#1: Full Militärmuseum Author: Massimo_Foti, Location: Lugano, SwitzerlandPosted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 5:31 pm ---- Swiss Centurion Mk VII. This one wasn't on display in the past:
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#2: Re: Full Militärmuseum 2011 Author: Massimo_Foti, Location: Lugano, SwitzerlandPosted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 5:33 pm ---- M47 wreck outside the workshop. I would say it's not worth restoring:
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#3: Re: Full Militärmuseum 2011 Author: Massimo_Foti, Location: Lugano, SwitzerlandPosted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 8:51 pm ---- I copy this from another thread, to try and keep all the info inside a single place.
Things I saw for the first time in 2011:
- 24 mm Panzerabwehrbefestigungskanone 1938
A very cool version of the 24 mm for bunkers
- Berna 2VN
Swiss heavy truck
- Centurion M-78778
Swiss Centurion, there are now 3 on display
- Entpannungspanzer 65/88 M-78669
Swiss recovery tank. Museum got it in 2010
- M47 wreck outside the workshop
- M113 G Pz 63 M-73955
Engineering version. Arrived in 2011
- M113 Kdo Pz 63 M-73652
Command version. Arrived in 2010
- M113 Kdo Pz 63-73 M-74439
Same as above. arrived in 2011. People can visit the interiors and seat around too
#8: Re: Full Militärmuseum 2011 Author: Massimo_Foti, Location: Lugano, SwitzerlandPosted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 8:11 pm ---- AMX SPG is one of the four vehicles acquired for trials (see r/n with leading zero), another one is in Thun: www.preservedtanks.com...oryId=6430
It was a cosmetic restoration, most interior is missing (info from the Museum)
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#9: Re: Full Militärmuseum 2011 Author: Massimo_Foti, Location: Lugano, SwitzerlandPosted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 6:43 am ---- I was there for the annual event. Here you can see a video of T-55 running: www.flickr.com/photos/.../lightbox/
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#10: Re: Full Militärmuseum 2011 Author: Massimo_Foti, Location: Lugano, SwitzerlandPosted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 9:18 am ---- LTL-H came out of the workshop just in time. You can see they were in a hurry by the missing rear r/n
The tank has a new paint job, that matches the one used by Thun SHP. External fittings are better too. Not sure about the interiors.
#11: Re: Full Militärmuseum 2011 Author: Massimo_Foti, Location: Lugano, SwitzerlandPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 5:48 am ---- LTL-H. Static shot with new paint job:
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#12: Re: Full Militärmuseum 2011 Author: Massimo_Foti, Location: Lugano, SwitzerlandPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 6:43 pm ---- Centurion M-78527. This tank doesn't belongs to the Museum, it's from the Verein Centurion association:
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#13: Re: Full Militärmuseum 2011 Author: Massimo_Foti, Location: Lugano, SwitzerlandPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 6:45 pm ---- Centurion M-78520. This should belong to Verein Centurion as well, but I am not 100% sure:
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#14: Re: Full Militärmuseum 2011 Author: Massimo_Foti, Location: Lugano, SwitzerlandPosted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 5:17 pm ---- Renault FT-17 from Thun SHP was a guest star. It's always a pleasure to look at it:
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#15: Re: Full Militärmuseum 2011 Author: Massimo_Foti, Location: Lugano, SwitzerlandPosted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 5:19 pm ---- FT-17 engine. The tank was restored to running condition: