tolga<3 on 06-01-2010, 23:01:24
Dont lynch me.. But I think all WWII tanks are ugly IM SORRY :(

*Runs Away

*Trips :D
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Post by: Josh094 on 06-01-2010, 23:01:05
Ugliest:
(http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/can/Can-Churchill1-CampBorden-1989-DennisBerkin.jpg)

TA0 won't be best pleased ;D
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: luftwaffe.be on 06-01-2010, 23:01:19
I think a TOG2 is worse then a churchill, much worse ...

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/TOG2_Tank_Bovington.jpg/800px-TOG2_Tank_Bovington.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Eat Uranium on 06-01-2010, 23:01:54
Ugliest:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/17/Vickers_Light_Tank_Mark_VI.jpg)
Vickers Light Tank Mk VI

Beautiful:
(http://www.ww2incolor.com/d/218575-2/P6170001)
PzKpfw 38(t)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: flyboy_fx on 06-01-2010, 23:01:20
WW1 version of the churchill!  :P
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Post by: Torenico on 06-01-2010, 23:01:17
Ugliest FCM 2C. One Example built afaik, found by the germans in a railroad.

(http://ww2drawings.jexiste.fr/Images/1-Vehicles(bis)/France/03-HeavyTanks/FCM-2C/p1.jpg)


Sexiest

Carro Armato M13/40

(http://www.wwiivehicles.com/italy/tanks-medium/m13-40/m13-40-north-africa-01.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Stefan1990 on 06-01-2010, 23:01:55
(http://blog-imgs-13.fc2.com/w/b/m/wbmuse/T-35_1.jpg)

(http://images.bf-games.net/news/2009/10/9282_3.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: 9.Pz-Div. Günther on 06-01-2010, 23:01:17
Ugliest:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/17/Vickers_Light_Tank_Mark_VI.jpg)
Vickers Light Tank Mk VI

Oh god no, yeah I hate that thing! It looks like that alien baby that ripped out of that woman's body in the movie 'Alien', all screaming and twisting in its uglyness. Not to mention, it is dreadfully weak too. But hey, it DOES have sloping armour!

(http://blog-imgs-13.fc2.com/w/b/m/wbmuse/T-35_1.jpg)

(http://images.bf-games.net/news/2009/10/9282_3.jpg)

So what's your most beautiful tank? :P
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Josh094 on 06-01-2010, 23:01:05
UGLIEST

(http://pics.livejournal.com/mind_abuse_lj/pic/0002t2x5)

The T31 demolition tank. Only its mother could love it. I mean SERIOUSLY what was the designer thinking? "Right what were gonna do is tank this the sherman, you know, the tank that looks like a chubby 8-year-old packed for his first day of school and make it even more lumpy and tall and unbalanced a FUCK UGLY! :)


BEAUTIFUL

(http://www.peachmountain.com/Narayan/images/2005_Saumur/Luchs_Lynx_Light_Tank_01.jpg)

It was hard, so I just chose one of my favorite tanks of all time.  8)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Thorondor123 on 06-01-2010, 23:01:04
Interesting. I, for one, think that both of those tanks (Infantry Tank Mk. IV And Panzer V) look very good.

If we are allowed to post assault guns, I'd like to mention the Ps. 531 aka StuG 40 Ausf. G with Finnish modifications. It's small, cute and effective.
(http://www.andreaslarka.net/ps531018/2009_53101804.jpg)

Least attractive tank... hmm. I have to say Sherman II. It's just so.. tall and round. You should see it in real life to completely understand. :p


Special nomination for being damn nice looking tank goes to the German E-100 Ausf. B. This is of course purely speculative construction, but it's just so awesome:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/Thorondor123/malleja/002.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/Thorondor123/malleja/005.jpg
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: VonMudra on 06-01-2010, 23:01:54
Ugly:

(http://www.lonesentry.com/articles/jp_fttank/jp_ft_tank_flamethrower_wwii_ww2_japanese.jpg)

Japanese Flamethrower tank

Most beautiful:

(http://www.dvsm.org/Images/Amps/AMPS-PantherG-2.jpg)

Panther G, no questions
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Josh094 on 06-01-2010, 23:01:25
Ugly:

(http://www.lonesentry.com/articles/jp_fttank/jp_ft_tank_flamethrower_wwii_ww2_japanese.jpg)

Japanese Flamethrower tank


 Holy Shit Cakes, that looks like some sort of Jigsaw trap from SAW
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Torenico on 06-01-2010, 23:01:10
More like a diabolic tank ready to open his mouth and eat enemy soldier..





And can be knocked out by Rifle Fire, just like any Japanese tank :D
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: hOMEr_jAy on 06-01-2010, 23:01:36
King Tiger with Porsche turret looks pretty:
(http://www.mopuk.de/grossbild/Trumpeter:_00907_K_nigstiger,_Sd.Kfz.182_King_Tiger_Porsche_Turret____tru00907.jpg)

Also the Stug 3G late, with Schürzen and Saukopfblende is sexy:
(http://www.panzer-modell.de/referenz/in_detail/stug3g/SturmgeschuetzIII.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Josh094 on 06-01-2010, 23:01:36
(http://www.panzer-modell.de/referenz/in_detail/stug3g/SturmgeschuetzIII.jpg)

That's practically pornography. Thats in breech of forum rules.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Desertfox on 06-01-2010, 23:01:39
I like the Panzer III(http://modelartanddesign.com/USERIMAGES/PANZER-3.JPG)
and this pic
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: 9.Pz-Div. Günther on 06-01-2010, 23:01:04
Is that a PanzerI? It's so cute! I wish it had cheecks so I could pinch it.

That Japanese tank indeed looks.. scary. You'd think its blades would start spinning and the tank just drive towards your position to literally shred its enemies apart. That'd be bloody and scary. It does look like some sort of construction/demolition machinery attached.

Don't forget to post your UGLIEST tank guys ;) And ofcourse, assaults guns and self-propelled guns, etc. are candidates too. :)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Josh094 on 06-01-2010, 23:01:00
Is that a PanzerI?

If you were refering to my pretty, nope its a Panzer II "Luchs"
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: VonMudra on 06-01-2010, 23:01:59
I think he means that pic from Desertfox?  If so, that's an early type Panzer 3 with internal mantlet...and a bad drawing, because it is leaving out the non-moveable coax mg.


And on the jap tank, IIRC, it was amphibious, with the blade looking things mean to push out/cut/something barbed wire.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: 9.Pz-Div. Günther on 06-01-2010, 23:01:27
Is that a PanzerI?

If you were refering to my pretty, nope its a Panzer II "Luchs"

Yeah I meant that one. Panzer II you say.. still looks more like its predecessor. ;)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Thorondor123 on 06-01-2010, 23:01:11
I:
http://legionarybooks.net/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/Panzer_1.298174742_std.png

II:
http://www.militaryimages.net/photopost/data/818/pz2c_panzer_ii_ausf_c_7_of_8.jpg

II Luchs:
http://worldwartwozone.com/photopost/data/500/medium/luchs.jpg

:P
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Josh094 on 06-01-2010, 23:01:12
Is that a PanzerI?

If you were refering to my pretty, nope its a Panzer II "Luchs"

Yeah I meant that one. Panzer II you say.. still looks more like its predecessor. ;)

Really?

Panzer I
(http://www.johnsmilitaryhistory.com/armor_pz1.jpg)

Panzer II "Luchs"
(http://worldwartwozone.com/photopost/data/500/medium/luchs.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: 9.Pz-Div. Günther on 07-01-2010, 00:01:35
Yeah, really!
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Yustax on 07-01-2010, 00:01:28
Although technically not a tank; its still beautiful in my eyes. The Jagdpanther.

(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c49/Yustax/jagdpanther_01790x527-1.jpg)

But my favorite and most beautiful love its the Tiger I.

(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c49/Yustax/3ss44.jpg)

Followed by the Hetzer.

(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c49/Yustax/eduard-hetzerlate.jpg)

And then the Stug :D

(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c49/Yustax/PICT0033.jpg)

Most fugliest tank in existance for me is the french Char 2c tank.

(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c49/Yustax/Char2Cpainting8.jpg)


Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: 9.Pz-Div. Günther on 07-01-2010, 00:01:45
That does make me vomit. I'd like to see the Hetzer ingame I've fallen in love with that cuty.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Josh094 on 07-01-2010, 00:01:08
Am I the only person who finds the T31 repulsive?
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: VonMudra on 07-01-2010, 00:01:41
Oh hell no, that thing is ugly as sin too....
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Cory the Otter on 07-01-2010, 00:01:57
unfamiliar with the t-31, sorry. anyone got pics?
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Josh094 on 07-01-2010, 00:01:07
unfamiliar with the t-31, sorry. anyone got pics?

UGLIEST
(http://pics.livejournal.com/mind_abuse_lj/pic/0002t2x5)
The T31 demolition tank.

Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Yustax on 07-01-2010, 00:01:17
unfamiliar with the t-31, sorry. anyone got pics?

UGLIEST
(http://pics.livejournal.com/mind_abuse_lj/pic/0002t2x5)
The T31 demolition tank.



(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c49/Yustax/vomit.jpg)
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Post by: Cory the Otter on 07-01-2010, 01:01:51
what? damn, that's nice!  My mistress to the Panther (open relationship)
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Post by: Rawhide on 07-01-2010, 01:01:46
Most beautiful

(http://www.axishistory.com/fileadmin/user_upload/p/panzer4-pzreg29-east1944.jpg)

And not so beautiful

(http://www.tridentmilitary.com/New-Photos8/Japanese-type-97-tank.jpg)

Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Oddball on 07-01-2010, 01:01:28
Well, I must rise against this German Bias...  ::)
Sexiest...M5 Stuart
(http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac324/Oddball_8/M5Stuart.jpg)
Beastliest...T-28 Heavy Tank
(http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac324/Oddball_8/T-28-1.jpg)
Ugliest...Maus
(http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac324/Oddball_8/maus_camouflage_paint.jpg)
 ;D
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Post by: Rawhide on 07-01-2010, 01:01:14
Sexiest...

I got your back on that one almost, it was either that one or the Pz IV for me.
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Post by: Oddball on 07-01-2010, 01:01:04
^ Yeah. I just like that way it looks...form, design..size...and so on.
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Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 07-01-2010, 01:01:02
Da best

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/Cromwell-latrun-2.jpg)

Da worst

(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c49/Yustax/jagdpanther_01790x527-1.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Yustax on 07-01-2010, 02:01:31
Da best

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/Cromwell-latrun-2.jpg)

Da worst

(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c49/Yustax/jagdpanther_01790x527-1.jpg)

WHAT?!?!?!?!

You think that a Jagdpanther cannot destroy the puny Comet over and over? Your sir just awakened the german bias in me.

Also resize the Comet picture, the page just got out of proportion.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 07-01-2010, 02:01:03
That's a Cromwell tank, is it not?  Anyway, I couldn't care less if that thing could destroy anything, it's a tank destroyer, that's what it's for.  It is slopey and overweight.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: VonMudra on 07-01-2010, 02:01:45
Actually CPS, it was a rather fast tank, so it wasn't some overweight behemoth like the Jagdtiger :P
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Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 07-01-2010, 02:01:43
Well it's gross and it sucks and I bet it has no friends.
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Post by: Torenico on 07-01-2010, 02:01:08
Comet > Everything on its way
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Post by: Yustax on 07-01-2010, 02:01:05
That's a Cromwell tank, is it not?  Anyway, I couldn't care less if that thing could destroy anything, it's a tank destroyer, that's what it's for.  It is slopey and overweight.

No thats not a Cromwell its a Comet tank used in the late 1945; more or less it was like the Tiger of the brits. The Jagdpanther is a tank destroyed that was made in the chassis of the Panther and have the gun of the Tiger II (Pak 43). This is by far the most useful and best tank destroyer in the war; this baby have a good speed and weight ratio. And it was quite fast at 50 km/h for the time. Also 100 mm of armor, then slopped meaning it got around 160mm of armor, maybe more. Plust just look at it, its beautiful and the engine sound is just lovely.
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Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 07-01-2010, 02:01:27
Christ I swore it was a Cromwell, unless Google lied to me and he's my bud so he wouldn't do that, we tight.

And I don't care if it's fast it is lame and dumb.
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Post by: Eat Uranium on 07-01-2010, 02:01:05
Nope, that is definitly a cromwell.  Comets have return rollers for the tracks.

Anyways, since its going this way: Centurion > all German armour
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 07-01-2010, 02:01:34
Go to Bahamas fools.



Too hot can't run.

Also, yeah!  Cromwell!  Tank stuff!
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: el Garstico on 07-01-2010, 02:01:14
someone should start a topic like this only with planes.

btw Most Beautifu is jagdpanzer IV (70)
(http://www.modellversium.de/kit/bilder/0/5/3/3053-31383.jpg)

and Ugliest is one of these shity japanese tanks, the ha-go

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/Japanese_type_95_3.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Oddball on 07-01-2010, 02:01:27
Can you please make your pictures bigger, I can't see them...  ::)
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Post by: Desertfox on 07-01-2010, 02:01:11
someone should start a topic like this only with planes.

btw Most Beautifu is jagdpanzer IV (70)
(http://www.modellversium.de/kit/bilder/0/5/3/3053-31383.jpg)

and Ugliest is one of these shity japanese tanks, the ha-go


I like Japanese tanks >:(
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Yustax on 07-01-2010, 02:01:42

I like Japanese tanks >:(

And I hate them, too small, too out dated; even a Sherman Tommy Cooker is better.

Yeah good because our race is on, prepared to be crushed.  Everybody go back on topic now if you would like.


YOU STARTED IT!!!! Not me...
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Post by: Tim270 on 07-01-2010, 03:01:13
Crusader with a huge dust trail behind it storming through the desert.

(http://home.comcast.net/~model_tanks3/Crusader_III_1.jpg)

Not quite a tank

(http://www.itzproductions.com/images/Model_Photos/RSO_PAK40/RSO_PAK40_11.jpg)

Generally any 'underdog' tanks I tend to look the like of or tanks that look terribly under-armoured :p


And maybe early shermans for ugliest?  
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Post by: Neighbor Kid on 07-01-2010, 03:01:52
(http://i45.tinypic.com/25g9abt.jpg) 76mm jumbo FTW

The Sex

(http://i46.tinypic.com/35858gp.jpg)

one of the most Horrendous tanks ever.. this is just below the Hago and Chiha both Horrifyingly ugly tanks.. i hate jap tanks and Italian tanks.
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Post by: Torenico on 07-01-2010, 03:01:53
^ This guy.

