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Old 12-15-2005, 02:23 PM   #1
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Allied AFV pictures.

I figured that if we were going to have a "German AFV pictures" thread, we should also have a "Allied AFV pictures" thread.

I'll start with these pictures of the "Queen of the Desert":
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Old 12-15-2005, 02:37 PM   #2
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Nice pics Soren, here are some more...

Matilda II (German Markings)


Valentine


More Valentines




Tetrarch Light Tank (imagine meeting a panzer in one of these! )


Churchill




Covenanter


Canadian Sherman in Normandy
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Old 12-15-2005, 02:43 PM   #3
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America:

Sherman







Sherman Flamethrower



Mine Clearing Sherman


Sherman Calliope


Stuart


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And finally some from the USSR

VE Day Parade



T-34







SU-100


T-26


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Good stuff guys
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Excellent pictures. I wish I had never deleted my WW2 picture collection now.
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Great pictures there Gnomey !

Its not often you see color pictures of Soviet AFV's, very nice.
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Some pictures of the T-34, the German army's nemesis in the early years of war - 1941 to early 1942:

Picture #1: Is it me, or were Russian tank-crews some small people ?
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Beautiful. Keep 'em coming please.
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Great pics. I like the Sherman in the snow.
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