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The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951) Starring the 3d ACR
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Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 11:58 pm Post subject: The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951) Starring the 3d ACR
Just watched The Day The Earth Stood Still and took a few pictures of the 3d ACR in action. I guess they were at Ft. Meade then in 2nd Army. Bumper numbers were "2A3C". [img]http://www.com-central.net/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/10924/normal_copy_of_3dcav_001%7E1.jpg[/img] _________________ "TUMBLEWEED"

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Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:09 am Post subject: Re: The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951) Starring the 3d ACR
Didn't they get 'Heat Ray' melted??? Inquiring minds want to know.... Don

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Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:23 am Post subject: Re: The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951) Starring the 3d ACR
They heat ray melted an M24 and a couple of Air Defense Cannons. _________________ "TUMBLEWEED"

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Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 1:13 am Post subject: Re: The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951) Starring the 3d ACR
I always liked the scene of the M24s drifting sideways in a high speed turn coming out of the post gates. Those 3rd Armored Cav insignia must be the largest ever authorized on a tank. _________________ "All facts go to clearly prove that Shades is a thrice-cursed traitor & mentally deranged person steeped in inveterate enmity toward mankind"

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Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 1:18 am Post subject: Re: The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951) Starring the 3d ACR
I think we covered this once already.

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Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 1:19 am Post subject: Re: The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951) Starring the 3d ACR
- JeffStringer I think we covered this once already. 'tis true. _________________ "All facts go to clearly prove that Shades is a thrice-cursed traitor & mentally deranged person steeped in inveterate enmity toward mankind"

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Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 1:32 am Post subject: Re: The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951) Starring the 3d ACR
- JG300-Ascout I always liked the scene of the M24s drifting sideways in a high speed turn coming out of the post gates. _________________ "TUMBLEWEED"

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Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 2:42 pm Post subject: Re: The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951) Starring the 3d ACR
It's a tough life in tanks - these are situations I was never warned about when I signed up. I guess being heatrayed is even worse than being swung around and thrown miles by the Incredible Hulk... _________________ Trevor Dr Trevor Larkum Preserved Tanks: PreservedTanks.com Armour Archive: ArmourArchive.co.uk EVs

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Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 4:40 pm
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- TrevorLarkum

It's a tough life in tanks - these are situations I was never warned about when I signed up.

I guess being heatrayed is even worse than being swung around and thrown miles by the Incredible Hulk...

Hmmmm, lets see:

Attacked by Heat Ray = being horribly melted to a glob in a micro second. (Instant Death !!)

Attacked by The Hulk = Tons of armor protection crushing you, then getting slammed around when tank is hurled for miles. (This would REALLY suck, as one would possibly linger with critical injuries & no hope of extraction...)

I'll take the catagory "Heat Ray for $1000,...Alex" Laughing

BUT WAIT!!

Didn't Godzilla have that 'radioactive breath' blast?? Used against M24's or M47's of the JDF? (just another way for a tanker to 'buy the farm', in a Sci-Fi adventure.

Don

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Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 2:33 am Post subject: Re: The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951) Starring the 3d ACR
I always thought they were M-41's or Type 61 tanks. It's been years since I've seen a Godzilla movie!

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Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:40 pm Post subject: Re: The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951) Starring the 3d ACR
Dontos - it really is a risky career in tanks isn't it! Even recently I heard a news report of a crew being lost in a destroyed tank (something about an Ironman, I think it said...). _________________ Trevor Dr Trevor Larkum Preserved Tanks: PreservedTanks.com Armour Archive: ArmourArchive.co.uk EVs

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