±Recent Visitors

Recent Visitors to Com-Central!

±User Info-big


Welcome Anonymous

Nickname
Password

Membership:
Latest: cgsimpson
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 6645

People Online:
Members: 0
Visitors: 430
Total: 430
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Home
02: Community Forums
03: Photo Gallery
04: News
05: Home
06: Home
07: Community Forums
08: Downloads
09: Downloads
10: Photo Gallery
11: Statistics
12: Downloads
13: Community Forums
14: Home
15: Community Forums
16: Home
17: Home
18: Photo Gallery
19: Community Forums
20: Community Forums
21: Photo Gallery
22: Photo Gallery
23: Community Forums
24: Community Forums
25: CPGlang
26: Your Account
27: Community Forums
28: Photo Gallery
29: Home
30: Photo Gallery
31: Photo Gallery
32: Photo Gallery
33: Community Forums
34: News
35: Your Account
36: Community Forums
37: Community Forums
38: Community Forums
39: Photo Gallery
40: Photo Gallery
41: Community Forums
42: Photo Gallery
43: LinkToUs
44: Community Forums
45: Home
46: Home
47: Photo Gallery
48: Downloads
49: Community Forums
50: Community Forums
51: Community Forums
52: Community Forums
53: Community Forums
54: Photo Gallery
55: Community Forums
56: Community Forums
57: Community Forums
58: Photo Gallery
59: Member Screenshots
60: Community Forums
61: CPGlang
62: Photo Gallery
63: Downloads
64: Community Forums
65: Photo Gallery
66: Photo Gallery
67: Community Forums
68: Your Account
69: Community Forums
70: Downloads
71: News
72: Home
73: Community Forums
74: News
75: Community Forums
76: Community Forums
77: Community Forums
78: Photo Gallery
79: CPGlang
80: Home
81: Community Forums
82: Photo Gallery
83: Photo Gallery
84: Community Forums
85: Community Forums
86: Home
87: Statistics
88: Community Forums
89: Photo Gallery
90: Community Forums
91: CPGlang
92: Home
93: Community Forums
94: Community Forums
95: Community Forums
96: News
97: Photo Gallery
98: Community Forums
99: CPGlang
100: Community Forums
101: Home
102: Community Forums
103: News Archive
104: Downloads
105: Photo Gallery
106: Photo Gallery
107: Photo Gallery
108: Photo Gallery
109: Photo Gallery
110: Home
111: Community Forums
112: Home
113: Community Forums
114: CPGlang
115: Member Screenshots
116: Photo Gallery
117: Community Forums
118: CPGlang
119: Community Forums
120: Community Forums
121: Photo Gallery
122: Photo Gallery
123: Home
124: Community Forums
125: Photo Gallery
126: Your Account
127: Home
128: Home
129: Home
130: Community Forums
131: Photo Gallery
132: Tell a Friend
133: Photo Gallery
134: Community Forums
135: Community Forums
136: Photo Gallery
137: Community Forums
138: Photo Gallery
139: Community Forums
140: News
141: News
142: Your Account
143: Home
144: Community Forums
145: Community Forums
146: Community Forums
147: Community Forums
148: Downloads
149: Community Forums
150: Home
151: Community Forums
152: Home
153: Community Forums
154: Photo Gallery
155: Community Forums
156: Home
157: Community Forums
158: Home
159: Community Forums
160: Photo Gallery
161: Home
162: Photo Gallery
163: Photo Gallery
164: Photo Gallery
165: Community Forums
166: Downloads
167: Community Forums
168: Community Forums
169: Photo Gallery
170: Downloads
171: Photo Gallery
172: Home
173: Home
174: Downloads
175: Home
176: Photo Gallery
177: Community Forums
178: Photo Gallery
179: Community Forums
180: Community Forums
181: Community Forums
182: Community Forums
183: Community Forums
184: Home
185: Community Forums
186: Downloads
187: Community Forums
188: Community Forums
189: Community Forums
190: Photo Gallery
191: Photo Gallery
192: Home
193: Community Forums
194: Photo Gallery
195: Home
196: Photo Gallery
197: Statistics
198: Community Forums
199: Your Account
200: Downloads
201: Photo Gallery
202: Your Account
203: Community Forums
204: Photo Gallery
205: Community Forums
206: Photo Gallery
207: Community Forums
208: Photo Gallery
209: Community Forums
