±Recent Visitors

Recent Visitors to Com-Central!

±User Info-big


Welcome Anonymous

Nickname
Password

Membership:
Latest: HighestAce
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 6648

People Online:
Members: 0
Visitors: 324
Total: 324
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Community Forums
02: Home
03: Home
04: Community Forums
05: Member Screenshots
06: Community Forums
07: Home
08: Home
09: Community Forums
10: Community Forums
11: Home
12: Home
13: Home
14: Community Forums
15: Photo Gallery
16: Community Forums
17: Home
18: Member Screenshots
19: Home
20: Community Forums
21: Community Forums
22: Community Forums
23: Photo Gallery
24: Downloads
25: Photo Gallery
26: Downloads
27: Home
28: Community Forums
29: Community Forums
30: Community Forums
31: Community Forums
32: Community Forums
33: Community Forums
34: CPGlang
35: Community Forums
36: Community Forums
37: Community Forums
38: Home
39: Photo Gallery
40: Community Forums
41: Community Forums
42: Community Forums
43: Home
44: Community Forums
45: Photo Gallery
46: Community Forums
47: Community Forums
48: Home
49: Home
50: Home
51: Community Forums
52: Community Forums
53: Community Forums
54: Community Forums
55: Home
56: Community Forums
57: Home
58: Community Forums
59: Home
60: Home
61: Community Forums
62: CPGlang
63: Home
64: Photo Gallery
65: Home
66: Community Forums
67: Community Forums
68: Community Forums
69: Home
70: Home
71: Community Forums
72: Community Forums
73: Downloads
74: Home
75: Community Forums
76: Home
77: Community Forums
78: Community Forums
79: Home
80: Home
81: Home
82: Home
83: Home
84: Community Forums
85: Home
86: Community Forums
87: Home
88: Community Forums
89: Home
90: Community Forums
91: Community Forums
92: Home
93: Home
94: Community Forums
95: Downloads
96: Community Forums
97: Your Account
98: Community Forums
99: Home
100: Community Forums
101: Community Forums
102: Community Forums
103: Photo Gallery
104: Community Forums
105: Community Forums
106: Community Forums
107: Home
108: Downloads
109: Community Forums
110: Home
111: Community Forums
112: Community Forums
113: Photo Gallery
114: Photo Gallery
115: Downloads
116: Community Forums
117: Community Forums
118: Home
119: Community Forums
120: Community Forums
121: Home
122: Community Forums
123: Community Forums
124: Community Forums
125: Community Forums
126: Community Forums
127: Home
128: Community Forums
129: Community Forums
130: Community Forums
131: Community Forums
132: Member Screenshots
133: Home
134: Member Screenshots
135: Home
136: Photo Gallery
137: Home
138: Home
139: Home
140: Member Screenshots
141: Photo Gallery
142: Home
143: Home
144: Member Screenshots
145: Home
146: Home
147: Member Screenshots
148: Home
149: Home
150: Home
151: Member Screenshots
152: Member Screenshots
153: Member Screenshots
154: Home
155: Member Screenshots
156: Member Screenshots
157: Downloads
158: Community Forums
159: Community Forums
160: Home
161: Home
162: Community Forums
163: Home
164: Home
165: Photo Gallery
166: Community Forums
167: Home
168: Downloads
169: Home
170: Photo Gallery
171: Community Forums
172: Home
173: Home
174: Community Forums
175: Your Account
176: Community Forums
177: Home
178: Community Forums
179: Home
180: Home
181: Home
182: Home
183: Community Forums
184: Photo Gallery
185: Home
186: Community Forums
187: Downloads
188: Community Forums
189: Community Forums
190: Downloads
191: Home
192: Community Forums
193: Member Screenshots
194: Photo Gallery
195: Community Forums
196: Photo Gallery
197: Community Forums
198: Home
199: Community Forums
200: Member Screenshots
201: Home
202: Community Forums
203: Community Forums
204: Community Forums
205: Photo Gallery
206: Community Forums
207: Community Forums
208: Community Forums
209: Community Forums
210: Community Forums
211: Home
212: Community Forums
213: Photo Gallery
214: Home
215: Home
216: Home
217: Home
218: Member Screenshots
219: Home
220: Home
221: Home
222: Community Forums
223: Home
224: Community Forums
225: Home
226: Home
227: Photo Gallery
228: Home
229: Community Forums
230: Downloads
231: Community Forums
232: Home
233: Home
234: Home
235: Community Forums
236: Community Forums
237: Home
238: Community Forums
239: CPGlang
240: Community Forums
241: Home
242: Community Forums
243: Your Account
244: Home
245: Community Forums
246: Community Forums
247: Community Forums
248: Community Forums
249: Downloads
250: Community Forums
251: Community Forums
252: Community Forums
253: Community Forums
254: Photo Gallery
255: Community Forums
256: Home
257: Home
258: Community Forums
259: Community Forums
260: Community Forums
261: Community Forums
262: Home
263: Home
264: Home
265: Home
266: Community Forums
267: Community Forums
268: Home
269: Home
270: Community Forums
271: Community Forums
272: Member Screenshots
273: Home
274: Photo Gallery
275: Community Forums
276: Community Forums
277: Community Forums
278: Community Forums
279: Community Forums
280: Home
281: Home
282: Community Forums
283: Photo Gallery
284: Downloads
285: Community Forums
286: News
287: Community Forums
288: Home
289: Home
290: Home
291: Community Forums
292: Home
293: Community Forums
294: Home
295: Home
296: Community Forums
297: Community Forums
298: Community Forums
299: Home
300: Home
301: Community Forums
302: Community Forums
303: Home
304: Community Forums
305: Home
306: Community Forums
307: Community Forums
308: Home
309: Home
310: Community Forums
311: Member Screenshots
312: Home
313: Home
314: Community Forums
315: Community Forums
316: Community Forums
317: Home
318: Community Forums
319: CPGlang
320: Home
321: Community Forums
322: Community Forums
323: Home
324: Community Forums

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
Armed Forces Military Museum - Largo, FL Photo Gallery
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.
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page     Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board

View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
vagabond
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Dec 05, 2009
Posts: 1388
Location: Constantly moving across US
PostPosted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 4:41 am
Post subject: Armed Forces Military Museum - Largo, FL Photo Gallery

Hi All,

On a recent visit to the Tampa, FL area, we stumbled across this gem of a museum. We saw a flyer for it while visiting another area attraction.

What a terrific museum! They have a great collection of restored and running AFVs including:
M5A1 Stuart
DUKW
M4A3 Sherman
M3A1 Scout Car
M24 Chaffee
M16 GMC
Abbot SPH
Ferret
M47 Patton
M4 High-Speed Tractor towing an M1 8” Howitzer complete with limber
M59
M41 Walker Bulldog
M8 Greyhound
M103 Turret
M60 Gunnery Trainer

The Museum collection has many interesting artifacts including a case of items from Leonard T. "Max" Schroeder Jr - the first US soldier ashore on D-Day.
A few of the other exhibits include:
Chairs used by Yamamoto, German General Maus’ uniforms and Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds, a functioning type 92 machine gun, some of the ship models used in “Tora, Tora, Tora” and plenty of other items.

We had the pleasure of being escorted through the museum by the resident historian, Frank Correa, who did a tremendous job of showcasing the exhibits and sharing his experiences and stories. The museum is highly deserving of a visit - if not a special trip from wherever one lives.

www.vgbimages.com/AFV-...046_zMbkcz

M4A3 Sherman and M3A1 Scout Car


M24 Chaffee


M47 Patton


M59


Enjoy!
The VBs
Back to top
View user's profile
bialy-r
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: May 06, 2009
Posts: 1233
Location: POLAND
PostPosted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 7:08 am
Post subject: Re: Armed Forces Military Museum - Largo, FL Photo Gallery

FT-17 Replica

www.vgbimages.com/AFV-...53_RtMRS3x
Back to top
View user's profile
panamadan
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 29, 2006
Posts: 174

