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07-15-2005, 05:24 AM
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| This is a very intresting image,any info on it because only something like 3 of these were made and i know one was destroyed by its crew when it broke down,is this possibly it?  | 
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07-15-2005, 09:25 AM
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Country:  | Only 2 prototypes were built and 9 were under construction. V1 and V2 were both blown up at Kummersdorf at the end of the war - the Soviet Union captured a hull and turret almost to completion - I believe they finished the job (very little to do) - on which would have been V3. And that's the one in Kubinka.
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07-15-2005, 10:07 AM
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Country:  | That looks like a big waddling tortoise CB not very practical.
PD My next major trip is Portsmouth docks heritage center but after that I intend to get down to Bovington tank museum and take lots of pics I dare say you've been D but It will be my first time I've been told its about the best in the world.
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07-15-2005, 10:49 AM
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Country: | You'll be surprised - I've never been to Bovington - in fact, even more of a shock for you, the first time I'd actually seen a World War 2 tank was in April of this year when I went to IWM-North and they had a lone T-34/85.
The land museum in Duxford gave me a lot to look at - which was good. Make sure you get lot's of pictures for me to steal! 
They have one of only six (in the world) running Tigers in Bovington. Kubinka is supposed to be the best - and I imagine Aberdeen Proving Grounds has it's fair share of awesome equipment - but to Russia, to U.S or to Bovington - which is cheaper?! 
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07-15-2005, 10:53 AM
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Country:  | Never been to Bovington?! Get yourself down there at once! I loved it and Id love to go again. Its great 
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07-15-2005, 10:59 AM
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Country: | It might be easy for you lot but it took me 3 hours to get to Duxford - and I don't even know where Bovington is.
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07-15-2005, 11:01 AM
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07-15-2005, 11:04 AM
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Country: | Exactly - and I'm 124 miles away from Duxford - and probably well in excess of 200 miles of Bovington.
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07-15-2005, 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Karbine This is a very intresting image,any info on it because only something like 3 of these were made and i know one was destroyed by its crew when it broke down,is this possibly it? | Probably it do, the germans put some heavy explosive ( and I mean HEAVY) charge wich blew up the turret and side armour completely.
No Maus was claimed destroyed in combat by the russians or the western allies.
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07-15-2005, 01:42 PM
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| intresting thanks,did the soviets do anything with the one they built again? | |
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07-15-2005, 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Karbine intresting thanks,did the soviets do anything with the one they built again? | the used the maus as a target, cos the front is marked with many impacts, but none went thru the armor, as noted before the only maus is housed in the tank museum in kubinka | |
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07-15-2005, 04:08 PM
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| so wheres this one they used as a target gone? | |
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07-15-2005, 04:28 PM
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07-15-2005, 06:11 PM
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| ah right so they just shot it up and now the museam has it but when did it go to the museam,did it sit in a field somewhere for years before? | |
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