210: CPGlang
211: Community Forums
212: Your Account
213: Downloads
214: Community Forums
215: Community Forums
216: Home
217: Photo Gallery
218: Community Forums
219: Community Forums
220: Home
221: Photo Gallery
222: Home
223: Downloads
224: Home
225: Community Forums
226: Photo Gallery
227: Your Account
228: Photo Gallery
229: Community Forums
230: News
231: Photo Gallery
232: Downloads
233: Photo Gallery
234: CPGlang
235: Photo Gallery
236: Community Forums
237: Community Forums
238: Your Account
239: Community Forums
240: Community Forums
241: Photo Gallery
242: Community Forums
243: Photo Gallery
244: Your Account
245: Community Forums
246: Home
247: Community Forums
248: Home
249: Photo Gallery
250: Home
251: Photo Gallery
252: Home
253: Community Forums
254: Community Forums
255: News
256: Your Account
257: Photo Gallery
258: Community Forums
259: Your Account
260: Downloads
261: Home
262: Community Forums
263: Home
264: Home
265: Community Forums
266: Community Forums
267: Photo Gallery
268: Community Forums
269: Photo Gallery
270: Photo Gallery
271: Member Screenshots
272: Downloads
273: Treasury
274: Photo Gallery
275: Community Forums
276: Community Forums
277: Photo Gallery
278: Community Forums
279: Photo Gallery
280: Photo Gallery
281: Community Forums
282: Community Forums
283: Home
284: Photo Gallery
285: Photo Gallery
286: Community Forums
287: Community Forums
288: News
289: Photo Gallery
290: Home
291: Downloads
292: Member Screenshots
293: Home
294: Photo Gallery
295: Photo Gallery
296: Community Forums
297: Community Forums
298: Photo Gallery
299: Community Forums
300: CPGlang
301: Community Forums
302: Home
303: Home
304: CPGlang
305: Community Forums
306: Home
307: Home
308: Downloads
309: Community Forums
310: Community Forums
311: Community Forums
312: Photo Gallery
313: Community Forums
314: Photo Gallery
315: Home
316: Community Forums
317: Community Forums
318: News
319: Community Forums
320: Home
321: Photo Gallery
322: Community Forums
323: Community Forums
324: Home
325: Community Forums
326: Community Forums
327: Photo Gallery
328: Community Forums
329: Community Forums
330: Community Forums
331: Community Forums
332: Photo Gallery
333: Downloads
334: Home
335: Community Forums
336: Community Forums
337: Photo Gallery
338: Home
339: Community Forums
340: Downloads
341: Photo Gallery
342: Photo Gallery
343: Photo Gallery
344: Community Forums
345: Photo Gallery
346: Photo Gallery
347: Member Screenshots
348: Community Forums
349: Downloads
350: Photo Gallery
351: Community Forums
352: Photo Gallery
353: Community Forums
354: Community Forums
355: Photo Gallery
356: CPGlang
357: Home
358: Home
359: Community Forums
360: Member Screenshots
361: Photo Gallery
362: Photo Gallery
363: Community Forums
364: Downloads
365: Downloads
366: Community Forums
367: Community Forums
368: Your Account
369: CPGlang
370: Community Forums
371: Photo Gallery
372: Home
373: Community Forums
374: Search
375: Photo Gallery
376: Community Forums
377: Photo Gallery
378: Community Forums
379: Community Forums
380: Community Forums
381: Your Account
382: Photo Gallery
383: Photo Gallery
384: Community Forums
385: Community Forums
386: Your Account
387: Community Forums
388: Community Forums
389: Home
390: Home
391: Home
392: Photo Gallery
393: Community Forums
394: Home
395: Community Forums
396: Supporters
397: Home
398: Downloads
399: Photo Gallery
400: Home
401: Community Forums
402: News
403: Community Forums
404: News
405: Photo Gallery
406: Community Forums
407: Your Account
408: Community Forums
409: News
410: Community Forums
411: Community Forums
412: Home
413: Downloads
414: Downloads
415: Downloads
416: Photo Gallery
417: CPGlang
418: Community Forums
419: Photo Gallery
420: Community Forums
421: Downloads
422: Photo Gallery
423: News
424: Member Screenshots
425: Community Forums
426: Community Forums
427: Photo Gallery
428: Community Forums
429: Downloads
430: Photo Gallery

