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

I was apparently right about the car, i.e. it's a Kfz. 15 (Auto Union/Horch 40 or Opel EFm). As for the truck, the best guess I can come up with is that it's part of the Mercedes-Benz L3000 series. Finally, the car behind the Ursus is a Škoda 1101 VO.

Massimo_Foti

Thanks!

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

You are welcome and, in turn, thanks for the interesting (to say the least) challenge.

Asbjoern

For sure it is good that someone put all these softskins in this collection long ago when they would ghave been scrapped elswere ...but sad that they are still in the open left to dacay faster and faster. Now they still have enough solid structure to be restored - but only some years in future they will be beyond recovery.

Jens

Massimo_Foti

2S1 Gvozdika by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

Massimo_Foti

2S3 Akatsiya by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

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

Massimo, while you were in Sofia, did you happen to run across any indication as to exactly what machine gun they fitted on the locally modified loader's hatch of their T-34-85 medium tanks? I have found pics of the hatch and post mount, but not the weapon itself. Although, I suspect that for reasons of commonality it could be a DT type.

Massimo_Foti

There were four T-34/85s inside the Museum, none of them have a machine gun on loader's hatch. Sorry.

Massimo

JimWeb

The machine gun on the top of their T34s was a 50cal.

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

- Massimo_Foti

There were four T-34/85s inside the Museum, none of them have a machine gun on loader's hatch. Sorry.

Massimo

I have seen some photos of the museum's tanks and that's why I mentioned "indication", that is any photos or whatever in the museum's collection. Well, never mind.

- JimWeb

The machine gun on the top of their T34s was a 50cal.

Are you sure, Jim? I have seen a few pictures of a turret used as part of a bunker and the pintle's clamp does not look like it fits a 50.

JimWeb

The HVO did put DSHKs on a couple of vehicles but not many.

JimWeb

- JimWeb

The machine gun on the top of their T34s was a 50cal.

Massimo_Foti

ATS-59 G by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

Massimo_Foti

ATS-712 by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

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

- JimWeb

The HVO did put DSHKs on a couple of vehicles but not many.

In the case you mentioned, they used the entire loader's hatch from the T-54/55, complete with mount.

The Bulgarian hatch was a locally made modification:

and also:
picasaweb.google.com/l...y1DsTcP1IQ