cool tank musuem website (56k beware)
 

Panzer 8 Maus :huh::huh::huh:

http://www.nahverteidigungswaffe.de/...eh/Maus-01.jpg

http://www.nahverteidigungswaffe.de/...eh/Maus-03.jpg
http://www.nahverteidigungswaffe.de/...Veh/PzV-01.jpg
http://www.nahverteidigungswaffe.de/...zTigerI-01.jpg
http://www.nahverteidigungswaffe.de/...Elefant-01.jpg
http://www.nahverteidigungswaffe.de/...StTiger-01.jpg

russian side :D

http://www.nahverteidigungswaffe.de/...eh/IS-2-01.jpg
http://www.nahverteidigungswaffe.de/...eh/IS-3-01.jpg

http://www.nahverteidigungswaffe.de/index2.htm

Nice collection!

The bigger the gun, the bigger the bang ilustrated here :lol:
Men I dont want to be in near the site where his shell will drop.

HunterICX

wasnt a rocket fired from there and not a shell??? :-?:hmm:

"Primary
armament 380 mm RW61 L/5.4 rocket mortar"

ps the specs for the first tank the Panzer 8 Maus ;) :D

Primary
armament 128 mm KwK44 L/55 Secondary
armament co-axial 75 mm KwK 44 L/36.5 :o:o:o
7.92 mm MG34

A pile of sh*t just like the E-100


The Elephant was a wast of space, and should never had been made. They got bogged down at Kursk and due to the fact they were rushed into production straight to the front line someone forgot to add a machine gun. :damn: And the Russian infantry had a field day destroying them.

This museum is 25 minutes from my home. Unfortunate they tanks are outside but all in all these are in good shape.

http://www.peachmountain.com/5star/U...ce_Museum.aspx

Very nice stuff :up:


RDP

Been there. An Army buddy of mine lives in Northeast and we took a trip over there last time I went to visit.

I could have spent days there.

The Sturmtiger was armed with a short-barreled 38cm Raketenwerfer 61 L/5.4, breech-loading rocket launcher/mortar.

http://www.achtungpanzer.com/sttig.htm

Such a short barrell, just how far would the ammo go?


The coolest tank in the world to me is:

http://www.fprado.com/armorsite/leo2.htm

I believe many country's could not believe there eyes when Germany bought out the leopard.

Oh, she is a beauty. Similar with the M1A and the US did use the cannon technology. Both cannons are the same. But comparing the two, hands down the Leopard is just a cool looking nasty tank. :up:

The cannons of those tanks used to be very similar, but not exactly identical, but the latest Lepopard 2A6 mount a 120mm L55 cannon instead of an L44 that was found on older models. (L55 means the length of the gun in calibers, in this case 55 times 120mm)

The RW 61 launcher fired short-range (4,600 to 6,000 meters, or 2,850 to 3,720 yards) high-explosive rocket-propelled projectiles.

OT of Leopard.........Each year on Salisbury Plain (not sure if it still occurs) There are or were gunnery competitions for tanks from most of the NATO countries. These competitions were designed for tank crews to prove their ability in a variety of disciplines ie: moving, stationary, uphill obstacle/downhill obstacle, moving targets, stationary targets, and all at a variety of different ranges etc. etc.
The Leopard, since it's inception, has won the competition more than any other make of tank.
http://www.world-of-smilies.com/wos_..._armee_070.gif

She is a marvel to watch. I happened to catch a History Channel program on the Leopard.