You hate what we love.

French-Japanese-Italian tanks..

You are so wrong :/

 :P
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Post by: Cory the Otter on 07-01-2010, 03:01:14
cant stand jap tanks
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Yustax on 07-01-2010, 04:01:59
^ This guy.

You hate what we love.

French-Japanese-Italian tanks..

You are so wrong :/

 :P

No its only you; I hate french, japanese and italian tanks all together. Only the americans, british, russians and germans got pretty cool toys to play with.
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Post by: Desertfox on 07-01-2010, 04:01:52
cant stand jap tanks
that's evil >:( Japanese tanks are nice, and they used diesel
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Post by: Yustax on 07-01-2010, 04:01:32
that's evil >:( Japanese tanks are nice, and they used diesel

Thats why they burned so nice.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Zoologic on 07-01-2010, 06:01:58
I found every German tanks pretty standard. Their design are all plain, and very well matching the exact proportion about my imagination of "how a tank should look like". The most balanced aspect in the design for me is Panther tank, especially the Ausf.G model. It has the most "tank look" of all WW2 vehicles IMO. Tiger I is too plain, too overrated, but it stands clear as a "tank look" standard. So does other country's tank that match this proportion, for example Cromwell tank and Crusader III or Russian T-34s (somehow i don't like model 42's turret shape, the 39's mod is good, and the best is T-34-85). I think it would look more proportional if T-34's turret placed a bit rearward.

The most ugly looking of all panzers for me is Panzer III, it is too plain, too wide for its proportion, looks like a short obese guy that is out of balance. It has a kind of "boring charm" for me. I rarely take them when playing FH2.

The most beautiful? I think Jagdpanther is cool, it has big slope armor, makes it look slick, and forward firing MGs! One of the most task-balanced cannon-carrying vehicle of WW2 IMO.

The ugliest? Apart from all the funnies (modified tank hulls), specialized vehicles, and tank concepts... the ugliest tank that is generally deployed in service is Char B-1 bis. That tank has a cartoon-ish look and its thick armor can be observed from its looks. It looks like that it is a design from another dimension or planet. If i were facing this tank, i would have smirked because they look more like a toy than a fearsome battle machine. Make no mistake, I do know that in the early war, even the Germans feared these tanks for their armor thickness. But i judge it here only by its looks.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Tedacious on 07-01-2010, 06:01:10
I found every German tanks pretty standard. Their design are all plain, and very well matching the exact proportion about my imagination of "how a tank should look like". The most balanced aspect in the design for me is Panther tank, especially the Ausf.G model. It has the most "tank look" of all WW2 vehicles IMO.
That's what I've always thought!
That's why it is my favourite tank
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Forlorn_Hope on 07-01-2010, 06:01:40
Good thing nobody had mentioned this tank before, because it certainly beats all of yours  ;D 8) :P

(http://www.wwiivehicles.com/usa/tanks-light/m24-light-tank-chaffee/m24-light-tank-chaffee-16.png)

The M24 Chaffee isn't going to take out the panther or the tiger, but it sure looks more awesome.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Yustax on 07-01-2010, 06:01:24
Good thing nobody had mentioned this tank before, because it certainly beats all of yours  ;D 8) :P

(http://www.wwiivehicles.com/usa/tanks-light/m24-light-tank-chaffee/m24-light-tank-chaffee-16.png)

The M24 Chaffee isn't going to take out the panther or the tiger, but it sure looks more awesome.

This is why I would bring my Panzershreck then make a barbecue for everyone.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Kading on 07-01-2010, 06:01:50
NK-101, holy shit-balls! teh 53)(
(http://cll.hemmings.com/uimage/1349271-450-337.jpg)

Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Alakazou on 07-01-2010, 07:01:22
Good thing nobody had mentioned this tank before, because it certainly beats all of yours  ;D 8) :P

(http://www.wwiivehicles.com/usa/tanks-light/m24-light-tank-chaffee/m24-light-tank-chaffee-16.png)

The M24 Chaffee isn't going to take out the panther or the tiger, but it sure looks more awesome.

This is why I would bring my Panzershreck then make a barbecue for everyone.
Enough with your damn nationalism of the past... German lost the war... there tank, there weapons was not enough great against allied stuff. Yeah right they made some stuff really badass like panther... but one thing we can learn about war is technology will not give victory...

And your grandaddy was a               in an SS divison... they were son of a   who help hitler evil plan. Damned revisionnist...

PS: Sorry, I don't want to change the subject of this topic.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Yustax on 07-01-2010, 07:01:32
NK-101, holy shit-balls! teh 53)(
(http://cll.hemmings.com/uimage/1349271-450-337.jpg)



What the hell is that?
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Torenico on 07-01-2010, 07:01:47
Thats a Alkett-Raumgerat

Some kind of Miner Roller, never saw service.

Spend all of its life on Kummersdorf, were it was found by the Soviet forces.

The High Command ordered the project to be stopped, too outdated/Slow for 1944 and it was left there.

The soviet forces placed it in Kubinka, after some trials.

I think the, thing, had a extra wheel on its back, but it seems that, its not there..

Still, a very unique piece of history!
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: VonMudra on 07-01-2010, 08:01:21
From what I know, it was meant to be a high speed recon vehicle....
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Fuchs on 07-01-2010, 08:01:06
I love the looks of French tanks, they look amazing. I can't really think of an ugly tank. I can of strange tanks.

T10 Mine Exploder for example, I laughed so hard when I first saw it some years ago.

(http://ww2photo.mimerswell.com/tanks/usa/med/m4/03887.jpg)


Nope, that is definitly a cromwell.  Comets have return rollers for the tracks.

Anyways, since its going this way: Centurion > all German armour
It is nor a Comet, nor a Cromwell, nor a Charioteer. I think it's some Israeli conversion they did themselves, not sure. Anyway, about the return rollers, there where Comets without return rollers  ;) Early versions.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Torenico on 07-01-2010, 09:01:31
I love the looks of French tanks, they look amazing. I can't really think of an ugly tank. I can of strange tanks.


So you are with me? nice,  i really like the Somua
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Stonechater on 07-01-2010, 11:01:00
I love the looks of French tanks, they look amazing. I can't really think of an ugly tank. I can of strange tanks.

T10 Mine Exploder for example, I laughed so hard when I first saw it some years ago.

(http://ww2photo.mimerswell.com/tanks/usa/med/m4/03887.jpg)


Nope, that is definitly a cromwell.  Comets have return rollers for the tracks.

Anyways, since its going this way: Centurion > all German armour

It is nor a Comet, nor a Cromwell, nor a Charioteer. I think it's some Israeli conversion they did themselves, not sure. Anyway, about the return rollers, there where Comets without return rollers  ;) Early versions.

Looks like a reindeer walking on ice LOL  ;D


Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: sn00x on 07-01-2010, 12:01:29
Ugliest:
i find allied tanks.. less pretty

Beautifull:

PanzerKampfWagen II Aufs L "Luchs"
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Yustax on 07-01-2010, 13:01:29

Enough with your damn nationalism of the past... German lost the war... there tank, there weapons was not enough great against allied stuff. Yeah right they made some stuff really badass like panther... but one thing we can learn about war is technology will not give victory...

And your grandaddy was a in an SS divison... they were son of a   who help hitler evil plan. Damned revisionnist...

PS: Sorry, I don't want to change the subject of this topic.

Oh so we retort to this type of problems around here. So? My grand father was just a MG42 machine gunner that fought in the Eastern Front, the Ardennes and in so more parts of Europe. Did he help Hitler's evil plans? No...Did he commit war crimes? No...he was just a soldier doing his duty for his coutry. Just to making that clear; my earlier comment was just a joke.

You can continue with the topic now.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Josh094 on 07-01-2010, 15:01:52
Nope, that is definitly a cromwell.  Comets have return rollers for the tracks.
Anyways, since its going this way: Centurion > all German armour
It is nor a Comet, nor a Cromwell, nor a Charioteer. I think it's some Israeli conversion they did themselves, not sure. Anyway, about the return rollers, there where Comets without return rollers  ;) Early versions.

It is some modified cromwell, alot of the tanks at that Israeli museum look odd. But Eat Uranium is right. The comets had return rollers, a different shaped turret and a new shape gun mantlet.

**EDIT** Just did some searching and aparently its just been fitted with a dummy gun. It is a cromwell.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Seth_Soldier on 07-01-2010, 15:01:12

Enough with your damn nationalism of the past... German lost the war... there tank, there weapons was not enough great against allied stuff. Yeah right they made some stuff really badass like panther... but one thing we can learn about war is technology will not give victory...

And your grandaddy was a in an SS divison... they were son of a   who help hitler evil plan. Damned revisionnist...

PS: Sorry, I don't want to change the subject of this topic.

Oh so we retort to this type of problems around here. So? My grand father was just a MG42 machine gunner that fought in the Eastern Front, the Ardennes and in so more parts of Europe. Did he help Hitler's evil plans? No...Did he commit war crimes? No...he was just a soldier doing his duty for his coutry. Just to making that clear; my earlier comment was just a joke.

You can continue with the topic now.

OffT:
Joining the ss das reich isn't a meaningless choice(except for the forced enlist)
Waffen SS aren't soldier, they are milician of the nsdap.
You don't need to have your nsdap card but you fought for the ideology. You joined in by opportunism or by ideology.

He didn't commit war crimes but he did help or was nazi.
In time of peace, the waffen ss role was to crush any german/occupied people revolt(not all the german was nazi and this is the reason why the power need waffen ss as super policemen to crush revolt, things police can't do ) or army revolt.
In time of war, the waffen ss fought for the army (they weren't in the army), borrowed by the nsdap.

Sure, the army was pro-nazi (ss prefered the army compared to the waffenss ...) and has commited crimes, but it was 12 millions of enlist men (or 18 i don't remember, but with that number you can easily found criminal in it) compared to 400 000 german volunteers (i don't remember the exact number or german native) + nazi foreign nationalists craps fighting for the nsdap first.

I certainly can't reduce this very complex subject in 3 paragraphs, but what is sure is that the waffen ss aren't "soldier" like the other and weren't fighting for their "vaterland". This crappy idea is an other great idea of the post war nazi to give them a new virginity.

Perhaps alakazou shouldn't have been so picky. But your answer smells bad imo.

PS: oh yeah i'm a little bit off, but let's say that after what i experience at filefront forum, i'm taking this subject seriously.


OnT:

the ugliest:
any rushed tank like the arl44
(http://www.chars-francais.net/new/images/stories/galery/1945_arl44/arl44%20815427.jpg)

the most beautifull:
perhaps the amd201 because of his modern design
(http://www.chars-francais.net/new/images/stories/photos/p201_01.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Paasky on 07-01-2010, 15:01:40
Pretty:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/IS3.jpg)
So rugged & russian. It can FUCK YOU UP while looking like it'll fall apart at any moment.

Runner up:
(http://valkiria.net/uploads/pic/historia/wwii/uzb/brittanks/matilda1/matilda_mk1_2.jpg)
My true love, I could play counterattack-1940 all day tank camping for that & cruising around.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ugly:
(http://armasheddon.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/german_panzer4_tank_panzer_iv_mark_iv.jpg)
It was a close tie between this & the Sherman. Both just look so generic.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Cin3k33 on 07-01-2010, 16:01:50
Wooho!

Armors are like women. Fastiest and prettiest are the best. Long barrel is like long legs, tracks are like shoes, I prefer hells, no wide tracks! They should have round shapes and shouldn`t have thick armor ;).

Prettiest:
(http://www.erniestreasures.com/hellcat/hellcat3.jpg)
I just love it :-* I have wet dreams when i dream about it.

Ugliest:
(http://panzerwaffe.pl/chudym/pzkpfw_iv/pz4_65ed.jpg)
It is just ugly big berta.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Nerdsturm on 07-01-2010, 16:01:04
Not really a tank, but it sure is ugly:
(http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/7312/gesh2.png) (http://img51.imageshack.us/i/gesh2.png/)

Beautiful:
(http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/8880/tig2v.png)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Graf_Radetzky(CZ) on 07-01-2010, 17:01:33
Mine:
ugliest is Neubaufahrzeug NbFzA and T-35
(http://www.military.cz/panzer/tanks/germany/neubau/image/neubaufahrzeug_3.jpg)
(http://www.allempires.net/uploads/2255/t35.jpg)

sexiest are LT 38 -Pz 38 (t) and Panther
(http://www.achtungpanzer.com/images/lt38_38.jpg)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/PantherTankColor.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 07-01-2010, 17:01:07
Ugliest, and the worst vehicle germans ever made IMO, the Jagdtiger.

Semi-beautiful: Crusader.

Beautiful: StuG.

The winner: Panther.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Yustax on 07-01-2010, 17:01:51
Ugliest, and the worst vehicle germans ever made IMO, the Jagdtiger.

Semi-beautiful: Crusader.

Beautiful: StuG.

The winner: Panther.

Yeah worst tank is the Jagdtiger. And the Stug is like the Cadillac of the tanks, next to the precious Hetzer. Panther is the for me the best tank in the war, followed by the Panzer IV.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: A-tree on 07-01-2010, 17:01:56
Dont lynch me.. But I think all WWII tanks are ugly IM SORRY :(

*Runs Away

*Trips :D
I agree, tanks are ugly.
Planes on the other hand.
(http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h199/A-tree/spitfire-mk-i.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Yustax on 07-01-2010, 17:01:26

I agree, tanks are ugly.
Planes on the other hand.
(http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h199/A-tree/spitfire-mk-i.jpg)

Dont make me post pics about the awesomeness of the Focke Wulf.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Heinrich (Mr.Uniwersum_GER) on 07-01-2010, 18:01:11
beautiful:
(http://i46.tinypic.com/140m2jk.jpg)




most ugliest, in german I call it Büchse ;) : (http://i45.tinypic.com/rqy8aw.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: granpa_jo on 07-01-2010, 18:01:41

Fugly
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/KW-2_1940.jpg)


Sexy:

(http://www.alanhamby.com/Gallery/tiger.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Yustax on 07-01-2010, 18:01:58

Fugly
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/KW-2_1940.jpg)


Sexy:

(http://www.alanhamby.com/Gallery/tiger.jpg)

Tiger is always a fearsome and might tank.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: THeTA0123 on 07-01-2010, 18:01:07
Ugliest:
(http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/can/Can-Churchill1-CampBorden-1989-DennisBerkin.jpg)

TA0 won't be best pleased ;D
(http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/3442/ragefuu.jpg)
FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

Ugliest=Type 89 I-GO

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Type-89-Aberdeen.0003cg4s.jpg)

Looks awefull. It looks like a world war 1 tank designed in the mid 30's

Most EPIC AWESOME BEAUTIFULL LOVELY TANK=Churchill Tank MK III to later

(http://www.omgmod.org/wiki/images/2/2f/ChurchillTank.jpg)

Its because the churchill does not totally looks like a WW1 tank. It looks like an awesome tank wich can take hits. And thats what it did. The early versions withstood 88MM Shells and 75MM shells for frak sake! And When the Panther came to the fields, suddenly a new version has arrived=154MM frontal armor! Despite the Firepower issue that was never adressed(75MM gun <.<) it did its job. It was used in DOZENS of usefull and effective variants, it could drive even the most Crappiest of terrain. It could climb hills untill their was no tomorow, and it has an epic variant wich fire's sweet 290MM Spigot Mortars to a range of 150Meter wich even frakking blows up tigers

Sexiest=M18 Hellcat   it is a bloody BLASPHEMY that the M18 is STILL not included in FH2
(http://pagesperso-orange.fr/histoire-militaire/infanterie/M18Hellcat_1.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Paasky on 07-01-2010, 19:01:40
Ugliest=Type 89 I-GO
Was that the one made by Apple?
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Ciupita on 07-01-2010, 19:01:13
Yea, the ugliest must be Vickers Mark IV (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Puckapunyal-Vickers-Light-MkVIA-2.jpg/788px-Puckapunyal-Vickers-Light-MkVIA-2.jpg)

and Panzer II is cute :)
(http://hsfeatures.com/images/pziijsp_1.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Kelmola on 07-01-2010, 19:01:36
Let me correct their weapons weren't good enough against MIGHTY SOVIET UNION. Other allies were just some little fly farts. Russians were the ones that won the war they are the ones you should thank for winning, too much Hollywood now days.
I would be interested to see what the result would have been without the support from the US. Steel, other raw materials, fuel, lubricants, machines, complete factories, clothes, shoes, food... not to mention 2,000 locomotives, 11,000 rail cars, 18,700 aircraft, enough trucks that by the fall of Berlin 2/3 of Red Army trucks were still US-made, etc. 4,000 M4 Shermans, 1,300 M3 Lees, 1,700 M3 Stuarts might seem small numbers but were delivered at the most critical stage when T-34 production was still gearing up.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Josh094 on 07-01-2010, 19:01:50
Yea, the ugliest must be Vickers Mark IV (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Puckapunyal-Vickers-Light-MkVIA-2.jpg/788px-Puckapunyal-Vickers-Light-MkVIA-2.jpg)

and Panzer II is cute :)
(http://hsfeatures.com/images/pziijsp_1.jpg)

That's an ausf J, only about 20 of those were made, make it easy for us and say the ausf L "Luchs" its almost the same thing ;D

(http://www.thebarrelstore.com/Model%20Gallery/LuchsDJ-2.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Kading on 07-01-2010, 19:01:46
ima wholeheartedly disagree with the Vickers being an ugly tank. i always thought it had a nice look to it, in an rugged, sporty kinda way. like the old land rovers that you can see in any movie that involves a safari. im taking a stand! dont pick on my little vickers!!
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Rataxes on 07-01-2010, 19:01:32
ima wholeheartedly disagree with the Vickers being an ugly tank. i always thought it had a nice look to it, in an rugged, sporty kinda way. like the old land rovers that you can see in any movie that involves a safari. im taking a stand! dont pick on my little vickers!!

You can't call that pile of scrap metal sporty, my bicycle is more sporty.

Hawt:
(http://www.bigscalemodels.com/tanks/t34-85/t34_1944858_tank.jpg)

ugly
(http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/spain/Spa-T26.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Thorondor123 on 07-01-2010, 21:01:29
Seriously people, you don't have to quote every single picture. Just break the [img] code or something before hitting the post button. 
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 07-01-2010, 23:01:20
What the fuck...
/me gets the scythe and starts cutting heads.

Im the grim-fuckin' reaper!


EDIT after cleanup... aaahhhh fresh! Mmmmm, the smell of blood...
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Torenico on 08-01-2010, 00:01:44
U guys are all wrong.

This "Maresal" or some kind of Romanian Tank Destroyer, well, its horrible, and the Germans based the Hetzer over this thing.

(http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/romania/Rom-Mar2.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Cory the Otter on 08-01-2010, 00:01:22
U guys are all wrong.

This "Maresal" or some kind of Romanian Tank Destroyer, well, its horrible, and the Germans based the Hetzer over this thing.

[img]http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/romania/Rom-Mar2.jpg[/img


can you get a better photo of this...?  it just looks like a blob from that angle
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Torenico on 08-01-2010, 00:01:44
No.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Cory the Otter on 08-01-2010, 00:01:59
 i meant from a better angle
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: VonMudra on 08-01-2010, 00:01:00
(http://www.flamesofwar.com/Portals/0/all_images/Historical/Axis-allies/Romanian-armour-09.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Cory the Otter on 08-01-2010, 00:01:26
now that just makes no sense...that thing's tiny...is that a roman centurion in the copula?
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Desertfox on 08-01-2010, 00:01:08
(http://www.flamesofwar.com/Portals/0/all_images/Historical/Axis-allies/Romanian-armour-09.jpg)
thanks mudra, for making my eyes bleed :(
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Torenico on 08-01-2010, 00:01:38
Actually, if the gun was good enough, it would be super tank killer, better than the Hetzer shit.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Roden on 08-01-2010, 00:01:22

Ugliest: I eat a lot, my name is btw Jerry the squarepant mause
(http://www.amazing-planet.net/slike/maus/maus_camouflage_paint.jpg)


beautiful: grr  King tiger maybe the pricetag aint that pretty but hell it look real good


(http://data.primeportal.net/tanks/glaubitz/king_tiger/king_tiger_6_of_7.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: 9.Pz-Div. Günther on 08-01-2010, 01:01:33
Ugly:
(http://armasheddon.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/german_panzer4_tank_panzer_iv_mark_iv.jpg)
It was a close tie between this & the Sherman. Both just look so generic.

Yeah I see the resemblance:

(http://briansullivan.blogs.foxbusiness.com/files/2009/04/40-fiat-multipla.jpg)

Still I think the Panzer IV is very good looking. It's just that short barrel that makes it look like a healthy young man, but with a small d*ck. Glad that 75mm barrel was added early enough to save its reputation.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Daisuke Jigen on 08-01-2010, 07:01:21
My favourites have already been posted - T34/85, Panzer IV, etc.

As for ugliest, there can be none other than the Bob Semple Tank - so long as a tractor with aluminum siding bolted to it counts as a "tank".
(http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/8423/nzsemple.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: :| Hi on 08-01-2010, 07:01:05
Thats so awesome, what were the armaments? 3 MG's?
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Daisuke Jigen on 08-01-2010, 08:01:12
4 Bren guns. 8)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Jetu on 08-01-2010, 08:01:31
I like this one. The alternative Tiger 2. XD
(http://henk.fox3000.com/Milicast/por/vk4502.jpg)

My favourites have already been posted - T34/85, Panzer IV, etc.

As for ugliest, there can be none other than the Bob Semple Tank - so long as a tractor with aluminum siding bolted to it counts as a "tank".
http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/8423/nzsemple.jpg

I laughed at that vehicle when I came across it on the web long ago. :x
And I vote it for my declared "Ugly".
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Taranov on 08-01-2010, 11:01:53
U guys are all wrong.

This "Maresal" or some kind of Romanian Tank Destroyer, well, its horrible, and the Germans based the Hetzer over this thing.

Few prototypes based on the T-60.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Taranov on 08-01-2010, 11:01:36
Ugliest FCM 2C. One Example built afaik, found by the germans in a railroad.

10 built, 1 captured in almost undamaged condition.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Taranov on 08-01-2010, 11:01:10
One most beautiful light tanks, T-50, small T-34 ;D
(http://www.battlefront.ru/tank7b.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 08-01-2010, 11:01:08
Hehehe, finns call that as "Pikku-Sotka" (Little Duckling).
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Cory the Otter on 09-01-2010, 00:01:11
 i found SFX for the inside of a t-98 in the game files.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Torenico on 09-01-2010, 00:01:14
44M Tas is one of the sexiest tanks i have seen in my Life, really.

Because you guys dindt used it on FHSW.

(http://ww2drawings.jexiste.fr/Images/1-Vehicles(bis)/Hungary/Tanks/TAS-44M/p1.jpg)

And the Strv L-60 is pretty sexy too

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/Stridsvagn_m40K_H%C3%A4ssleholm_31.07.09.JPG
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Stonechater on 09-01-2010, 16:01:08
Quote from: Heinrich (Mr.Uniwersum_GER)




[IMG
http://i45.tinypic.com/rqy8aw.jpg[/img]


Hehehe thats a pic of the only sherman surviving from D-day until the war was over in Europe  ;)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Taranov on 09-01-2010, 19:01:13
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N860RjnQcWw
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Timmay9/11 on 09-01-2010, 21:01:59
but the Tas has never been produced?  or am i wrong?

I think the Matilda MkI is just ugly,  it doesnt even look like a tank
more like a featherless chicken
(http://valkiria.net/uploads/pic/historia/wwii/uzb/brittanks/matilda1/matilda_mk1_2.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Playah on 09-01-2010, 21:01:30
I like:
Panzer IV Ausf. J
M26
JS2
Panther/tiger/king tiger

I dislike:
T-28
T28


WTF is this: http://armor.kiev.ua/Tanks/WWII/tractor/chark1.jpg
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: THeTA0123 on 09-01-2010, 21:01:03
Quote from: Heinrich (Mr.Uniwersum_GER)




[IMG
http://i45.tinypic.com/rqy8aw.jpg[/img]


Hehehe thats a pic of the only sherman surviving from D-day until the war was over in Europe  ;)
Quiet funny, but the odd of a sherman seeing trough the war where indeed not high  ;D

Still, Tens of thousands where still around after WW2. I heard Quiet some arsenals still have some shermans. And that finding a sherman in good condition is possible these days
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 09-01-2010, 22:01:13
I'm gonna have to say that there is still one tank thats better than anything else.

This one (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFGFCt-oHC0&feature=related)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Mspfc Doc DuFresne on 10-01-2010, 08:01:20
While I cant beat that...

The T-30 and T-29 Heavy Tanks are ridiculously manly. The IS-2 wilts like a tulip next to these pieces of solid cast testosterone.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/T30_Heavy_Tank.JPG)

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/T29.Fort_Knox.0007x8yr.jpg)

For Sexiest, M-18; cutest, M-29 Weasel
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/M18_hellcat_side.jpg)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/M29_Weasel_2.jpg)

And ugliest is a tie between the T92 Howitzer Motor Carriage, a hideously beautiful brute with a 9.45 inch gun (240mm), and the T55E1 gun motor carriage, a real abortion of a...whatever its supposed to be.

In order:
(http://www.wwiivehicles.com/usa/self-propelled-guns/t92-howitzer-motor-carriage/t92-howitzer-motor-carriage-01.png)

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/T55E1-motor-carriage-haugh.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Torenico on 10-01-2010, 08:01:25
(http://www.wwiivehicles.com/usa/self-propelled-guns/m8/m8-howitzer-motor-carriage-02.png)


This just reminds me of some kind of, if you played Silent Hill, one of these ugly mutants..
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Mspfc Doc DuFresne on 10-01-2010, 08:01:25
 >:( You know the M8 Howitzer is just adorable! You are just denying how much you want to hug it and pinch its little cheeks! Its almost as cute as a Panzer I.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: VonMudra on 10-01-2010, 08:01:28
You know, even better...the Pz1C saw combat in Normandy 1944...38 of them ;)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Torenico on 10-01-2010, 09:01:49
>:( You know the M8 Howitzer is just adorable! You are just denying how much you want to hug it and pinch its little cheeks! Its almost as cute as a Panzer I.

May be effective and all that shit, but damn thats like a deformed Stuart with a horrible mutation right on his face.

Im pretty sure i saw a pic of the PzI with a Tiger in Normandy, any story like, i know some Panzer Is where still in service but in Yugoslivia, all were lost in late 1944 iirc.

How about, PzIs in Berlin? because i think i saw a PzII once.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: VonMudra on 10-01-2010, 09:01:09
Donno about Pz1 in Berlin, I just know that the 38 or so Pz1C served in normandy.  This wasn't the type with the 2 MGs though, it had a Pz2-like turret with a 20mm.  Still would be awesome to see someday :P  And yes, all were lost in combat there, though I bet they did make good mobile pillboxes for awhile....
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Taranov on 10-01-2010, 10:01:05
Hehehe, finns call that as "Pikku-Sotka" (Little Duckling).

Do you have any information about nicknames of T-60 and T-70 in finnish army?
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 10-01-2010, 11:01:46
No I've just browsed through some books and checked out google but nothing came up.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: 9.Pz-Div. Günther on 12-01-2010, 01:01:52
The M18 is perfect in every way. I read that it was very quickly to produce at not all that expensive, though only around 2500 were made. It's got the looks, its proportions are just so perfect and its kinda cute, and still a big boy.

(http://i48.tinypic.com/t6tdh4.jpg)
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Post by: Desertfox on 12-01-2010, 01:01:19
The M18 is perfect in every way. I read that it was very quickly to produce at not all that expensive, though only around 2500 were made. It's got the looks, its proportions are just so perfect and its kinda cute, and still a big boy.

isn't that a tank destroyer, not a tank?
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: BUNNY on 12-01-2010, 10:01:46
I think a TOG2 is worse then a churchill, much worse ...

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/TOG2_Tank_Bovington.jpg/800px-TOG2_Tank_Bovington.jpg)

Is that a child or is it just a huge tank with a midget?

Anyway:
UGLIEST:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/17/Vickers_Light_Tank_Mark_VI.jpg)

As for "beautiful", got to go with Stuart:
(http://pevans.smugmug.com/Warbirds/Willow-Run-Warbird-Show-2006/tank/86695029_U7GQL-S.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Fuchs on 12-01-2010, 10:01:16
TOG2 is really huge. Designed when WW2 was lurking around a corner, TOG = The Old Gang, the guys who made the WW1 tanks, they thought that a new war in Europe would end up in the same trench mess as WW1 and TOG over there was their answer, huge cannon, big fat armour, immense crossing performance, perfect for trench warfare  :P
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: THeTA0123 on 12-01-2010, 11:01:42
The M18 is perfect in every way. I read that it was very quickly to produce at not all that expensive, though only around 2500 were made. It's got the looks, its proportions are just so perfect and its kinda cute, and still a big boy.

isn't that a tank destroyer, not a tank?
Indeed it was. It did its job very well in that role. The Hellcat quick acceleration + speed made it an excellent tank destroyer, even if the frontal gun couldnt penetrate the tiger and panther frontal armor with standard ammo

Some combat performance=
Quote
On September 19, 1944, in the Nancy Bridgehead near Arracourt, France, the 704th Tank Destroyer Battalion was attached to the 4th Armored Division. Lt. Edwin Leiper led one M18 platoon of C Company to Rechicourt-la-Petite, on the way to Moncourt. He saw a German tank gun muzzle appearing out of the fog 30 feet away, and deployed his platoon. In a five minute period, five German tanks of the 113 Panzer Brigade were knocked out for the loss of one M18. The platoon remained in their position and destroyed a further ten German tanks, with the loss of another two M18s. One of the platoon's M18s, commanded by Sgt Henry R. Hartman, knocked out six of these and lived to fight another day. Most of the German tanks were Panthers.

Quote
The M18 Hellcat was a key element during World War II in the Battle of the Bulge.[7] On December 19 and 20, the 1st Battalion of the 506th PIR, was ordered to support Team Desobry, a battalion-sized tank-infantry task force of the 10th Armored Division assigned to defend Noville[3] located north-northeast of both Foy and of Bastogne just 4.36 miles (7 km) away. With just four[2] M18 tank destroyers of the 705th Tank Destroyer Battalion to assist, the paratroopers attacked units of the 2nd Panzer Division, whose mission was to proceed by secondary roads via Monaville (just northwest of Bastogne) to seize a key highway and capture, among other objectives, fuel dumps—for the lack of which the overall German counter-offensive faltered and failed. Worried about the threat to its left flank in Bastogne, it organized a major joint arms attack to seize Noville. Team Desobry's high speed highway journey to reach the blocking position is one of the few documented cases[2] wherein the legendary top speed of the M18 Hellcat (55 miles per hour (89 km/h), faster than today's M1A2 Abrams) was actually used to get ahead of an enemy force as envisioned by its specifications.

Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: S1lv3rWolf on 12-01-2010, 15:01:14
(http://hsfeatures.com/features04/images/h3975aj_16.jpg)

Marder I 'Geschutzwagen', I find it to be quite an ugly Tank Destroyer due to it's bulky looks, but i'll leave you guys to your own opinions on it. ;)

I don't have favorites when in relation to "beautiful" tanks, but in a list:
Churchill, due to how it's design was made for it's actual purpose.
M18 'Hellcat'
M24 'Chaffee'
M36 'Jackson'
Pz.Kmpf V Ausf. G 'Panther'
and the KV-1 and T-34 tanks.


oh and before I forget, I find the French B1-bis to be quite an ugly tank aswell, it just looks a bit like the TOG.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Mspfc Doc DuFresne on 13-01-2010, 00:01:26
The M10 is a combination of the worst parts of the M36 and M18. The doctrine called for a fast, lightly armored and well armed tank destroyer, and so they got a slow, lightly armored and meh armed tank destroyer.

M18 was a work of art.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: luftwaffe.be on 14-01-2010, 11:01:05
I think a TOG2 is worse then a churchill, much worse ...

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/TOG2_Tank_Bovington.jpg/800px-TOG2_Tank_Bovington.jpg)



the TOG 2 can be considered  the allied equivalent of the maus :P
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Krätzer on 15-01-2010, 07:01:36
Ugliest:
KV-VI Behemoth tank
(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff211/OttOs13/16.jpg)

Most Beautiful:
Char B1 Bis
(http://www.missing-lynx.com/gallery/allied/charb_finished_sz_3.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Mspfc Doc DuFresne on 15-01-2010, 08:01:20
I am afraid that the KV-VI is a hoax, my friend. It only ever existed in that model, as fart as I know.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: VonMudra on 15-01-2010, 08:01:21
Yep, twas patched together by the modeler, and then he also wrote a little made up history for it, that a bunch of people thought was real....
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Krätzer on 15-01-2010, 10:01:20
KV-VI is a hoax

But ugly^^
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: ajappat on 15-01-2010, 14:01:57
Most ugly must be semovente 78/18. It's not good idea to bring lawnmower to war...
(http://www.wio.ru/tank/for/sem7518.jpg)

Panzer 38(t) is most beutiful tank imo. I like more of early war tanks than late war german monsters  ::).
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/e/ec/20080810132105!Panzer_38(t)_Ausf._S.jpg)

How did I smaller the img size?
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Post by: Thorondor123 on 15-01-2010, 15:01:17
Code: [Select]
[img width=700]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/e/ec/20080810132105!Panzer_38(t)_Ausf._S.jpg[/img]
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Paasky on 15-01-2010, 15:01:14
Panzer 38(t) is most beutiful tank imo. I like more of early war tanks than late war german monsters  ::).
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/e/ec/20080810132105!Panzer_38(t)_Ausf._S.jpg
Especially when it's a Czech tank ::)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Desertfox on 15-01-2010, 15:01:57
Panzer 38(t) is most beutiful tank imo. I like more of early war tanks than late war german monsters  ::).
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/e/ec/20080810132105!Panzer_38(t)_Ausf._S.jpg
Especially when it's a Czech tank ::)
They used it so its German now I guess *shrugs*
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: ajappat on 15-01-2010, 17:01:11
Panzer 38(t) is most beutiful tank imo. I like more of early war tanks than late war german monsters  ::).
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/e/ec/20080810132105!Panzer_38(t)_Ausf._S.jpg
Especially when it's a Czech tank ::)
They used so its German now I guess *shrugs*
I know it's orginally Czhech. German panzer monsters compersion was just as most people seem to think they are most beatiful...
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Yustax on 15-01-2010, 17:01:13

Panzer 38(t) is most beutiful tank imo. I like more of early war tanks than late war german monsters  ::).
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/e/ec/20080810132105!Panzer_38(t)_Ausf._S.jpg)

How did I smaller the img size?

Especially because after this fella was born the Hetzer; such a cute little tank killer.
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Post by: Zurich163 on 15-01-2010, 17:01:42
Easily the most Beutiful

(http://www.zzrbikes.com/albums/Miscellaneous/jagdpanther.jpg)

Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Yustax on 15-01-2010, 17:01:15
Easily the most Beutiful

(http://www.zzrbikes.com/albums/Miscellaneous/jagdpanther.jpg)



Beautiful Jagdpanther, I want to sexually abuse her.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Josh094 on 15-01-2010, 19:01:16
Seen her multiple times in real life! :)

At the "War and Peace show" here in England that baby attends almost every year and fires off about 5 blank rounds. OHYEAH  8)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Graf_Radetzky(CZ) on 16-01-2010, 16:01:18
Panzer 38(t) is most beutiful tank imo. I like more of early war tanks than late war german monsters  ::).
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/e/ec/20080810132105!Panzer_38(t)_Ausf._S.jpg
Especially when it's a Czech tank ::)
They used so its German now I guess *shrugs*
I know it's orginally Czhech. German panzer monsters compersion was just as most people seem to think they are most beatiful...

Well yes, it was produced as Czechoslovakian tank, name was LT 38 (Lehký tank 38- Light tank 38) and it had this camo.
(http://lipjan.rajce.idnes.cz/Tankovy_den_-_Vojenske_muzeum_Lesany_1.9.2007/images/01_Praga_LT_38_2.JPG)
And it is my favourite tank too.

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Post by: THeTA0123 on 16-01-2010, 16:01:21
Easily the most Beutiful

(http://www.zzrbikes.com/albums/Miscellaneous/jagdpanther.jpg)



Beautiful Jagdpanther, I want to sexually abuse her.
I think it will abuse you!!
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Post by: Yustax on 16-01-2010, 21:01:18
I think it will abuse you!!
[/quote]

No the Jagdpanther loves me to ride her.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: :| Hi on 16-01-2010, 21:01:44
(http://worldwartwozone.com/forums/attachments/deutsche-ostfront-fotos/9983d1243723488-siege-of-breslau-breslau_lower_silesia.jpg)

My favorite tank  (Its got tank capabilitys!)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Schneider on 16-01-2010, 21:01:17
Most beautiful:
(http://www.flamesofwar.com/Portals/0/all_images/Historical/Cobra/PanzerIVH-01.jpg)

Most ugly:
(http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/4757/fuglytank.jpg)

Also quite ugly:
(http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/GreatBritain/GB-LightTank-A4E10.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Fuchs on 16-01-2010, 21:01:19
How ugly your most ugly might be, it was so effective. Enormous morale drop with the enemy when they encountered it.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: FlyGuy45 on 16-01-2010, 22:01:28
How ugly your most ugly might be, it was so effective. Enormous morale drop with the enemy when they encountered it.

Still ugly.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Mspfc Doc DuFresne on 16-01-2010, 23:01:32
What the devil was the one on the bottom, Schneider?
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: luftwaffe.be on 17-01-2010, 00:01:57
it's a vickers mk3 prototype
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Tedacious on 17-01-2010, 03:01:18
Most beautiful
(http://www.beredskapsmuseet.com/strv42.jpg)
Stridsvagn m/42
With the Panther as a challenger.

Ugliest:
Basically any short-barreled version of the pzkpfw 3 and 4.
(http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/24487/dragon_pzkpfw_IV_ausf_F1_004.JPG)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: zip490ex on 17-01-2010, 05:01:34
coolest
(http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae184/zip490ex/tanks%20ww2/fp2_1.jpg)
Panzer 2 converted into a flamethower tank.
Mounts a mg34 and 2 flame throwers.

Ugliest
(http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae184/zip490ex/t_20423.jpg)
T 35
It mounted no less than 5 turrets for a arrament of
 3 mgs, 2 45 mm cannons, and a 76.2 mm main cannon. And man is it ugly. ;)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Oddball on 17-01-2010, 06:01:55
^, Sorry buddy....  :o but those are both ugly!  :P
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Desertfox on 17-01-2010, 07:01:06
I like the first one.  Anyone, a good lookin' and good do...ing... tank:



Edit: Oh wait the thread topic says World War II.  Oh well.  Sorry.
Mk5 was used in WW2, but not much, and not on the frontlines, just for occupation duties
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Mspfc Doc DuFresne on 17-01-2010, 07:01:24
Eh, zip, iirc it used 45mm cannons, not 37mm.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Paasky on 19-01-2010, 11:01:44
Just found a new one, the WWII Batman tank:

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/ff/Schofield_1.jpg)

The Schofield tank was named after its designer, E.J.Schofield, who worked for General Motors, in Wellington, New Zealand. In 1940 when it seemed that the Pacific War might reach New Zealand and with little likelihood of weapons coming from Britain, a need for the production of indigenous armoured fighting vehicles arose.
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Post by: Flippy Warbear on 19-01-2010, 11:01:14
At first I thought that was shopped... but then I googled.

Wow.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Oddball on 19-01-2010, 21:01:01
He wins lol.. that thing is ugly!  :-X
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Torenico on 19-01-2010, 21:01:39
Really?

(http://www.fav-club.com/articulos/tortuga/tortuga.jpg)

Tortoise Tank, made by Venezuela to show them to Colombia.. seriusly, WHAT THE FUCK?

Armed with a Vickers MkIII, it was later replaced by CV33, and then in 1945 by M3 Stuarts.
 
The "Tanks" later served as letrines for the soldiers (!) untill it was rebuilt and placed in the Regiment Barracks.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Yustax on 19-01-2010, 21:01:37
Really?

(http://www.fav-club.com/articulos/tortuga/tortuga.jpg)

Tortoise Tank, made by Venezuela to show them to Colombia.. seriusly, WHAT THE FUCK?

Armed with a Vickers MkIII, it was later replaced by CV33, and then in 1945 by M3 Stuarts.
 
The "Tanks" later served as letrines for the soldiers (!) untill it was rebuilt and placed in the Regiment Barracks.

Shit!!! That wins, what in the hell is that? I have never really saw something so ugly in our army before. It was good that Venezuela just supported the allies sending just oil and war supplies.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Oddball on 19-01-2010, 21:01:15
Hey, it might have been pretty effective in battle... everyone would run away from it "what the hell is that...that...thing!?" Used as latrines later on.. lol... looks  medieval..kind of.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Yustax on 19-01-2010, 21:01:47
Hey, it might have been pretty effective in battle... everyone would run away from it "what the hell is that...that...thing!?" Used as latrines later on.. lol... looks  medieval..kind of.

I concur with that, just that I would be vomiting for its uglyness. And the armor looks like its made of cardboard.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Fuchs on 19-01-2010, 21:01:49
You guys look wrong at it, technical that is a very good design. All plates are at an angle, there is enough space to drive over bumps etc., it got an all-round traversing turret, because of the wheels probably a reasonable speed though. Only thing might be it has no anti-infantry MG. As the turret is quite high to hit close by infantry trying to shove a satchel up your exhaust pipe.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Paasky on 19-01-2010, 21:01:48
Both tanks look like they came out of the Top Gear workshop...
"Building a tank? How hard can it be..."


You must all know of the Hammerhead Eagle Eye-Thrust?
(http://static.motorstop.asia/blog/images/top-gear-hammerhead-eagle.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Oddball on 19-01-2010, 21:01:45
Not really, it has poor visability, only the 2 front portholes by the looks of it. The armour looks thin, no matter what the angle is...plus it must have a wide turn radius because the armour go down around the front wheel pretty close to them, plus the tires are still showing...which can easily be flattened, granted they are probably combat rims..but still. Not to mention the akward design which makes it harder to navigate into certain places..not to mention its weird profile which can't be hidden, and due to the front and rear..good luck on hills/ditches and more
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 19-01-2010, 21:01:58
It has a Clarkson Commander cupola!
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Fuchs on 19-01-2010, 22:01:55
Not really, it has poor visability, only the 2 front portholes by the looks of it. The armour looks thin, no matter what the angle is...plus it must have a wide turn radius because the armour go down around the front wheel pretty close to them, plus the tires are still showing...which can easily be flattened, granted they are probably combat rims..but still. Not to mention the akward design which makes it harder to navigate into certain places..not to mention its weird profile which can't be hidden, and due to the front and rear..good luck on hills/ditches and more
Maybe it's not supposed to win a battle with a Tiger tank. By the looks of it, it's an excellent patrol vehicle/police vehicle.