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
A rare opportunity to look on one hidden Skoda LT-35
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.
Go to page 1, 2  Next
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page     Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board

View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
longo213
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: May 16, 2010
Posts: 20

PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 12:09 am
Post subject: A rare opportunity to look on one hidden Skoda LT-35

Many of you already know that there's not that many surviving Skoda's LT vz.35, as you can see in Czechoslowakian tanks and armoured vehicles guide.

But the one inside tank carriage (page 4 of the guide) of the armored train Stefanik will be on display for six months in Railway Museum in Utrecht (Holland) since 30th March as part of "Track to the front" exhibition.

Because of that it's being "polished" in railway works which was mentioned in today's Slovakian SME newspaper. In their online article there was also an video about the overhaul which gives us great opportunity to look inside it's train carriage.
tv.sme.sk/v/26158/panc...echtu.html
(Click on the video, skip or wait till the short advert ends and wait to 00:45)
And yes, there is a whole LT-35 inside. Not just a turret mockup, its the real deal Smile
Back to top
View user's profile
Doug_Kibbey
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 23, 2006
Posts: 4678
Location: The Great Satan
PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 2:01 am
Post subject: Re: A rare opportunity to look on one hidden Skoda LT-35

Very interesting. As my Czech is not now, and never was, what it used to be, what was the reasoning behind incorporating an entire vehicle within the railway car? "Field expedience"*? Perhaps it was just simpler to drive a tank onto a flatbed car and build an armored shell around it?


*Simplest and quickest way to get a turret ring and associated traversing/sighting gear and ammo storage onto a railway car?
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
Walter
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Mar 09, 2010
Posts: 618
Location: Arnhem
PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 6:47 am
Post subject: Re: A rare opportunity to look on one hidden Skoda LT-35

Thanks for the info
I will certainly go there !

Walter
Back to top
View user's profile
bialy-r
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: May 06, 2009
Posts: 1233
Location: POLAND
PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 9:07 am
Post subject: Re: A rare opportunity to look on one hidden Skoda LT-35

Pancierový vlak Štefánik - Armored train Štefánik

commons.wikimedia.org/..._hl.s..JPG

www.vlaky.net/zeleznic...roku-2010/

www.detektorweb.cz/ind...2&vd=1&PHP

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg8Fz6DzxOc
Back to top
View user's profile
longo213
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: May 16, 2010
Posts: 20

PostPosted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 3:35 pm
Post subject: Re: A rare opportunity to look on one hidden Skoda LT-35

- Doug_Kibbey
Very interesting. As my Czech is not now, and never was, what it used to be,

You mean Slovak, or? Smile
- Doug_Kibbey
what was the reasoning behind incorporating an entire vehicle within the railway car? "Field expedience"*? Perhaps it was just simpler to drive a tank onto a flatbed car and build an armored shell around it?

*Simplest and quickest way to get a turret ring and associated traversing/sighting gear and ammo storage onto a railway car?

Doug, the three armored trains (named Stefanik, Hurban and Masaryk) which were used during Slovak National Uprising were improvised designs. They were based on a standard transport carriages with a simple armor shell build around them. Unfortunately the metal sheets which were used for armor protection were from same material as locomotive steam boilers, so relatively thin.
By that time there were enough disabled or obsolete tanks with broken engines etc ideal for "recycling". And yes, fixing the whole tank on the flatbed carriage was the fastest way - for example Stefanik (named after M.R.Stefanik) was built in just two weeks.
But I can also imagine that the crews welcomed the fact that they can be covered by the extra armor provided by the tank hulls, considering the thin armor of the train.


