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Engineer tanks at Hohne Camp, Germany
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Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 12:34 pm Post subject: Engineer tanks at Hohne Camp, Germany
Some photo's of engineer tanks at one of the squares of Hohne Camp near Bergen, Germany. They are on the same square What the exact typedesignations are I don't know.

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Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 12:36 pm Post subject: Re: Engineer tanks at Hohne Camp, Germany
Centurion with some sort of trailer

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Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 12:37 pm Post subject: Re: Engineer tanks at Hohne Camp, Germany
Challenger???? variant with fascines

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Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 1:29 pm
Post subject: Re: Engineer tanks at Hohne Camp, Germany

both first two pics - the Centurion 165 AVRE ... equipped with 165 mm demolition gun, dozer blade and fascine carrier (AVRE means Assault Vehicle Royal Engineers)

second pic - the Centurion 165 AVRE again, the trailer seems to be usual equipment carrying trailer (for spare fascines, demolition or mine clearing stuff etc) - I am sure it is not a Giant Viper Mine Clearing system)

third pic - the Centurion AVRE equipped with Trackwidth Mine Plough instead of dozer blade and fitted with rails to carry three Maxi-fascine rolls (only two carried here) or five Class 60 trackway carpet spools... Ah yes, can carry spare No.9 bridge for the Chieftain AVLB (Armoured Vehicle-Launched Bridge)

AVRE Centurions were converted from Mk.5 gun tanks...

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Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 1:55 pm
Post subject: Re: Engineer tanks at Hohne Camp, Germany

Hi Palic! Hi Folks!

- palic

third pic - the Centurion AVRE equipped with Trackwidth Mine Plough instead of dozer blade and fitted with rails to carry three Maxi-fascine rolls (only two carried here) or five Class 60 trackway carpet spools... Ah yes, can carry spare No.9 bridge for the Chieftain AVLB (Armoured Vehicle-Launched Bridge)

Palic I agree with you on the first two tanks and the trailier.
However I must disagree with you on the third one. That is a Chieftain hull under all that engineering equipment.

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Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 2:30 pm Post subject: Re: Engineer tanks at Hohne Camp, Germany
Yes, yes, yes!!! O my old eyes! Definitely Chieftain AVRE. How could i make such stupid mistake - I have two of them (Chieftain gun tanks) on my workbench ready for painting.... Thanks Roy

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Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 3:03 pm
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hi all

ok teh first two pictures are Centurion AVRE 165mm with a 7 1/2 ton Sankey AVRE Trailer.
the third is a CHAVRE = Chieftain Armoured Engineer Vehicle Royal Engineers .

www.armouredengineers....hotose.htm
check this page out and you will see them in action also the other pages .
i loved teh Centurion AVRE & Bridgelayer also Chieftain AVLB . i served on them for 12 years and loevd every minute of it.
Ossie

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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 3:43 am Post subject: Re: Engineer tanks at Hohne Camp, Germany
Thanks for the types!! regards, Lesley

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