±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: 206
Total: 206
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Home
02: Home
03: Photo Gallery
04: Community Forums
05: Downloads
06: Community Forums
07: Community Forums
08: News Archive
09: CPGlang
10: Community Forums
11: Community Forums
12: Home
13: Community Forums
14: Community Forums
15: Photo Gallery
16: Photo Gallery
17: Community Forums
18: Community Forums
19: Home
20: Community Forums
21: Community Forums
22: Community Forums
23: Home
24: Home
25: Community Forums
26: CPGlang
27: Home
28: Photo Gallery
29: Community Forums
30: Downloads
31: Photo Gallery
32: Community Forums
33: Community Forums
34: Community Forums
35: Photo Gallery
36: Downloads
37: Community Forums
38: Your Account
39: Community Forums
40: Community Forums
41: Community Forums
42: Home
43: Downloads
44: Community Forums
45: Home
46: Community Forums
47: Home
48: Photo Gallery
49: Community Forums
50: Downloads
51: Downloads
52: Community Forums
53: Photo Gallery
54: Home
55: Home
56: Home
57: Home
58: Home
59: Community Forums
60: Community Forums
61: Photo Gallery
62: Downloads
63: Photo Gallery
64: Photo Gallery
65: CPGlang
66: CPGlang
67: Community Forums
68: Photo Gallery
69: Downloads
70: Downloads
71: Community Forums
72: Downloads
73: Photo Gallery
74: Community Forums
75: Community Forums
76: Community Forums
77: Photo Gallery
78: Photo Gallery
79: Community Forums
80: Community Forums
81: CPGlang
82: Statistics
83: Community Forums
84: CPGlang
85: Photo Gallery
86: Community Forums
87: Photo Gallery
88: Community Forums
89: Community Forums
90: Community Forums
91: Photo Gallery
92: Photo Gallery
93: Photo Gallery
94: Home
95: Community Forums
96: Photo Gallery
97: Community Forums
98: Photo Gallery
99: Downloads
100: Home
101: Home
102: Downloads
103: Home
104: Photo Gallery
105: Downloads
106: Downloads
107: Community Forums
108: Community Forums
109: Home
110: Downloads
111: Downloads
112: Home
113: CPGlang
114: Home
115: Downloads
116: Downloads
117: Downloads
118: Home
119: Community Forums
120: Community Forums
121: Home
122: Home
123: Home
124: Downloads
125: Home
126: Downloads
127: Member Screenshots
128: Home
129: Community Forums
130: Photo Gallery
131: Home
132: Home
133: Downloads
134: Community Forums
135: Downloads
136: Downloads
137: Community Forums
138: Community Forums
139: Community Forums
140: Community Forums
141: Statistics
142: Downloads
143: Home
144: Community Forums
145: Photo Gallery
146: Community Forums
147: Downloads
148: Photo Gallery
149: Home
150: Photo Gallery
151: Photo Gallery
152: Community Forums
153: Photo Gallery
154: Photo Gallery
155: Photo Gallery
156: Photo Gallery
157: Photo Gallery
158: Downloads
159: Community Forums
160: Community Forums
161: Community Forums
162: Community Forums
163: CPGlang
164: Home
165: Downloads
166: Downloads
167: Photo Gallery
168: Community Forums
169: Community Forums
170: Community Forums
171: Community Forums
172: Home
173: Your Account
174: Home
175: Downloads
176: Home
177: Photo Gallery
178: Home
179: News
180: Home
181: Downloads
182: Downloads
183: Photo Gallery
184: Downloads
185: Home
186: Home
187: Photo Gallery
188: Downloads
189: Downloads
190: Community Forums
191: Downloads
192: Downloads
193: Downloads
194: Downloads
195: Downloads
196: Downloads
197: Photo Gallery
198: Community Forums
199: Community Forums
200: Community Forums
201: Downloads
202: Home
203: Home
204: Member Screenshots
205: Photo Gallery
206: Home

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
what are these two tanks?
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
SFC_Jeff_Button
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 1311
Location: Ft Hood, TX
PostPosted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 5:24 am
Post subject: what are these two tanks?

[img][/img][img][/img]
Just playing around surfing various definitions I typed into "Google" when I found these two pictures. Not knowing what they are, I figured I would show these to the "experts" on this DG. I quit making them "Quiz" questions because you have all shown me repeatedly that I cant stump this audience.

_________________
SFC Jeff Button "High Angle Hell"
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Photo Gallery
toadmanstankpictures
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 704

PostPosted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 5:34 am
Post subject: Re: what are these two tanks?

The top one looks like a Soviet IS-2m while the bottom one is a ROK K1A1 MBT.

_________________
Chris "toadman" Hughes
www.toadmanstankpictures.com
www.cafepress.com/toad...ksandstuff
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website
bsmart
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 23, 2006
Posts: 2523
Location: Central Maryland
PostPosted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 9:30 am
Post subject: Re: what are these two tanks?

Any idea where the first one (The IS-2) was taken? It looks like it has had a part of the turret side armor cut out and replaced with sheet metal which would make me suspect it was used in some kind of training or technical intelligence program.

A lot of the tanks at Aberdeen have been modified the same way but I don't know of an IS2 ever being at Aberdeen and at Aberdeen the cutout is usually on the left side of the hull and/or turret

_________________
Bob Smart ([email protected])
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
toadmanstankpictures
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 704

PostPosted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 3:44 pm
Post subject: Re: what are these two tanks?

- bsmart
Any idea where the first one (The IS-2) was taken? It looks like it has had a part of the turret side armor cut out and replaced with sheet metal which would make me suspect it was used in some kind of training or technical intelligence program.

A lot of the tanks at Aberdeen have been modified the same way but I don't know of an IS2 ever being at Aberdeen and at Aberdeen the cutout is usually on the left side of the hull and/or turret


Maybe it was a museum/display piece in a Eastern European country. If you look closely, a vehicle from the T-34 family is parked on the left of the IS-2. In the background is a BTR-50/OT-62 type apc. I don't recognize the camo pattern on the BTR.

_________________
Chris "toadman" Hughes
www.toadmanstankpictures.com
www.cafepress.com/toad...ksandstuff
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website
keef
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 22

PostPosted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 5:26 pm
Post subject: Re: what are these two tanks?

Isnt the 2nd one a ROK K1 (105mm) not a K1A1 (120mm)?

Keef
Back to top
View user's profile
SFC_Jeff_Button
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 1311
Location: Ft Hood, TX
PostPosted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 3:34 am
Post subject: Re: what are these two tanks?

I'm not sure where the pictures were taken. I suspected the Korean tank, since I have served there twice. That Soviet tank, I have no clue. I find many pictures while just typing in some odd mix of armor lingo to see what turns up, and I can't remember what I typed or what site it was on. Sorry.

_________________
SFC Jeff Button "High Angle Hell"
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Photo Gallery
mike_Duplessis
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 236

PostPosted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 3:12 pm
Post subject: Re: what are these two tanks?

The top picture's not just a late IS-2, but a rare welded bow late IS-2! Take a close look at the photo, you'll see the big weld joints. I recall on the old Russian Battlefield website (practically impossible to navigate nowadays) they had a drawing of this type bow. Came from a specific factory, the welded bow armor was slightly thinner than the cast because rolled steel was of better quality and they got equal protection with less weight.
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 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