±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: 177
Total: 177
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Home
02: Community Forums
03: Community Forums
04: Photo Gallery
05: Community Forums
06: Downloads
07: Community Forums
08: Home
09: Member Screenshots
10: CPGlang
11: Community Forums
12: Community Forums
13: Community Forums
14: Community Forums
15: Community Forums
16: Community Forums
17: Community Forums
18: Community Forums
19: Photo Gallery
20: Community Forums
21: Community Forums
22: Photo Gallery
23: Home
24: Home
25: Community Forums
26: Community Forums
27: Community Forums
28: Community Forums
29: CPGlang
30: Home
31: Community Forums
32: Community Forums
33: Member Screenshots
34: Community Forums
35: Member Screenshots
36: Community Forums
37: Community Forums
38: Home
39: Member Screenshots
40: Community Forums
41: Community Forums
42: Community Forums
43: Community Forums
44: Photo Gallery
45: Community Forums
46: Community Forums
47: CPGlang
48: Home
49: Community Forums
50: Community Forums
51: CPGlang
52: Community Forums
53: Community Forums
54: CPGlang
55: Community Forums
56: Community Forums
57: Home
58: Community Forums
59: Photo Gallery
60: Member Screenshots
61: Community Forums
62: Community Forums
63: Community Forums
64: Home
65: Downloads
66: Community Forums
67: Community Forums
68: Community Forums
69: News Archive
70: Community Forums
71: Photo Gallery
72: Downloads
73: Community Forums
74: Community Forums
75: Community Forums
76: Community Forums
77: Community Forums
78: Home
79: CPGlang
80: Photo Gallery
81: Community Forums
82: Member Screenshots
83: Community Forums
84: Home
85: Community Forums
86: Community Forums
87: CPGlang
88: Home
89: Community Forums
90: Community Forums
91: Photo Gallery
92: Member Screenshots
93: Photo Gallery
94: Member Screenshots
95: Community Forums
96: Community Forums
97: CPGlang
98: Home
99: CPGlang
100: Community Forums
101: Community Forums
102: Photo Gallery
103: Community Forums
104: Home
105: Community Forums
106: Community Forums
107: Community Forums
108: Downloads
109: Community Forums
110: Photo Gallery
111: Community Forums
112: Member Screenshots
113: Community Forums
114: Home
115: Community Forums
116: Community Forums
117: Community Forums
118: Community Forums
119: Member Screenshots
120: Photo Gallery
121: Community Forums
122: Community Forums
123: Community Forums
124: Community Forums
125: Community Forums
126: Member Screenshots
127: Community Forums
128: CPGlang
129: Community Forums
130: Community Forums
131: Home
132: Community Forums
133: Downloads
134: Home
135: CPGlang
136: Community Forums
137: News Archive
138: Community Forums
139: Statistics
140: Community Forums
141: Community Forums
142: Photo Gallery
143: Community Forums
144: News Archive
145: Photo Gallery
146: Photo Gallery
147: Community Forums
148: Community Forums
149: Downloads
150: Home
151: Community Forums
152: Community Forums
153: Community Forums
154: Photo Gallery
155: Home
156: Community Forums
157: Community Forums
158: Community Forums
159: Photo Gallery
160: Community Forums
161: Home
162: Home
163: Community Forums
164: Home
165: Member Screenshots
166: Photo Gallery
167: Community Forums
168: CPGlang
169: Community Forums
170: Community Forums
171: Photo Gallery
172: CPGlang
173: Member Screenshots
174: Community Forums
175: Community Forums
176: Community Forums
177: Home

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
Bovington, FV 4004 Conway or FV 4005?
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
Massimo_Foti
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 2008
Posts: 5397
Location: Lugano, Switzerland
PostPosted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 6:25 pm
Post subject: Bovington, FV 4004 Conway or FV 4005?

During my visit last year, I saw this tank outside the Museum:


Conway by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

Inside the Museum there is a scale model of it, labeled as "Conway". I asked the Museum's crew about it, at first they were unable to identify it, but they called somebody else and told me it's a "Conway".

To be sincere, the turret looks too big compared to the standard Centurion tank, just to hold a 120mm gun. Especially if you compare it to a Conqueror.

Then I saw Trevor's page here:
preservedtanks.com/Pro...p;Select=4

The FV 4005 used a a 183 mm gun. Based on Trevor's source and the fact that the gun looks bigger than a 120mm, I am almost sure Trevor got it right. Do we have additional info?

Looking online I've fund this:
arcaneafvs.com/conway.html

Massimo
Back to top
View user's profile
JimWeb
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 1439
Location: The back of beyond
PostPosted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 3:05 pm
Post subject: Re: Bovington, FV 4004 Conway or FV 4005?

Yes its the Fv4005 Series 2 (Series 1 had the open mount)

Easiest way to distinguish it from the Conway is that the Conway has a cast mantlet.

_________________
TTFN
Jim

If your not a member of JED then your
not serious about anything military..

***********************
www.jedsite.info
JED Military Equipment
***********************
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website ICQ Number
TrevorLarkum
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Sep 16, 2007
Posts: 1596
Location: Northampton, England
PostPosted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:07 pm
Post subject: Re: Bovington, FV 4004 Conway or FV 4005?

Yes, Bovington has a Conway too, but it's currently in storage:

Unique ID 2040: Bovington Conway

Bovington has changed its database records again, so the links on their profile pages no longer work. I'm in the process of creating a system that will get around this - for now you can access them here:

FV4005 Turret Record: preservedtanks.com/Red...?Record=13
Conway Record: preservedtanks.com/Red...Record=163

_________________
Trevor

Dr Trevor Larkum
Preserved Tanks: PreservedTanks.com
Armour Archive: ArmourArchive.co.uk
EVs


Last edited by TrevorLarkum on Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:17 pm; edited 2 times in total
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website
Massimo_Foti
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 2008
Posts: 5397
Location: Lugano, Switzerland
PostPosted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:11 pm
Post subject: Re: Bovington, FV 4004 Conway or FV 4005?

That's clarify everything, thanks Trevor

Massimo
Back to top
View user's profile
TrevorLarkum
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Sep 16, 2007
Posts: 1596
Location: Northampton, England
PostPosted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:18 pm
Post subject: Re: Bovington, FV 4004 Conway or FV 4005?

Just fixed a typo in the links I posted.

_________________
Trevor

Dr Trevor Larkum
Preserved Tanks: PreservedTanks.com
Armour Archive: ArmourArchive.co.uk
EVs
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website
TrevorLarkum
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Sep 16, 2007
Posts: 1596
Location: Northampton, England
PostPosted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:32 pm
Post subject: Re: Bovington, FV 4004 Conway or FV 4005?

Here's a picture of Conway to compare with the top picture above, from when it was on public display in 1982 (and a check of the new forum photo link change):

[img]http://PreservedTanks.com/Albums/British/3486-FV4004 Conway/Scan_Conway2_Bov82_TLarkum_c.jpg[/img]

_________________
Trevor

Dr Trevor Larkum
Preserved Tanks: PreservedTanks.com
Armour Archive: ArmourArchive.co.uk
EVs
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website
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