I think it does look awesome, and the design would be advanced armoured car in the 1920's.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Yustax on 19-01-2010, 23:01:41
So who wins?

Venezuelan fugly vehicle?

(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c49/Yustax/Weapons/tortuga.jpg)

Or this?

(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c49/Yustax/Weapons/1349271-450-337.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Josh094 on 19-01-2010, 23:01:44
UGLIEST

(http://pics.livejournal.com/mind_abuse_lj/pic/0002t2x5)

The T31 demolition tank.

>:(
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: THeTA0123 on 19-01-2010, 23:01:50
"Sir our shermans are shot to pieces because of the ineffective 75MM gun"
""What if we add 3 of them?""
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Desertfox on 19-01-2010, 23:01:29
"Sir our shermans are shot to pieces because of the ineffective 75MM gun"
""What if we add 3 of them?""
"good idea!"
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: THeTA0123 on 19-01-2010, 23:01:33
"Sir our shermans are shot to pieces because of the ineffective 75MM gun"
""What if we add 3 of them?""
"good idea!"
""Those Nazi Panzers are in for it now!""

"YO PANTHER PUSSIES! LOOK! WE GOT 3 GUNS NOW!"

"""Zhure! *grinicks giggigles! Oh noes! 3 Guns! Fall back everyone! Zhie americanen have 3 guns now! Our Kingtigers will be shot to pieces!"""
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: siben on 19-01-2010, 23:01:27
So who wins?

Venezuelan fugly vehicle?

[IMG]http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c49/Yustax/Weapons/tortuga.jpg[/img

Or this?

[IMG]http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c49/Yustax/Weapons/1349271-450-337.jpg[/img


 Problem is, none of there are tanks in the correct sence of the word.
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Post by: Josh094 on 20-01-2010, 00:01:54
Yes because they are not tracked vehicals! So mine wins! Yayy~
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Torenico on 20-01-2010, 00:01:46
"Sir our shermans are shot to pieces because of the ineffective 75MM gun"
""What if we add 3 of them?""
"good idea!"
""Those Nazi Panzers are in for it now!""

"YO PANTHER PUSSIES! LOOK! WE GOT 3 GUNS NOW!"

"""Zhure! *grinicks giggigles! Oh noes! 3 Guns! Fall back everyone! Zhie americanen have 3 guns now! Our Kingtigers will be shot to pieces!"""

Its not funny because you exagerate it, alot

:D:D


WAIT! The Venuezuelan piece of shit says its a RECON VEHICLE! needs to be fast, needs good visibility, really, where is that?
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Desertfox on 20-01-2010, 01:01:20
In the creators head ;)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Sgt.Radman on 29-01-2010, 14:01:55
Uggliest : Cruiser MK 4

http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/GreatBritain/GB-CruiserMark4.jpg

Most Beautiful : Sherman Calliope

http://worldwar2.free.fr/calliope.jpg
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Admiral Donutz on 14-02-2010, 00:02:22
Ugly:

(http://www.lonesentry.com/articles/jp_fttank/jp_ft_tank_flamethrower_wwii_ww2_japanese.jpg)

Japanese Flamethrower tank

Most beautiful:

(http://www.dvsm.org/Images/Amps/AMPS-PantherG-2.jpg)

Panther G, no questions
I think I have to agree with this post.

As far as ugliest goes, the T31, Churchill and such are all worthy of that nomination.

The Panther Ausf.  G is orgasmic, the StuG III Ausf. G  neues/late is pretty hot too and so are variosu others. The proportions, the shapes... damn! If I where a robot I'd make love to those things! Rawr!!

I love the looks of French tanks, they look amazing. I can't really think of an ugly tank. I can of strange tanks.

T10 Mine Exploder for example, I laughed so hard when I first saw it some years ago.

(http://ww2photo.mimerswell.com/tanks/usa/med/m4/03887.jpg)
Damn that's one pimped up right, jo!
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Eat Uranium on 14-02-2010, 00:02:46
damn! If I where a robot I'd make love to those things! Rawr!!
Curse you, those exact word awoke a memory of images.  Things I saw and could not unsee.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Admiral Donutz on 14-02-2010, 00:02:37
Alright, let me rephrase that:

FAPFAPFAP
*cums*
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: VonMudra on 14-02-2010, 01:02:36
Alright, let me rephrase that:

FAPFAPFAP
*cums*

Yum :3
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Kelmola on 14-02-2010, 01:02:16
damn! If I where a robot I'd make love to those things! Rawr!!
Curse you, those exact word awoke a memory of images.  Things I saw and could not unsee.
So you have been reading those Optimus Prime/Megatron slashfics too? ;D
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Eat Uranium on 14-02-2010, 01:02:15
damn! If I where a robot I'd make love to those things! Rawr!!
Curse you, those exact word awoke a memory of images.  Things I saw and could not unsee.
So you have been reading those Optimus Prime/Megatron slashfics too? ;D
No.  Please for the sake of my mind can people stop mentioning it?
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Sgt.Radman on 14-02-2010, 09:02:35
Churchill? Ugliest? Come on.

It looks like a crocodile. And THAT one could bite, on any occasion. It carried every sorts of things from pontoone bridges 2 cords of woods 2 any thing u wanted to transport. It could carry, what, 20 poeple? Traverse any terrain with ease, especially hills and ditches.

And should i mention the Crocodile version with flame? -----> Now that's RAWR!
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: THeTA0123 on 16-02-2010, 00:02:01
Churchill? Ugliest? Come on.

It looks like a crocodile. And THAT one could bite, on any occasion. It carried every sorts of things from pontoone bridges 2 cords of woods 2 any thing u wanted to transport. It could carry, what, 20 poeple? Traverse any terrain with ease, especially hills and ditches.

And should i mention the Crocodile version with flame? -----> Now that's RAWR!
I like this guy
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Desertfox on 16-02-2010, 04:02:55
Churchill is ugly though...
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 16-02-2010, 04:02:01
Churchill? Ugliest? Come on.

It looks like a crocodile. And THAT one could bite, on any occasion. It carried every sorts of things from pontoone bridges 2 cords of woods 2 any thing u wanted to transport. It could carry, what, 20 poeple? Traverse any terrain with ease, especially hills and ditches.

And should i mention the Crocodile version with flame? -----> Now that's RAWR!
I think it looks pretty sick.  I must admit that I do not like those Panthers and Tigers and shit, too... angle-y?  But the Churchill is much more graceful.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Yustax on 16-02-2010, 07:02:35
Churchill? Ugliest? Come on.

It looks like a crocodile. And THAT one could bite, on any occasion. It carried every sorts of things from pontoone bridges 2 cords of woods 2 any thing u wanted to transport. It could carry, what, 20 poeple? Traverse any terrain with ease, especially hills and ditches.

And should i mention the Crocodile version with flame? -----> Now that's RAWR!

It is horrible, for me the most beautiful tanks are: Hetzer, Jagdpanther, Panther, Jagdpanzer IV and Tiger (Yes, I know that the Jagdpanther and Jagdpanzer are tank destroyers, but technicism gets tiresome).
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 16-02-2010, 13:02:24
Those are all the gross fat and squat looking ones.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Sgt.Radman on 16-02-2010, 14:02:35
Churchill? Ugliest? Come on.

It looks like a crocodile. And THAT one could bite, on any occasion. It carried every sorts of things from pontoone bridges 2 cords of woods 2 any thing u wanted to transport. It could carry, what, 20 poeple? Traverse any terrain with ease, especially hills and ditches.

And should i mention the Crocodile version with flame? -----> Now that's RAWR!

It is horrible, for me the most beautiful tanks are: Hetzer, Jagdpanther, Panther, Jagdpanzer IV and Tiger (Yes, I know that the Jagdpanther and Jagdpanzer are tank destroyers, but technicism gets tiresome).

In my (that is, Churchill's) defense I have 2 say that both JagdPanther and JagdTiger are big and obese,cumbersome and slow, and if they wanna hit something they can only hit it in front facing the target.

The Churchill on the other hand was low, much harder target, it could mount a mortar cannon 2 swap for it's normal AT cannon and it was an infantry support tank. All the German tanx were built so that noone could ride on em, nor carry ANYTHING.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: THeTA0123 on 16-02-2010, 15:02:35
Churchill? Ugliest? Come on.

It looks like a crocodile. And THAT one could bite, on any occasion. It carried every sorts of things from pontoone bridges 2 cords of woods 2 any thing u wanted to transport. It could carry, what, 20 poeple? Traverse any terrain with ease, especially hills and ditches.

And should i mention the Crocodile version with flame? -----> Now that's RAWR!

It is horrible, for me the most beautiful tanks are: Hetzer, Jagdpanther, Panther, Jagdpanzer IV and Tiger (Yes, I know that the Jagdpanther and Jagdpanzer are tank destroyers, but technicism gets tiresome).
OR because they are german and the churchill is not german?
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Yustax on 16-02-2010, 20:02:52
In my (that is, Churchill's) defense I have 2 say that JagdPanther is obese,cumbersome and slow, and if they wanna hit something they can only hit it in front facing the target.

No it isnt. Jagdpanther was very fast, good protection with around 170mm of frontal armor because of the slopped armor; the strong gun of the Tiger 2 and it was able to penetrate all types of tanks in WW2 of the allies. The concept of the Jagdpanther makes it for me the best tank destroyer of the war.

OR because they are german and the churchill is not german?

No, tha has nothing to do with it. I also like the looks of english Comet tank.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: VonMudra on 16-02-2010, 20:02:56
Jagdpanther is considered the top tank destroyer of the entire war.  As Yustax says, it was very, VERY fast, great protection, WONDERFUL gun and optics, low profile, and above all, the lack of a turret does not make it a poor tank, considering the Jagdpanther was purely used as an ambush tank.  It didn't NEED to have a big clunky turret to destroy its low profile and create weak spots.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 16-02-2010, 20:02:59
It was also obese and probably died of an heart attack before it was forty.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Yustax on 16-02-2010, 20:02:42
It was also obese and probably died of an heart attack before it was forty.

It was the Andre the Giant of WW2 and could knock out all type of tanks in WW2.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: THeTA0123 on 16-02-2010, 21:02:22
Jagdpanther is considered the top tank destroyer of the entire war.  As Yustax says, it was very, VERY fast, great protection, WONDERFUL gun and optics, low profile, and above all, the lack of a turret does not make it a poor tank, considering the Jagdpanther was purely used as an ambush tank.  It didn't NEED to have a big clunky turret to destroy its low profile and create weak spots.
Simple said= Great firepower, armor to withstand standard allied AT tank guns, Great speed, great mobility and a MAYBACH HL230 PETROL ENGINE ROARING WITH 690HP

Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Steel_Lion_FIN on 16-02-2010, 21:02:04
MAYBACH HL230 PETROL ENGINE ROARING WITH 690HP


Which breaks down all the time, since it is the same V12 in a car, just with enlargened displacement.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Mspfc Doc DuFresne on 16-02-2010, 21:02:57
M18 Hellcat was probably the best tank destroyer in the American conception; for the European type, I'd have to agree with the Jagdpanther though.

Its important to make the distinction between American pattern and Eurasian pattern TDs though.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Desertfox on 16-02-2010, 22:02:57
I would never say the Jagdpanther is the prettiest, because it's actually quite ugly
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Yustax on 16-02-2010, 23:02:36
I would never say the Jagdpanther is the prettiest, because it's actually quite ugly

Take that back!!! Its the most beaitiful piece of equipment ever, after the Tiger.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Desertfox on 16-02-2010, 23:02:15
I would never say the Jagdpanther is the prettiest, because it's actually quite ugly

Take that back!!! Its the most beaitiful piece of equipment ever, after the Tiger.
Tiger is only meh also. I think the Panzer 3 is the best lookin german tank. That or the 4 without the skirt. I like the Cromwell though, and the T34/85.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Eat Uranium on 16-02-2010, 23:02:05
The JPz 38(t) is more beautiful than the JagdPanther, simply because it maintaints its lines all around.  The JP on the other hand suffers becuase it hase that nasty verticle line at the back of the superstructure.  Also, the mantlet looks quite bad IMHO.

I feel that the best looking of the assault guns and TDs made by Germany is the StuG with the 7.5cm L24 and no schurzen.

(http://www.weapon.df.ru/tanks/germsp/stug/stug.gif)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Desertfox on 16-02-2010, 23:02:26
atleast it looks better than the jagdpanther
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Kading on 16-02-2010, 23:02:52
I think a lot of you are getting your admiration of a vehicle confused with how sexy it is.  Translation:


Tiger=
(http://www.minimins.com/attachments/fitness-exercise/4610d1243008071-just-bought-kettle-bell-female_bodybuilder.jpg)

And a Crusader=
(http://www.eontarionow.com/images/Megan-Fox-jennifer-body.jpg)

You see, it has nothing to do with how well the tank performed, just how good it looks.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: VonMudra on 16-02-2010, 23:02:52
Hit the nail on the head there Danny
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Desertfox on 17-02-2010, 01:02:43
Hit the nail on the head there Danny
indeed
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 17-02-2010, 01:02:58
It was also obese and probably died of an heart attack before it was forty.

It was the Andre the Giant of WW2 and could knock out all type of tanks in WW2.


Andre The Giant died of a heart attack when he was 46!
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Desertfox on 17-02-2010, 01:02:05
Note that his opponent Hulk Hogan lives ;)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Laffey on 17-02-2010, 01:02:51
I'd go for the Crusader all day ::)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Desertfox on 17-02-2010, 01:02:32
I'd go for the Crusader all day ::)
no love for the Cromwell or cruiser?
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Kading on 17-02-2010, 01:02:50
Cromwell is boxy, no curves. The crusader is long, lean and sleek.
Cromwell is covered in warts and has lines that could carve a turkey!
(http://www.omgmod.org/wiki/images/8/84/Cromwell-a-27m-infantry-tank-2.jpg)

Yah, she's fun in the sack, but you don't want to show her to your friends.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Desertfox on 17-02-2010, 01:02:48
(http://warandgame.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/cruiii.jpg)

I still think the cruiser is perdy
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Eat Uranium on 17-02-2010, 01:02:11
Yergh!

Only the Crusader Mk I and Mk II with the late mantlet are nice looking.  The early cast mantlet has the wrong curves, and the Mk III has no curves at all.

(http://www.desertratsorg.btinternet.co.uk/images/Pictures/22ndArmdBdeHQCrusader1.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: [130.Pz]I.Kluge on 17-02-2010, 02:02:04
I guessing the T-34 cheapness is compensated with its toughness to abuse.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Kading on 17-02-2010, 02:02:07
I guessing the T-34 cheapness is compensated with its toughness to abuse.

You could say the same about her.
(http://mdh1954.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/siberia-russian-babushka.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: [130.Pz]I.Kluge on 17-02-2010, 02:02:09
I'll hit that.

Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Kading on 17-02-2010, 02:02:39
I'll hit that.

Part of me knew that.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: [130.Pz]I.Kluge on 17-02-2010, 02:02:42

I'll hit that.

Part of me knew that.
(http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/8454/shrug.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 17-02-2010, 02:02:24
Nice.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Laffey on 17-02-2010, 11:02:48
If the Crusader is that the Panther is... Megan Fox?
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: THeTA0123 on 17-02-2010, 11:02:26
I think a lot of you are getting your admiration of a vehicle confused with how sexy it is.  Translation:



And a Crusader=
(http://www.eontarionow.com/images/Megan-Fox-jennifer-body.jpg)

You see, it has nothing to do with how well the tank performed, just how good it looks.
I'll have a crusader over a tiger any day now
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Mspfc Doc DuFresne on 18-02-2010, 05:02:43
I'm interested in the FHM in the caption on the photo. Forgotten Hope Mod? Do we have some sexy world war two modeling forum offshoot somewhere?

Is this what betatesters have been keeping for themselves the whole time!?
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Yustax on 18-02-2010, 06:02:41
I'll have a crusader over a tiger any day now.

Your loss...just dont go to cry when I put a hole in your thin can from 1.5 km and your shots bounce of my mighty armor.

Andre The Giant died of a heart attack when he was 46!

I know, well one less year and it would have been ironic.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Admiral Donutz on 18-02-2010, 14:02:24
I think a lot of you are getting your admiration of a vehicle confused with how sexy it is.  Translation:


Tiger=
(http://www.minimins.com/attachments/fitness-exercise/4610d1243008071-just-bought-kettle-bell-female_bodybuilder.jpg)

And a Crusader=
(http://www.eontarionow.com/images/Megan-Fox-jennifer-body.jpg)

You see, it has nothing to do with how well the tank performed, just how good it looks.
Praise the Panther... it's sexy looking AND performance quite well. Total win.  That's like having a sexy babe that has got a great character to match her looks. Rawr!
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Paasky on 18-02-2010, 15:02:58
Praise the Panther... it's sexy looking AND performance quite well. Total win.  That's like having a sexy babe that has got a great character to match her looks. Rawr!
What you're saying is Panther =
(http://usera.imagecave.com/toshi/AllisonStokke/l_00daaf4c3de1818c0a5c28a30af02691.jpg)
Allison Stokke.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Rawhide on 18-02-2010, 19:02:06
HNNNNNG!
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: :| Hi on 19-02-2010, 00:02:34
So what would A puma or M8 look like?  :P
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Desertfox on 19-02-2010, 00:02:20
So what would A puma or M8 look like?  :P
:o it may just blow your mind
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: :| Hi on 19-02-2010, 00:02:23
Are we talking a positive mind blown or a brick shitting?
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Yustax on 19-02-2010, 03:02:06
So what would A puma or M8 look like?  :P

Puma:

(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c49/Yustax/sexy-girl-01-f.jpg)

M8:

(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c49/Yustax/brat.jpg)
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Post by: Oddball on 19-02-2010, 03:02:18
^ Think you got them mixed up...  ;)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Yustax on 19-02-2010, 04:02:58
^ Think you got them mixed up...  ;)

No, I actually put a whiny brat on the M8. Because there's countless threads of people complaining about the Puma being too hard and being able to outflank every single ally tank while the M8 cant do it.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Oddball on 19-02-2010, 04:02:15
Funny, I havn't seen that many threads like that. In matter of fact I think for the most part they are both pretty equally efficient at their rolls, with the difference that the M8 looks A LOT better ( :-*), which is what counts on this thread...  :)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Desertfox on 19-02-2010, 04:02:08
I like the Puma better this time :-\
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Yustax on 19-02-2010, 04:02:27
Funny, I havn't seen that many threads like that. In matter of fact I think for the most part they are both pretty equally efficient at their rolls, with the difference that the M8 looks A LOT better ( :-*), which is what counts on this thread...  :)

For you, for me the Puma looks sexy, packs a sexy Pak 38 and can kill all those tommy cookers with a hit in any part of their tanks while the M8 have problems even with the Stug frontal armor. In the hands of a good tank commander it can rise hell and all, but still its not a match to the lethality of the Puma.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Oddball on 19-02-2010, 04:02:16
Funny, I havn't seen that many threads like that. In matter of fact I think for the most part they are both pretty equally efficient at their rolls, with the difference that the M8 looks A LOT better ( :-*), which is what counts on this thread...  :)

For you, for me the Puma looks sexy, packs a sexy Pak 38 and can kill all those tommy cookers with a hit in any part of their tanks while the M8 have problems even with the Stug frontal armor. In the hands of a good tank commander it can rise hell and all, but still its not a match to the lethality of the Puma.

That's an opinion...lol! I say it's a good enough match... but none of that matters, this is about the sexiness of these vehicles! So I say the M8 wins between the Puma and the M8, who agrees?
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Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 19-02-2010, 05:02:28
I agree, M8 looks nicer.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Yustax on 19-02-2010, 05:02:19
Well two against 2, DesertFox and me.

M8:

(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c49/Yustax/Weapons/M8_GreyHound_Tanks_in_Town_2005_01.jpg)

Puma:

(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c49/Yustax/Weapons/03214.jpg)(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c49/Yustax/Weapons/DSC_6728A.jpg)(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c49/Yustax/Weapons/0202S.jpg)

Just look at that sexy Pak 38 staring at you.

P.S: This is a friendly half jooking debate, dont bring angry comments or something.
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Post by: :| Hi on 19-02-2010, 05:02:09
M8 pic is from the willy wonkas choclate factory isnt it?
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Thorondor123 on 19-02-2010, 12:02:47
About the 234-series... I find the Puma rather ugly but the 234/4 is really gorgeous:
(http://www.missing-lynx.com/gallery/german/images/sdkfz2344ts_3.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Sgt.Radman on 19-02-2010, 13:02:10
(http://www.robertsarmory.com/m5.jpg)

I think the M5 was cuter. Same gun as LAC but had several things that were made better IMO
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Josh094 on 19-02-2010, 13:02:30
Stuart (?) :

(http://7hotasiangirls.com/d/9832-2/Very+cute+Japanese+girl_+Sasaki+Nozomi+_60_.jpg)

Looks good, performance wise it wouldn't last very long..
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Sgt.Radman on 19-02-2010, 13:02:39
Stuart (?) :

(http://7hotasiangirls.com/d/9832-2/Very+cute+Japanese+girl_+Sasaki+Nozomi+_60_.jpg)

Looks good, performance wise it wouldn't last very long..

Well we ARE talking about looks, aren't we?
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Post by: THeTA0123 on 19-02-2010, 13:02:16
performance wise it did actually pretty good


you just had to keep it away from tanks
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Josh094 on 19-02-2010, 14:02:29
Sherman within range of panzerfaust:
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e181/cwshiles/FatGirl.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Eat Uranium on 19-02-2010, 15:02:39
I say that neither the M8 nor the Puma look good.  The M8 is just to short and fat, but the Puma looks like its anorexic and you can see its bones.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Ciupita on 19-02-2010, 20:02:40
Somua S-35 is kinda cool too

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/SOMUA-S35-Aberdeen.0007qkq1.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Oddball on 19-02-2010, 20:02:50


I think the M5 was cuter. Same gun as LAC but had several things that were made better IMO
Yes, I agree that the M5 is the cutest tank out of all WW2 tanks... but we were debating against the M8 and the Puma.   ;)
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Post by: THeTA0123 on 19-02-2010, 21:02:36
Greyhound>Puma
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Sgt.Radman on 19-02-2010, 21:02:01


I think the M5 was cuter. Same gun as LAC but had several things that were made better IMO
Yes, I agree that the M5 is the cutest tank out of all WW2 tanks... but we were debating against the M8 and the Puma.   ;)

Well I don't find neither of em that great. They're ok but nothing past that. So I put in something in the same category that could attract the attention away from both :)
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Post by: Yustax on 20-02-2010, 03:02:42
Well I don't find neither of em that great. They're ok but nothing past that. So I put in something in the same category that could attract the attention away from both :)

Hetzer anyone?

(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c49/Yustax/edu_hetzer_boxart_lg.jpg)

Cute little Hetzer, I wanna pinch his cheeks.
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Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 20-02-2010, 03:02:23
Gross.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Cory the Otter on 20-02-2010, 03:02:06
damn adorable
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Yustax on 20-02-2010, 03:02:14
damn adorable

Agree, 90-100mm of armor and a shortened Panther 7.5 gun.
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Post by: Desertfox on 20-02-2010, 05:02:02
damn adorable

Agree, 90-100mm of armor and a shortened Panther 7.5 gun.
I don't like it that much
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Yustax on 20-02-2010, 06:02:14
I don't like it that much


Why not? Could deal with almost any late ally tank in WW2 at long rranges and was a better choice than a Marder fitting as a light tank destroyer. Sure its very small and the crew would be very uncomfortable; but nonethless a very effective tank killer, never understimate this cute fella.
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Post by: Desertfox on 20-02-2010, 06:02:25
I don't like it that much


Why not? Could deal with almost any late ally tank in WW2 at long rranges and was a better choice than a Marder fitting as a light tank destroyer. Sure its very small and the crew would be very uncomfortable; but nonethless a very effective tank killer, never understimate this cute fella.
that's performance, not really looks
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Yustax on 20-02-2010, 06:02:03
that's performance, not really looks

For me its very sexy, of course the Stug IV its better looking but always the Hetzer its cute.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Laffey on 20-02-2010, 10:02:07
hetzer to me looks small and fat and the gun is to one side which in human terms it means they have a ugly face
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 20-02-2010, 14:02:43
hetzer to me looks small and fat and the gun is to one side which in human terms it means they have a ugly face
Yes.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: S1lv3rWolf on 20-02-2010, 14:02:11
Well I don't find neither of em that great. They're ok but nothing past that. So I put in something in the same category that could attract the attention away from both :)

Hetzer anyone?

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c49/Yustax/edu_hetzer_boxart_lg.jpg

Cute little Hetzer, I wanna pinch his cheeks.


(http://ww2drawings.jexiste.fr/Images/6-Others/OtherDrawings/3D-Drawings/Vehicles/Tanks/German/4-TankDestroyers/PanzerIV-70%28V%29.jpg)
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Post by: Desertfox on 20-02-2010, 17:02:07
hetzer to me looks small and fat and the gun is to one side which in human terms it means they have a ugly face
Yes.
exactly my point
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Post by: Oddball on 20-02-2010, 18:02:26
It's like a moving box with a tube sticking out the front, but uglier.... :D
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Post by: Yustax on 20-02-2010, 19:02:54
It's like a moving box with a tube sticking out the front, but uglier.... :D

Maybe for you guys, but never understimate that deadly box; many times it was the last thing a crew saw.
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Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 20-02-2010, 19:02:57
That is performance.  It has nothing to do with the topic.  How many times must we say this?
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Laffey on 20-02-2010, 20:02:56
Panther is undoubtidly the sexiest tank
The KT looks like a pregnant panther
Sherman is too round and looks fat
British tanks (except the crusader) are all boxy
The Tiger is way too boxy
Tank destroyers (jagdpanther and hetzer etc those types) are small and fat
Marder is just ugly
I aint counting armoured cars since in my view they arent what this thread is mainly about( sexiest tracked armoured vehicle)
all french tanks look gay
so do multi turret tanks
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Post by: Desertfox on 20-02-2010, 20:02:13
Panther is undoubtidly the sexiest tank
The KT looks like a pregnant panther
Sherman is too round and looks fat
British tanks (except the crusader) are all boxy
The Tiger is way too boxy
Tank destroyers (jagdpanther and hetzer etc those types) are small and fat
Marder is just ugly
I aint counting armoured cars since in my view they arent what this thread is mainly about( sexiest tracked armoured vehicle)
all french tanks look gay
so do multi turret tanks

Nice how things can look gay...especially since they have no emotion or sexuality
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Post by: Thorondor123 on 20-02-2010, 20:02:37
Panther is undoubtidly the sexiest tank
The KT looks like a pregnant panther
Sherman is too round and looks fat
British tanks (except the crusader) are all boxy
The Tiger is way too boxy
Tank destroyers (jagdpanther and hetzer etc those types) are small and fat
Marder is just ugly
I aint counting armoured cars since in my view they arent what this thread is mainly about( sexiest tracked armoured vehicle)
all french tanks look gay
so do multi turret tanks

Nice how things can look gay...especially since they have no emotion or sexuality
The very same thing have puzzled me for a quite long time now.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Laffey on 20-02-2010, 21:02:03
Most french tanks have stupidly short guns and they look like the product of a human mating with a horse IMO they are FUGLY
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 20-02-2010, 21:02:47
I sorta like the French tanks.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: THeTA0123 on 20-02-2010, 21:02:03
I sorta like the French tanks.
I follow with this

From the AMR 35, To the FCM 36, to the Somua S35    and the Char D1/D2 and Char B1
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Thorondor123 on 20-02-2010, 21:02:09
IMO they are FUGLY
I say, things are much clearer when one uses correct terms. Well done.


But I must disagree with you though. The Char B1 Bis is hella sexy:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2479/3654948084_19bc1a03be.jpg)
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Post by: Yustax on 20-02-2010, 22:02:21
But I must disagree with you though. The Char B1 Bis is hella sexy:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2479/3654948084_19bc1a03be.jpg)

No it doesnt, it looks bitching horrible. It looks like the elephant man on steroids while mating with a cargo container.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Fuchs on 20-02-2010, 22:02:46
Go fap on Nazi's ffs.

I tolerate your Nazi fanboyism but no way your going to talk bad about the greatest pre-war tanks.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Yustax on 20-02-2010, 22:02:15
Go fap on Nazi's ffs.

I tolerate your Nazi fanboyism but no way your going to talk bad about the greatest pre-war tanks.

Im just kidding mate, by the way Im not nazi not I endorse their ideology's or their actions. I just respect the "combat actions" only of the Waffen SS combat divisions thats it. Just leave it that way, concentrate on the topic at hand. And if they make fun of the tanks that I like, dont see why I can do the same thing.

