Hi Pierre! Hi Folks!
- the_shadock
What's wrong wis this tank? It's the T-34/76 exposed at the Saumur Tank Museum. The gun seems to be a fake and the trap door on the hull is not the one which can be usually seen on these tanks.. Maybe somebody has more informations about it?
Pierre-Olivier
It could be the vehicle was damaged before the museum recevied it and the gun barrel was replaced with a pipe. Could be the barrel was replaced with a pipe as part of a de-mil action.
The 'trap door' is the driver's hatch which should have some covered vision ports at the top edge of it. My guess is the hatch is missing and the musuem replaced it with a simple metal plate. The way that vehicle is, the driver can not see where he is going with the hatch closed.
My 2 cents,
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