PostPosted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 1:07 pm
Post subject: Re: Armed Forces Military Museum - Largo, FL Photo Gallery

Anyone else notice the strange M4A3...
Dan
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
Pzkpfw-e
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jul 21, 2010
Posts: 1202

PostPosted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 4:28 pm
Post subject: Re: Armed Forces Military Museum - Largo, FL Photo Gallery

Looks like an M4A3E4 76mm gun.


en.valka.cz/viewtopic.php/t/83662
Back to top
View user's profile
bialy-r
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: May 06, 2009
Posts: 1233
Location: POLAND
PostPosted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 5:51 pm
Post subject: Re: Armed Forces Military Museum - Largo, FL Photo Gallery

The MG turret on main turret.
Back to top
View user's profile
panamadan
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 29, 2006
Posts: 174

PostPosted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 6:42 pm
Post subject: Re: Armed Forces Military Museum - Largo, FL Photo Gallery

It looks like there is a T23 turret on a small hatch hull and a tube in place of the 76mm and a cupola from a M48.
Dan
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
vagabond
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Dec 05, 2009
Posts: 1388
Location: Constantly moving across US
PostPosted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 8:43 pm
Post subject: Re: Armed Forces Military Museum - Largo, FL Photo Gallery

I was told that the M4 hull and turret are from different sources. The hull was used as a tractor by a farmer. The turret came from somewhere else.
Back to top
View user's profile
Neil_Baumgardner
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 3942
Location: Arlington, VA
PostPosted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 12:26 am
Post subject: Re: Armed Forces Military Museum - Largo, FL Photo Gallery

Thanks for posting this - its new to me!

Neil
Back to top
View user's profile
the_shadock
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: May 27, 2006
Posts: 2865
Location: Normandy, France
PostPosted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 5:33 am
Post subject: Re: Armed Forces Military Museum - Largo, FL Photo Gallery

the bow MG ball mount and driver's + gunner hatches seem to have been refabricated and look a bit odd too.

P-O

_________________
soldat_ryan @ hotmail.com

Looking for photos of Sherman manufacturer's plates
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website MSN Messenger
Roy_A_Lingle
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 1997
Location: El Paso & Ft Bliss, Texas
PostPosted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 12:07 pm
Post subject: Re: Armed Forces Military Museum - Largo, FL Photo Gallery

Hi Folks!

That odd ball Sherman in the first photo showed up here a couple of years ago when it was for sale. It was owned by a private owner who had put it together and did it his way using what ever parts he could find and used what he liked.

You know what is odd? I have a very old Revell Sherman tank model kit with a cuplo from a Monogram M48A2 Patton tank. THAT GUY STOLE MY IDEA! No, wait a minute, mine also has the 90mm gun barrel from the M48A2. I guess he only stole the top half of my ideas. If the IDF could mount a 105 in a Sherman, why couldn't I mount a 90 in mine?

Sgt, Scouts Out!

_________________
"You can never have too much reconnaissance."
General G.S. Patton Jr.
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
L.Delsing
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Feb 10, 2006
Posts: 960

PostPosted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 4:55 pm
Post subject: Re: Armed Forces Military Museum - Largo, FL Photo Gallery

Hi Vagabond,
off topic but the MiG-21PFM is interesting as it is a ''nuclear wired'' PFM for the Polish air force.

I quote Paul from scramble.nl;
Of the MiG-21PFMs delivered to Poland, aircraft up to batch 71 were type 94A, those in batches 78 and 79 (12 aircraft) were type 94N. The were divided between the three regiments in the 4.DLM (2.PLM at Goleniow, 9.PLM at Debzno, 41.PLM at Malbork) which is odd as I think these regiments were fighter escort units for the mud-movers of 2.DLM-B and 3.DLMB. Also the Czech Air Force received a number of these nuclear wired aircraft.
Back to top
View user's profile
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board
Page 1 of 1
All times are GMT - 6 Hours



Jump to:  


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You cannot download files in this forum