Just keep it friendly, we are just kidding with the comparissons; dont take it that seriously.

But only french tank that I like its the Somua.
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Post by: Torenico on 20-02-2010, 22:02:43
Go fap on Nazi's ffs.

I tolerate your Nazi fanboyism but no way your going to talk bad about the greatest pre-war tanks.

Go France go!
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Post by: Yustax on 20-02-2010, 22:02:48
Go France go!

You cant never count with the french to do something for you this days...
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Laffey on 20-02-2010, 23:02:30
(http://cssbl.com/tierra/2gm/otras/char_b1_bis_02.jpg)EQUALS(http://www.toonpool.com/user/431/files/alter_elefant_63695.jpg)

(http://www.tbof.us/images/tanks/r35/r35aberdeen.jpg)EQUALS(http://freespace.virgin.net/brian.sheen/_42131086_hippo_416.jpg)
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Post by: Yustax on 20-02-2010, 23:02:37
Somua its for me compared with an ox on 1940.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Laffey on 20-02-2010, 23:02:01
char looks like ele and the r35 looks like a hippo imo
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: THeTA0123 on 20-02-2010, 23:02:48
They just all have bad experiences on FH1 Counterattack when those french tanks pwned the crap out of the german ones.

People can say what they want, but counterattack was FTW. Up north you start with a Char B1 and 2 somou's, and south one Matilda I and a Matilda II

No mather what happend, people always sticked together. I drove the Char B1 alot, and many times i saw the Somou's on my flanks, and someone in the Turret of my Char B1 for Anti-tank duties.

And the city fighting was Infantery only terrain. Everyone exept the flyboys had their great fill in counterattack

I would gladly have a Exact copy of Counterattack on FH2 anyday. Complete with the Panzer's III with both 37MM and 50MM guns. The panzers IV, II, 38t's
Clashing against the Char's, Somou's, Matilda's
 

my god, the dream
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Post by: Laffey on 20-02-2010, 23:02:10
I never played FH1
french tanks just look crappy
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: THeTA0123 on 20-02-2010, 23:02:36
Look  yes

But they where pretty though

The only means of stopping them was Airpower and the lack of radio's in french tanks.

German, British and US tanks had radio's. French tanks had radio reciever, with the command tank having a radio for recieving and sending information.
So yes, the other french tankers could now=ah mon dieu! Voila un Panzer III
But if they saw other enemy units,  they couldnt tell about it

And when the Lead command tank was destroyed, mein gott, the chaos.

That and that most french tanks had 2 Man turrets. So the Tank commander also had to act as a loader
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Fuchs on 21-02-2010, 00:02:03
Laffey, what tanks do you like?
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: VonMudra on 21-02-2010, 00:02:40
The french tanks, to put it lightly, even with their deficiencies in turret crew and radios, butchered the german armour in 1940.  Also, there should be 1 to no 50mm Panzer 3s on any 1940 map, they barely saw any action, and only at the very, very end.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Torenico on 21-02-2010, 00:02:04
French Tanks <3

Also, French Tanks > Any German Early war Tank.

Some people are jealus of the French, they dont wanna realize the French had the best armor of the Late 30s and Early 40s.

Poor France, the German Propaganda and French Haters or Hollywood made france look like a idiot, i you listen to them, instead of Grabbing a book, you will see that France is, according to them, a Coward.

I say.

Fuck Them.
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Post by: Cory the Otter on 21-02-2010, 00:02:10
yes.  we need more non-american war films!
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Yustax on 21-02-2010, 00:02:24
French Tanks <3

Also, French Tanks > Any German Early war Tank.

Some people are jealus of the French, they dont wanna realize the French had the best armor of the Late 30s and Early 40s.

Poor France, the German Propaganda and French Haters or Hollywood made france look like a idiot, i you listen to them, instead of Grabbing a book, you will see that France is, according to them, a Coward.

I say.

Fuck Them.

Then again France lost because they placed their confidence in the Maginot line and thought that germans tanks couldnt go around the forest. And look at that, they did it. Stukas also destroyed many french tanks. German armor in that time was still in diapers and the french did have the best tanks for that time.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-02-2010, 00:02:47
The french tanks, to put it lightly, even with their deficiencies in turret crew and radios, butchered the german armour in 1940.  Also, there should be 1 to no 50mm Panzer 3s on any 1940 map, they barely saw any action, and only at the very, very end.
ah yes you are correct

supplies where also a problem with the french armoured units
 

French tanks still look epic imo, they look   rough. And tough

If they just dint spended those millions and millions of francs on that maginot line

Yes it kept the french safe from a direct assault, but the Cash spended in that line could have been far better used in making more tanks, more AA guns (French had low amounts of them), more figthers and updates to them all
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Post by: Yustax on 21-02-2010, 01:02:30
VOn MUDRA!  Come educate this man on the Maginot Line!

Watched that mini series Apocalipsis - WW2; some general misplaced their trust in the Maginot Line, and one; I dont remember his name warned that it wouldnt hold and it wasnt exactly secure. Germans also parachuted behind it, and started to destroy the heavy howitzers and other defences. Other than that, I dont know more about the line.
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Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 21-02-2010, 01:02:54
I was pretty sure that its intended purpose to circumnavigate German forces.
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Post by: Yustax on 21-02-2010, 01:02:52
I was pretty sure that its intended purpose to circumnavigate German forces.

I think the exact plan was to force the germans to go around the maginot line through Belgium, and in that time that country was neutral. But they did surprise the french when they went through the Ardennes forest.
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Post by: VonMudra on 21-02-2010, 01:02:42
VOn MUDRA!  Come educate this man on the Maginot Line!

Watched that mini series Apocalipsis - WW2; some general misplaced their trust in the Maginot Line, and one; I dont remember his name warned that it wouldnt hold and it wasnt exactly secure. Germans also parachuted behind it, and started to destroy the heavy howitzers and other defences. Other than that, I dont know more about the line.

Nope, that was Epen Emil.

For starters, the French placed their best troops and armoured divisions on the Belgian Border, and moved rapidly to meet the German forces advancing through Belgium.  Meanwhile, the Army Group C of the german army, fully 1/3 of their attack force (B attacked Holland, A attacked Belgium and France), attacked the Maginot Line.  Yes, the germans didn't do this magic single thrust through the Ardennes.  They actually attacked, with a full army group, against the Maginot Line.  And were slaughtered.  I mean absolutely butchered.  By the end of the war, the entire line was holding out, despite being completely surrounded.  French diplomats had to go in to tell them the war was over.

The french lost because of poor high command structure that ordered retreats at battles like Glemboux Gap when victory was nearly assured (post war, several german generals admitted that if the french had simply kept up the attack instead of pulling back at Glemboux, they would have cut off and annihilated the german attack).  In the end, the Maginot Line did its job, it vectored the Germans around it, as they failed to penetrate it.  It forced them into Flander's fields, where the French had wanted them to go.  The fact that the french then failed to make use of this advantage, and instead through extreme caution and poor use of their divisions by the HQ, was not because of the Maginot Line.  It served its purpose fully.  The French had more tanks and superior tanks to anything the Germans had.  Their HQ just couldn't run the war.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Laffey on 21-02-2010, 10:02:38
Laffey, what tanks do you like?
What tanks i think are the sexiest?
Panther
Crusader(early ones)
M18
M26
PzII Luchs

What tank I like
Sherman Firefly
Panther
M18
M26
Basically anything that has a big gun except slow beasts like the Tiger and the KT
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Post by: VonMudra on 21-02-2010, 10:02:38
M18 had same gun as the M10 and later model shermans...the M36 is the one with the big 90mm ;)
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Post by: Laffey on 21-02-2010, 10:02:13
No they had a different gun albeit they had similar penetration
M10 had a M7 76 mm
M18 had a M1A1 76mm
M18s gun penetration was a couple of mm higher
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Post by: Mspfc Doc DuFresne on 21-02-2010, 10:02:33
I was under the impression that the 76mm gun of the m18 was different from the 76mm gun of the M10; namel, the m10 was an adapted AA gun and the m18 was a dedicated AT gun.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Fuchs on 21-02-2010, 10:02:23
Anything with a big gun? Char b1 Bis got a big gun.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Laffey on 21-02-2010, 10:02:48
yes but that is what i Like
That means performance
Not looks
And I was under the impression that the 75mm on the Char was a howitzer designed for close support although im in no doubt that it could knock out a german tank at close range
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Yustax on 21-02-2010, 16:02:00
yes but that is what i Like
That means performance
Not looks


Im in the same boat; I prefer performance over looks. Thats why I prefer the Jagdpanther over many tanks.
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Post by: Desertfox on 21-02-2010, 16:02:39
yes but that is what i Like
That means performance
Not looks


Im in the same boat; I prefer performance over looks. Thats why I prefer the Jagdpanther over many tanks.
But that's not what this thread is about
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Yustax on 21-02-2010, 16:02:02
But that's not what this thread is about

I just was sharing an opinion. I think I have already stablished my point of the most fugly and most beautiful tanks many times on this thread.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Laffey on 21-02-2010, 16:02:19
yes but that is what i Like
That means performance
Not looks


Im in the same boat; I prefer performance over looks. Thats why I prefer the Jagdpanther over many tanks.
But that's not what this thread is about

Well it isnt my fault when i said that French tanks looks fugly everybody said French tanks PwNz0rZ German tanks. They are so much more superior etc lets get back on topic
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Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 21-02-2010, 16:02:03
They PwNz0rZ them look-wise, as well.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Desertfox on 21-02-2010, 16:02:03
They PwNz0rZ them look-wise, as well.
not really. German tanks looked better at tht point
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: ajappat on 21-02-2010, 16:02:10
Most Beautiful is T-50, no doupt.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/T-50.jpg)

Can't say anything about ugliest  ???.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 21-02-2010, 16:02:06
Good lookin' tank.  Really I like anything that isn't too heavy.

(http://warandgame.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/car13-14latepro.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: tanker1408 on 21-02-2010, 22:02:43
even if it is a clichee but i can't help it...the King Tiger is just the most beautiful tank ever designed in the world! it has the perfect shapes and a very sexy body...it combined the best gun together with the best armor in ww2! It wasn't only beautiful, it was also the most effecive tank killer on the battlefields in WW2. only i terms of kills-per-losses it was the best tank of all time and reached a 16:1 kill-to-loss ratio. It probably was the most successful tank in killing enemy tanks on the eastern front. There were some King Tiger aces. Two of them (Karl Körner and Kurt Knispel) destroyed over 100+ to 160+ russian tanks in total. two other aces scored "only" 30+ to 60+ tank kills (Karl bromman and Georg Diers).

(http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/1708/kingtiger002.jpg)

(http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/5250/leopardjpg2.jpg)

(http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/596/leopardjpg5.jpg)


the second most beautiful AFV designed in ww2 has to be the heavy tank destroyer Jagdpanther.
You just have to love this moster with a very cool design. It was one of the the most successful tank destroyer in terms of kills per loss (after the Elefant).

(http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/6260/578v.jpg) (http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/6544/colourpics0001.jpg)

3rd will be the Jagdpanzer IV it has a very low profile and a powerful L/70 high velocity gun which could destroy any enemy tank at long ranges.

(http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/6321/kt16.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: THeTA0123 on 21-02-2010, 22:02:20
shooting weaker tanks
huuurraah  

I glady wanted to see them batteling Pershings and IS-2 with decent experienced crews ;)

Still, their where some pretty good panzercommanders out their. And many of them battle'd with tactics. Not "LOL I HAVE BETTER ARMAR AND ARMAMANET SO I SO WILL OWN YOU
New german crews who behaved like that, had a survival chance just as high as an american Sherman tank crew.

That kingtiger in your second picture is stationed in La Gleize, belgium. Its a pretty tank indeed. It is a shame its engine is missing though
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Eat Uranium on 21-02-2010, 22:02:29
So many Tiger II pics.  Anyways, I think M1 Abrams, Leopard II or Challenger II win the best kill to death ratio of all time.

Regardless, best tank (when seen from behind): Mark IV
Nice arse
(http://www.jastaboelcke.de/books/images/tank.jpg)
Shame about the face
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3208/2389780377_9a8fc47f80.jpg)
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Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 21-02-2010, 22:02:34
It's about world war 2.  I posted a Mark IV and it got deleted.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Eat Uranium on 21-02-2010, 22:02:30
Hey, there was that one in Berlin!  Or was it a mark VI?  I can't remember.
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Post by: Laffey on 21-02-2010, 22:02:24
The KT to me looks like a Panther on steroid more muscular etc but not as nice
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/53/173723312_0d0ba13964.jpg)
KT
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/98/377194659_55eeef5609.jpg)
Panther
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Post by: Cory the Otter on 21-02-2010, 22:02:58
aah, every tank-girl has crabs. >:|
(http://dummidumbwit.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/german_panther_tank.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Torenico on 21-02-2010, 22:02:05
Hey, there was that one in Berlin!  Or was it a mark VI?  I can't remember.

(http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j18/lettow_vorwek/dom1.jpg)

Yes.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Laffey on 21-02-2010, 23:02:36
 but there's is no proof whether it was used in the defense in the city
although i think it was used since the Germans used everything they had
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Sgt.Radman on 22-02-2010, 10:02:06
What do u think about these beasts?

