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Burgdorf (CH). Stiftung HAM
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Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 8:17 pm
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Stiftung HAM is a foundation that preserves historical artifacts from the Swiss Army. Its final goal is to build a museum, in the meantime they take care of a large amount of material. More info:
www.armeemuseum.ch/

The pictures from this set were shot in 2010, during an open day inside one of their depots:
www.flickr.com/photos/...694698257/

I've just posted a few pictures. More will follow in the next few days

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Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 10:46 am Post subject: Re: Burgdorf. Stiftung HAM
AMX-13 M-78361 by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

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Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 12:05 pm Post subject: Re: Burgdorf. Stiftung HAM
Entpannungspanzer 56 M-78613 by Massimo Foti, on Flickr The vehicle that arrived from Sweden in Full during last winter should be very similar to this one. Massimo

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Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 12:06 pm Post subject: Re: Burgdorf. Stiftung HAM
Ford Canada F-60 by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

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Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 12:49 pm Post subject: Re: Burgdorf (CH). Stiftung HAM
There were 3 G-13 over there. I've already posted a few pictures of them inside the thread dedicated to G-13. You can see more here: www.flickr.com/photos/...9694698257 Massimo

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Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 12:56 pm Post subject: Re: Burgdorf (CH). Stiftung HAM
Another softskin, a pretty cool one GMC Flugplatzkrankwagen by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

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Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 2:59 pm Post subject: Re: Burgdorf (CH). Stiftung HAM
Leopard 2 M-77480 by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

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Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 2:59 pm Post subject: Re: Burgdorf (CH). Stiftung HAM
Leopard 2 Trainer M-77094 by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

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Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 8:44 am Post subject: Re: Burgdorf (CH). Stiftung HAM
M109 M-76109 by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

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Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 10:53 am Post subject: Re: Burgdorf (CH). Stiftung HAM
There were 4 different M109s, plus the driver training vehicle. I didn't attempt to identify the versions, it's too hard If you would like to see them all: www.flickr.com/photos/...9694698257 Massimo

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Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 1:19 pm Post subject: Re: Burgdorf (CH). Stiftung HAM
I've just posted 30 pictures of M113 covering 14 different vehicles and multiple versions: www.flickr.com/photos/...9694698257 Massimo

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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 4:33 pm
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One amazing thing from this collection is that the Swiss Army managed to save even single pieces that were acquired for testing back 80 years ago and never adopted. That's the case of the 75mm Vickers anti-aircraft gun (see the Artillery forum here: www.com-central.net/in...;t=15053).

Another such case is the italian "Trattore Pavesi". This a unique, italian design. Variants of it served in both WW I and WW II. It was well suited to mountain warfare and the Swiss Army tried it at one point:

Trattore Pavesi by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 6:46 pm Post subject: Re: Burgdorf (CH). Stiftung HAM
- Massimo_Foti M109 M-76109 by Massimo Foti, on Flickr "Check fire! Check fire!"

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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 7:03 pm
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Another italian vehicle evaluated by the Swiss Army.

OM Autocarretta 32 by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

It's hard to understand the design of "autocarretta" unless you keep in mind that the Italian Army was obsessed with mountain warfare. All the major commander of the thirties and forties had experiences in WW I and mountain warfare was at the center of their vision. Then WW II came, and the Italian Army had to fight its major battles in the desert and in Russia...

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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 10:00 am Post subject: Re: Burgdorf (CH). Stiftung HAM
A prototype for a radical Pz 68 upgrade. In the end the Swiss Army acquired Leopard 2s instead: Pz 68 Erprobungsträger M-0911 by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

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