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Interesting AFV quiz ?
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Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 6:06 am Post subject: Interesting AFV quiz ?
I took the above-mentioned photo (resized to 640x480) from outside. The pictured component is to be found inside a MBT turret . If possible , ID tank Thanks for a great discussion forum Dirk

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Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 8:46 am Post subject: Re: Interesting AFV quiz ?
Hi Dirk! Hi Folks! NO CLUE Which country build the MTB? Sgt, Scouts Out! _________________ "You can never have too much reconnaissance." General G.S. Patton Jr.

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Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 9:13 am Post subject: Re: Interesting AFV quiz ?
OK - realize that it will be difficult to ID tank with no additional info ! Here are some clues - post-WWII era MBT (althought prototype was fielded in closing stages of WWII) and secondly , tank was manufactured in Old Blighty That's enough from me Dirk

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Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 9:40 am Post subject: Re: Interesting AFV quiz ?
Hi Folks! Will, why didn't you say so! It's a Mk 1 Centurion. One of my favorite post WWII vehicles. Where is Ossie Osborn when we all need him? Ossie did you make it over here? Spot Report! Sgt, Scouts Out! _________________ "You can never have too much reconnaissance." General G.S. Patton Jr.

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Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 10:03 am
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Yep - The Centurion is the nicest looking MBT ever designed Wink

Apologies to those who differ from me Smile

This is actually a South African Olifant (Elephant) Mk Ia MBT.

I'm no expert , but as far as I know the Olifant Mk Ia differs from a Cent in the following ways:

RR Meteor replaced by a West German Diesel engine
British L7 105mm gun
Laser Rangefiner installed
Think some mods to suspension / chassis etc. also made.

Roy - have a pint of Guinness , Heineken or Bud on me

Cheers - Congrats

Dirk

PS - Where's Ossie ?

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Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 1:48 pm Post subject: Re: Interesting AFV quiz ?
OK, I have to ask. What component am I looking at here? David

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Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 1:57 pm Post subject: Re: Interesting AFV quiz ?
I know from diddly about this vehicle, but this looks like it might be part of a turret control handle.

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Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 2:05 pm Post subject: Re: Interesting AFV quiz ?
- Doug_Kibbey I know from diddly about this vehicle, but this looks like it might be part of a turret control handle. That's kind of what I was thinking. Did they have commander's over-ride controls for the turret back then? David

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Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 2:25 pm
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- David_Reasoner

- Doug_Kibbey

I know from diddly about this vehicle, but this looks like it might be part of a turret control handle.

That's kind of what I was thinking. Did they have commander's over-ride controls for the turret back then?

David

No idea, but this thing looks gimbeled to rotate through two axis with electrical connections to both. And, there's that switch-looking thing....

What I don't see....is a trigger.

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Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 6:40 pm Post subject: Re: Interesting AFV quiz ?
"What I don't see....is a trigger." Just a guess but could it use a foot pedal trigger? Seems I remember some tanks doing that _________________ Bob Smart ([email protected])

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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 5:21 pm Post subject: Re: Interesting AFV quiz ?
The direction from which I took the internal photo. IIRC that's the TC hatch right next to my amazing photo editing skills Dirk

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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 5:29 pm Post subject: Re: Interesting AFV quiz ?
Turret control handle...is that a Cent.? (or maybe a Chieftain?)

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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 6:28 pm Post subject: Re: Interesting AFV quiz ?
South Afrcan adaptation of the Centurion - Olifant (Elephant) Mk Ia. Cheers Dirk

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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 6:33 pm Post subject: Re: Interesting AFV quiz ?
Duh! I got caught up in the component question and missed the posts about what vehicle it was. "Forest for the trees" thing.

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