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The AFV ASSOCIATION was formed in 1964 to support the thoughts and research of all those interested in Armored Fighting Vehicles and related topics, such as AFV drawings. The emphasis has always been on sharing information and communicating with other members of similar interests; e.g. German armor, Japanese AFVs, or whatever.
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Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 8:18 pm Post subject: Re: Focus on the M47
The tank seems to be complete. The sights are still mounted but these ballistic table kind of caught my eye. Mounted on the right side of the turret, above the gunners position: Mounted on the left side of the turret, above the loaders position: Regards Don

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Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 8:02 pm Post subject: Re: Focus on the M47
The breech was up, so I opened it. It is fully functional & lubricated. All markings & data plates were present and all seemed original US stuff with no Belgian Army markings. The original vehicle data plate was present, but can't get a decent shot of it since the 'drivers side' ammo rack was obstructing the view. More to follow Regards Don

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Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 7:51 pm
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I spent several hours in RMP on Friday (yesterday).

In the past few weeks, there has been alot of movement within the Motor Pool. Vehicles have been grouped together based on destination. More on that later....

I noticed that the escape hatch was open in the M47 that has been stored in the LST building, and a former foreign service vehicle. I assume the markings indicate that it was a former Belgian Army vehicle.....

I was amazed by the interior. Climbing into the bow gunner escape hatch, I found it is a right hand drive. The drivers compartment is filled with an aux ammo rack. This was new to me, as this is my first M47 experience.

The drivers ontrols are the same as the Prototype Heavy tanks. 'Joy Stick' driven...

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Don

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