Panther (1)

Visit to the Tank Museum, 31-12-2017


Panther (1)

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The Panther in the Tank Museum, Bovington. This one was made at the end of the war by a British Engineering unit.

Panther (2)

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The Panther in the Tank Museum, Bovington. This one was made at the end of the war by a British Engineering unit.

Panther (3)

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The Panther in the Tank Museum, Bovington. This one was made at the end of the war by a British Engineering unit.

Panzer IV (1)

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The Panzer IV in the Tank Museum in Dorset.

Panzer IV (2)

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The Panzer IV in the Tank Museum in Dorset.

Mark IV male tank

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A Mark IV male tank in the Tank Museum, Dorset. A "male" tank had artillery guns in the side sponsons rather than machine guns. The bundle of branches on the top is a "fascine" intended to help the tank bridge a trench.

Tiger II and Elefant

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The Tiger II and the Elefant tank destroyer as part of the "Tiger" exhibition at the Tank Museum. The Elefant is on loan from the US Army Heritage Centre in Fort Lee, Virginia. The Tiger II was captured in Northern France in 1944. The Elefant saw action at Kursk, but was eventually captured in Italy in 1944.

Char Renault FT17

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This small tank was a French model made in large numbers. It can be seen as the forerunner of most later tank designs having a 360 degree turret. See www.tankmuseum.org/museum-online/vehicles/object-e1965-43

Little Willie

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This was one of the earliest prototype tanks. It never went into service, although it was used at demonstrations at Hatfield Park in 1916. See www.tankmuseum.org/museum-online/vehicles/object-e1949-322

Mark II

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The Mark II tank differed from the Mark I in not having the rear wheels for steering. Only 50 Mark IIs and IIIs were made, and they were only used for training purposes as the steel had not been hardened to make it bullet proof. See www.tankmuseum.org/museum-online/vehicles/object-e1949-362

Crossley

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Officially, this is an "Armoured Car, Crossley Chevrolet (Indian Pattern)". These armoured cars were used extensively in India between the wars. When the original chassis wore out, the armoured body was put onto a Chevrolet chassis. See www.tankmuseum.org/museum-online/vehicles/object-e1951-4

Lanchester

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Officially, an "Armoured Car Lanchester, Mark II". These armoured cars were big and expensive. Only 39 were built, and few saw service outside of the UK. See www.tankmuseum.org/museum-online/vehicles/object-e1949-332

Armstrong's Mark E

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Officially, a "Tank Medium, VIckers Armstrongs Mark E, Type B", this was a successful interwar export tank. It was not adopted by the British Army, but sold very well abroad. See www.tankmuseum.org/museum-online/vehicles/object-e1952-28

Medium Tank II*

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This was the main British tank between 1923 and 1935. It had a 3 pounder gun with a co-axial machine gun in the turret. See www.tankmuseum.org/museum-online/vehicles/object-e1949-330

Jagdtiger

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Seen in the Tiger Tank exhibition at the Tank Museum, Bovingdon. Pentax K-3, SMC Pentax-DA* 50-135mm lens.

Tiger II (production model)

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Seen at a visit to the Tiger Tank exhibition at the Tank Museum, Bovingdon. Pentax K-3.

Elefant

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Seen at the Tiger Tank exhibition at the Tank Museum, Bovingdon. Pentax K-3, SMC Pentax-DA* 50-135mm lens.

Tiger II (pre-production version)

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Seen at the Tiger Tank exhibition at the Tank Museum, Bovingdon. Pentax K-3.

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