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Tanklord · Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 3:06 am Post subject: Finnish Tank (fixed link)

What is that under all that natural camo? Bet the gun barrel bark doesn't survive many rounds! Laughing

C_Sherman · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 24, 2006 Posts: 590

By the tracks showing and the general locations of the SGLs and other details, I would guess it's a T72.

C

Doug_Kibbey · Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 6:39 pm Post subject: Re: Finnish Tank (fixed link)

- C_Sherman

By the tracks showing and the general locations of the SGLs and other details, I would guess it's a T72.

C

They should call the Mossy Oak and RealTree folks for some wrap! Laughing

Costas_TT · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Feb 15, 2012 Posts: 387

The tank underneath the natural camouflage looks more like a (Russian Army) T-80U to me. (Location of SGDs, Kontakt-5 ERA, two-pin tracks, stowage boxes on turret side, pintle mounted AAHMG, TC's sight, driver's hatch and periscopes...)

Tanklord · Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 9:33 pm Post subject: Re: Finnish Tank (fixed link)

I did some googling and found out the Finnish Army has T-55M's and Leopard 2A4's. It's not a Leopard, so a T-55?

Michel_Krauss · Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 10:06 pm Post subject: Re: Finnish Tank (fixed link)

They also used the Russian T-72M1 and T-72M1K1 MBT's so my guess is a T-72

Doug_Kibbey · Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 10:06 pm Post subject: Re: Finnish Tank (fixed link)

- Tanklord

I did some googling and found out the Finnish Army has T-55M's and Leopard 2A4's. It's not a Leopard, so a T-55?

Or T-72M, which the Finns operated?

Doug_Kibbey · Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 11:05 pm Post subject: Re: Finnish Tank (fixed link)

Oooh...simultaneous posting! But no prizes. Sad

Rick_Eshleman · Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 11:30 pm Post subject: Re: Finnish Tank (fixed link)

This photo appeared on english russia site about 2 weeks ago. titled "This is How You Hide a Tank" The first sentence was "This is how you hide a tank in the Soviet Army", so wouldn't this be a T80 Tank? Rick

Tanklord · Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 3:33 am Post subject: Re: Finnish Tank (fixed link)

- Rick_Eshleman

This photo appeared on english russia site about 2 weeks ago. titled "This is How You Hide a Tank" The first sentence was "This is how you hide a tank in the Soviet Army", so wouldn't this be a T80 Tank? Rick

A friend on Facebook sent this to me. Said it was Finnish, so I don't really know.

Rikard_Hufschmied · Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 8:57 am Post subject: Re: Finnish Tank (fixed link)

The uniform on the soldier is without a doubt Russian, it's"Arbuz" pattern camouflage which is standard for the Russian armed forces.

Koluchiy · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: May 19, 2009 Posts: 178

There are no standard camo in russian forces - because standards are changed very often :).

Michel_Krauss · Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 6:09 pm Post subject: Re: Finnish Tank (fixed link)

nice idea for a modelkit diorama Mr. Green

L.Delsing · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Feb 10, 2006 Posts: 960

T-72 has only one peri for the driver, on this one I see 3 x periscopes for the driver so I think T-80

bsmart · Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 9:24 pm Post subject: Re: Finnish Tank (fixed link)

With the Armor School moving to Benning the U.S. may start trying a similar camo solution.

Park an Abrams next to a kudzu patch and drape a couple vines over it. Within an hour it will be fully covered. But beware if you leave it overnight you'll never find it or move it again!

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