IS2
(http://www.battlefield.ru/tanks/is2/is2_24.jpg)
M26 Pershing
(http://www.ww2incolor.com/d/148231-2/M26-Pershing-Vettweiss-194503)
(http://www.mmtoysoldiers.com/2005/pages/fov/pics/FOVM26.jpeg)

SU-152
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/SU-152.jpg
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Laffey on 22-02-2010, 17:02:13
ISU 152 is a box
M26 is quite sexy
IS2 is alright except the turret is too boxy
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Mspfc Doc DuFresne on 23-02-2010, 04:02:11
ISU and M26 look like caricatures, with the proportions of their turrets, guns, and bodies. They ooze power, but don't quite seem as unstoppably juggernautish as the KT.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Captain Pyjama Shark on 23-02-2010, 04:02:20
I hate all the heavy tanks.  Gross.  Anything above a Panzer IV is too much.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Pr0z4c on 23-04-2011, 20:04:54
lal i found tis verry old topic about ugly vs beautiful tanks while searching for a post about the sherman calliope, i had a question about it, when did it saw action, thought it would be a nice vehicle for Fh2, but only if it really saw any action

and while im here
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-244-2306-14%2C_R%C3%BCckzug_nach_Ungarn%2C_Panzer_V.jpg)

Most Sexy fo sho!
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Butcher on 24-04-2011, 13:04:48
wow that thread is old ...

well I dont understand the hetzer hating here ... the gun isnt in the middle, so? this might be impractical, but as for looks i think its cool. it doesnt look as boring as a jagdpanzer IV. and the rear of the hetzer just looks awesome:

(http://www.steeldragons.net/HetzerFiles/hetzer_rear_camo_shot.jpg)

as for the ugly tanks i think theres a lot: the jagdpanzer IV with the long 75mm/"panther"-gun looks just weird. also called guderian duck because it was so "head-heavy" (my english fails here).

and the a-version looks even worse:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3542/3428009375_1f4f0343da.jpg)

but also most allied tanks lack this special something. they are mass products, nothing special behind it. its like: hey lets mass produce a tank, just for having 50000 tanks, just throw some metal and some kind of gun together. shermans and t34s just look boring.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Mud Buddha on 24-04-2011, 18:04:10
My most beautifullest WWII tank is still (and will probably always be) the Panter, but since that one got  drooled on more than enough in this thread already I'll go with another choice. When it comes to design I'm heavily german-biased, they had a knack for combining design with engineering.

I always had a soft spot for the Skdfz 222 (armored scoutcars are allowed right?). It looks cute, but still tough and all the weird angles in its design make it look quite futuristic. The 20MM gun is perfect for the overall dimensions, the previous version with the MG just looks a bit weak.

(http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/5548/tc22212.jpg) (http://img69.imageshack.us/i/tc22212.jpg/)

The long barreled PIII-J comes in close second. I dunno, that one just has "classic tank" written all over it. And, although it's boxy and the bolts sticking out make it look like a shrunken battleship, I kinda like the Cromwell too. :)


There are more ugly than pretty tanks, so that choice was harder. The Churchill, early Shermans, jap tanks (altough the Chi-ha looks okay), etc., all range from butt-ugly to uninspired at most.
Okay, with the Churchill I must admit: it looks like the Brits at least tried to design a proper ugly tank. Kudo's for that.

But one of my personal ugliest is also german by the way: the Märder III.

(http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/3606/marderiiiaberdeen0004sr.jpg) (http://img809.imageshack.us/i/marderiiiaberdeen0004sr.jpg/)

Boy oh boy, just look at it. It looks like it'll fall apart the moment you touch it. The Marder I is also kind of funny looking, but in a good way. The III is just a big fail.





Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Butcher on 24-04-2011, 20:04:30
you are right on the marder III but there was also a version that looked quite okay
(http://hsfeatures.com/images/marderiiimir_7.jpg)

the churchill while not totally ugly more or less reminds me of a ww1 tank (someone will get angry!)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: THeTA0123 on 24-04-2011, 20:04:55

the churchill while not totally ugly more or less reminds me of a ww1 tank (someone will get angry!)
no no
PLEASE. continue!
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Rawhide on 25-04-2011, 11:04:37

Let me show you my most beautiful tank...

I give you The 76 mm Gun Motor Carriage (GMC) M18, also knows as The Hellcat

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/M18-Hellcat-wiesloch-19450401.jpg)

Not just a awesome name but also a good looking body and turret. Looks kinda like a Shermans hotter, older sister...

And now, for the fugly award...

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/Type_89_Yi-Go_at_Tsuchira.jpg)

The Type 89 medium tank I-Go. I don't like the look of the Japanese tanks at all so this was a hard choice but this one wins with the almost WW1 feel the front has.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: G.Drew on 26-04-2011, 16:04:36

Let me show you my most beautiful tank...

I give you The 76 mm Gun Motor Carriage (GMC) M18, also knows as The Hellcat

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/M18-Hellcat-wiesloch-19450401.jpg)

Not just a awesome name but also a good looking body and turret. Looks kinda like a Shermans hotter, older sister...

Problem is, thats an M36 Jackson :P
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: THeTA0123 on 26-04-2011, 16:04:16

Let me show you my most beautiful tank...

I give you The 76 mm Gun Motor Carriage (GMC) M18, also knows as The Hellcat

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/M18-Hellcat-wiesloch-19450401.jpg)

Not just a awesome name but also a good looking body and turret. Looks kinda like a Shermans hotter, older sister...

Problem is, thats an M36 Jackson :P
Problem is, that really is an Hellcat. It is a very famous photo
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: G.Drew on 26-04-2011, 16:04:55
Problem is, since I havent seen anything WW2 or played a single game in nearly a week, my brain is full of fuck.

Mah baaaad ;)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: THeTA0123 on 26-04-2011, 17:04:44
Problem is, since I havent seen anything WW2 or played a single game in nearly a week, my brain is full of fuck.

Mah baaaad ;)
Less woman/beer/viking helmets more WW2
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: G.Drew on 26-04-2011, 17:04:27
Problem is, since I havent seen anything WW2 or played a single game in nearly a week, my brain is full of fuck.

Mah baaaad ;)
Less woman/beer/viking helmets more WW2
Less watching TV/aggro'ing at an empty screen and MOAR BUTTON MASHING.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Zoologic on 26-04-2011, 17:04:25
The cutest tank will be M4A1 Sherman with all its round edges.
Proof: all my WW2 n00b friends and colleagues always commented like this when I jump into M4A1 in FH0.7:
"What kind of tank its that? Looks cute, like a toy!"

N00bs will agree that Tiger tanks look the most bad-ass, it has boxy hull and huge turret with big 88mm gun. Other than that, they cannot differentiate anything else.

I personally like "balanced" tanks, that means, the size of turret, guns, and hull is proportionate. E.g. This Panther, even from behind, it looks sleek.

(http://thetonallandscape.com/images/MVTF_Originals_20100215_DSC_0040_0022.jpg)

By my definition, this one pretty much fits it all, and it also has that "modern" look.

(http://www.oorlogsmusea.nl/upload/8436091006184523.jpg)

British A34 Comet tank, because Cromwell's tiny barrel makes it look emasculated.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Josh094 on 26-04-2011, 18:04:50
*Cough* T31 demo tank *Cough"

 :P
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Pr0z4c on 26-04-2011, 19:04:09
i forgot to post my ugliest tank(s)

T-35
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/SMK-T-35C-Russian-Tank.jpg)
T-100
(http://www.strangecosmos.com/images/content/145803.bmp)

what the hell where they thinking?!
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Thorondor123 on 26-04-2011, 19:04:32
The upper one is the SMK. This is a T-35:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/P68l.jpg/800px-P68l.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: THeTA0123 on 26-04-2011, 19:04:02
SMK and T100 actually performed well
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Flippy Warbear on 26-04-2011, 19:04:43
Sarcasm, right?
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: THeTA0123 on 26-04-2011, 19:04:22
Sarcasm, right?
The meters cannot repel a sarcasm level of that magnitude ;D
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Pr0z4c on 26-04-2011, 19:04:51
ah SMK, my bad
SMK?! slagsmålsklubben?  :P

Fight club, i cant be wrong here  ;D
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: THeTA0123 on 26-04-2011, 20:04:55
It would still be very very VERY epic to see a winter war map where the finns have the objective to destroy the T100 SMK and KV
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Pr0z4c on 26-04-2011, 20:04:43
It would still be very very VERY epic to see a winter war map where the finns have the objective to destroy the T100 SMK and KV

hmm something like the Fh0.7 Fan-map: Soletschnogorsk
http://www.battlefield.pl/images/news/2006/03/160%20-%20soletschnogorsk_loadscreen.jpg

german objective on that map is to destroy KV and T34 tanks, and take flags ofcourse.
it could be nice  :)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: im_a_lazy_sod on 29-04-2011, 07:04:16
(http://www.modelermagic.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/LastCrusadeTank.jpg)

lol jkz

Most Beautiful:

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Bovington_Tiger_II_grey_bg.jpg/800px-Bovington_Tiger_II_grey_bg.jpg)

It was slow, but had curves to die for and got the job done like no other (special mention: Panther, Firefly, Hetzer)

Ugliest:

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Cruiser_Mk_IV.jpg)

A lot of French/Japanese tanks weren't that aesthetically pleasing

But at the end of the day, in order for a tank to look good, it had to have curves (sloped armour) and big assets (big gun, powerful engine), could handle any assignment (thick tracks, good suspension) and have the ability to know what's going on (raised cupola, increased commander awereness)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Pr0z4c on 29-04-2011, 11:04:54
I know this is a thread about ww2 tanks.

but.....
most Beautiful tank of today:
(http://www.armyrecognition.com/europe/Hollande/Exhibition/Dutch_Army/images/Leopard_2A6_Dutch_Army_01.jpg)

too bad the dutch army is selling these german babies.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Paasky on 29-04-2011, 12:04:26
So a KT which couldn't go over most bridges because it was too heavy, took ages to transport anywere because it was too big to fir on trains, or broke down more than got shot was a perfect job do-er?


(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4uBoI7AJdhY/Sg4GrAU79tI/AAAAAAAABv4/ACDbLpzFgQw/s400/trollface1.jpg)



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

(http://forgottenhope.warumdarum.de/images/news/163%20-%20CrusaderIII_02.jpg)

The first tank to look modern, the same basic shape is still used.




Polish TKS tankette:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/TKS_P1010141_2.jpg/800px-TKS_P1010141_2.jpg)

Well, maybe not the ugliest, but it just looks wrong. But a great tank to drive into the mine!
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Paythoss on 29-04-2011, 12:04:59
(http://modelartanddesign.com/USERIMAGES/PANZER-3.JPG)
First , this is a Panzerbefelswagen III Ausf F with dummy gun .
Second - please dont laugh about a T31 ... this isnt a 3x75 mm ... that was a 3x 105 mm howitzers . Imagine triple hit of 105 mm HEATs in Tiger II  ;D

The most beautiful silhouette have a T-34 with small turret ...looks like a sport car  :)
(http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/3415/12151560264511.jpg)
T-34-85 is ... just looking like a clown in big hat .

The most ugly tank ...
VK 4502(P)  :P
(http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/9245/71027149.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Sander93 on 29-04-2011, 17:04:27
I love Panzer IV (without Schurtzen), Panther, Tiger, Tiger II; Cromwell, Firefly, Churchill; M26 Pershing.

Don't like T34 with the small turret (/85 looks cool though), KV nor any Russian tank really. Italians also knew how to NOT make nice tanks.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Josh094 on 29-04-2011, 19:04:39
Second - please dont laugh about a T31 ... this isnt a 3x75 mm ... that was a 3x 105 mm howitzers . Imagine triple hit of 105 mm HEATs in Tiger II  ;D

Imagine the fireball when that thing is torn in half by a Tiger II when the German tank crew sees its skyscraper-like silhouette rolling along. ;D
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: THeTA0123 on 29-04-2011, 19:04:39
GERMAN BIAS!    T31 would have raped everything!
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Musti on 29-04-2011, 20:04:36
Yeah.When it comes around the corner and enemy soldiers see it they just get sick
thats how ugly it is
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: THeTA0123 on 29-04-2011, 20:04:12
Yeah.When it comes around the corner and enemy soldiers see it they just get sick
that how ugly it is
They die of laughing  ;D
*T31 appears in front of Sturmtiger, ISU
OH HAI guys! i'm a SP direct artillerie to!
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Eat Uranium on 29-04-2011, 21:04:27
Can someone show me a picture of this mythical T31, because so far I'm imagining a medieval siege-tower with a drilling artillery piece on the top.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Musti on 29-04-2011, 21:04:12
Actually it does look like that  ;D
1st page of this thread
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Wyrdstone on 29-04-2011, 21:04:17
Isn't the turret of that leopard 2 just a big shot trap?
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: THeTA0123 on 29-04-2011, 21:04:32
Can someone show me a picture of this mythical T31, because so far I'm imagining a medieval siege-tower with a drilling artillery piece on the top.
(http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/7314/0002t2x5.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Wyrdstone on 29-04-2011, 21:04:59
I really like this Marder II:
(http://i.imgur.com/gBKXS.jpg)

And then I think this one is really ugly:
(http://i.imgur.com/12sGP.png)

Yet they are both Marder IIs...
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: THeTA0123 on 29-04-2011, 21:04:50
What kind of chassis is that on the marder below
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Thorondor123 on 29-04-2011, 21:04:45
The SdKfz 132 version, based on the Flammpanzer II chassis with Christie suspension.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Mud Buddha on 30-04-2011, 05:04:51
The SdKfz 132 version, based on the Flammpanzer II chassis with Christie suspension.

God, I love this forum...
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Paythoss on 30-04-2011, 05:04:46
Almost perfect ... this is a chassis of PzKpfw II Ausf D/E , first and only german cruiser tank  ;)
(http://img848.imageshack.us/img848/23/pziid.jpg)
After fights in Poland and France , 155 was used to build a Flammpanzer II "Flamingo" ( cool name  by the way  ;D ) .
(http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/2134/flamingod.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: THeTA0123 on 30-04-2011, 10:04:57
Are those 2 little thingies in front the flamethrowers?
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Paythoss on 30-04-2011, 11:04:00
Yup ... they are so cute  ;D
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Sander93 on 30-04-2011, 17:04:27
Isn't the turret of that leopard 2 just a big shot trap?

Nope, unlike tanks like the Panther, which had a 'straight' front, the Leopard 2 turret is triangular so any round that hits the front of the turret bounces off to the side. And it appears the entire angled front part merely is an armor add-on to defeat hollow shaped charges.

Or as Wiki tells it...
Quote
The A5 introduced a wedge-shaped, spaced add-on armour to the turret front and the frontal area of the sides. These armour modules defeat a hollow charge prior to reaching the base armour. The spaced armour is also designed to affect kinetic-energy penetrators by forcing them to change direction and eroding them in the process; it does not form a shot-trap since it doesn't deflect the penetrators outwards to hit the hull or turret ring. The gun mantle was redesigned to accept the new armour.
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: Scrubby on 27-07-2017, 12:07:18
Im a massive fan of ww2 tanks . there are many Beautiful and not so beautiful tanks but my favourite has got to be by far the Tiger 2. Those curves are just perfect and for some reason the turret looks handsome (dont ask about my selection of words and the not-so beautiful, the t70. it makes me cringe when i see uneven tanks and small and confined turrets. the front armour is uneven and the gun is pretty small
Title: Re: What's Your Ugliest and Most Beautiful Tank of WW2?
Post by: luftwaffe.be on 28-07-2017, 16:07:13
First post and necromancy !