Last edited by longo213 on Fri Feb 08, 2013 6:46 pm; edited 1 time in total
Back to top
View user's profile
Doug_Kibbey
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 23, 2006
Posts: 4678
Location: The Great Satan
PostPosted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 6:10 pm
Post subject: Re: A rare opportunity to look on one hidden Skoda LT-35

- longo213
- Doug_Kibbey
Very interesting. As my Czech is not now, and never was, what it used to be,

You mean Slovak, or? Smile
- Doug_Kibbey
what was the reasoning behind incorporating an entire vehicle within the railway car? "Field expedience"*? Perhaps it was just simpler to drive a tank onto a flatbed car and build an armored shell around it?

*Simplest and quickest way to get a turret ring and associated traversing/sighting gear and ammo storage onto a railway car?

Doug, the three armored trains (named Stefanik, Hurban and Masaryk) which were used during Slovak National Uprising were improvised designs. They were based on a standard transport carriages with a simple armor shell build around them. Unfortunately the sheets which were used for armor protection were from same tin as steam boilers, so relatively thin.
By that time there were enough disabled or obsolete tanks with broken engines etc ideal for "recycling". And yes, fixing the whole tank on the flatbed carriage was the fastest way - for example Stefanik (named after M.R.Stefanik) was built in just two weeks.
But I can also imagine that the crews welcomed the fact that they can be covered by the extra armor provided by the tank hulls, considering the thin armor of the train.


Slovak, ahh yes, another weak area for me. Wink
Thanks for the historical background, about what I expected, but thanks for making that clear.
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
Michel_Krauss
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Oct 30, 2009
Posts: 953
Location: Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
PostPosted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 3:28 pm
Post subject: Re: A rare opportunity to look on one hidden Skoda LT-35

I need to go there also

except the Skoda there will be other military hardware also Cool

For people in NLD

www.spoorwegmuseum.nl/...front.html

_________________
I'm Not Crazy, I'm Just Not You
Back to top
View user's profile
TimRoyall
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 201
Location: Holland
PostPosted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 10:13 pm
Post subject: Re: A rare opportunity to look on one hidden Skoda LT-35

Thanks, I'll pay a vist too!
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
Michel_Krauss
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Oct 30, 2009
Posts: 953
Location: Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
PostPosted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 6:24 pm
Post subject: Re: A rare opportunity to look on one hidden Skoda LT-35

There was a post at facebook concerning the event at the National Railway musuem at Utrecht

from the UK railway gun
www.army.mod.uk/news/25442.aspx

From Slovakia an armored train
zvolen.sme.sk/c/673103...ndska.html

I need a bigger lens for the camera .... Mr. Green

_________________
I'm Not Crazy, I'm Just Not You
Back to top
View user's profile
Walter
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Mar 09, 2010
Posts: 618
Location: Arnhem
PostPosted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 10:44 pm
Post subject: Re: A rare opportunity to look on one hidden Skoda LT-35

The Firefly wich was at the Barracks in Stroe ,will also be there
This was the one they used in a Bridge too far

Walter
Back to top
View user's profile
Walter
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Mar 09, 2010
Posts: 618
Location: Arnhem
PostPosted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 7:24 pm
Post subject: Re: A rare opportunity to look on one hidden Skoda LT-35

Went there today ,here some pics
First the part of the Stefanik Armoured Train with the Skoda LT35


Last edited by Walter on Tue Apr 02, 2013 7:32 pm; edited 2 times in total
Back to top
View user's profile
Walter
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Mar 09, 2010
Posts: 618
Location: Arnhem
PostPosted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 7:27 pm
Post subject: Re: A rare opportunity to look on one hidden Skoda LT-35

The L1 Houwitser 46cm
Back to top
View user's profile
Walter
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Mar 09, 2010
Posts: 618
Location: Arnhem
PostPosted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 7:28 pm
Post subject: Re: A rare opportunity to look on one hidden Skoda LT-35

The Firefly from the Stroe Barracks
Back to top
View user's profile
Walter
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Mar 09, 2010
Posts: 618
Location: Arnhem
PostPosted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 7:29 pm
Post subject: Re: A rare opportunity to look on one hidden Skoda LT-35

Centurion
Back to top
View user's profile
Walter
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Mar 09, 2010
Posts: 618
Location: Arnhem
PostPosted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 7:30 pm
Post subject: Re: A rare opportunity to look on one hidden Skoda LT-35

Leopard I
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 2
All times are GMT - 6 Hours
Go to page 1, 2  Next



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