±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: 133
Total: 133
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Home
02: Home
03: Downloads
04: Downloads
05: Community Forums
06: Downloads
07: Your Account
08: Community Forums
09: Photo Gallery
10: Community Forums
11: Community Forums
12: Your Account
13: Downloads
14: Downloads
15: Home
16: Home
17: Photo Gallery
18: Member Screenshots
19: Community Forums
20: Downloads
21: CPGlang
22: CPGlang
23: Community Forums
24: CPGlang
25: Home
26: CPGlang
27: Community Forums
28: Community Forums
29: Home
30: Downloads
31: Community Forums
32: Your Account
33: Community Forums
34: CPGlang
35: Community Forums
36: CPGlang
37: Community Forums
38: Downloads
39: Community Forums
40: Photo Gallery
41: Photo Gallery
42: Community Forums
43: Home
44: Community Forums
45: Community Forums
46: Home
47: Community Forums
48: Photo Gallery
49: Community Forums
50: Home
51: News
52: Community Forums
53: Downloads
54: Community Forums
55: Community Forums
56: Community Forums
57: Member Screenshots
58: Community Forums
59: Community Forums
60: Community Forums
61: CPGlang
62: Downloads
63: Downloads
64: Home
65: Community Forums
66: Home
67: Community Forums
68: Community Forums
69: Photo Gallery
70: Community Forums
71: Community Forums
72: CPGlang
73: Home
74: Home
75: Home
76: Home
77: CPGlang
78: CPGlang
79: CPGlang
80: CPGlang
81: Photo Gallery
82: Community Forums
83: Community Forums
84: Home
85: Community Forums
86: Home
87: Downloads
88: Photo Gallery
89: Home
90: Community Forums
91: CPGlang
92: Downloads
93: Home
94: Member Screenshots
95: Community Forums
96: Downloads
97: CPGlang
98: Photo Gallery
99: Member Screenshots
100: Community Forums
101: Member Screenshots
102: CPGlang
103: Member Screenshots
104: CPGlang
105: Downloads
106: Community Forums
107: CPGlang
108: Home
109: Community Forums
110: Statistics
111: Home
112: Downloads
113: Community Forums
114: Home
115: Community Forums
116: Community Forums
117: Community Forums
118: Community Forums
119: Community Forums
120: Home
121: CPGlang
122: Downloads
123: Home
124: CPGlang
125: Community Forums
126: Community Forums
127: Downloads
128: Community Forums
129: CPGlang
130: CPGlang
131: Photo Gallery
132: Home
133: 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