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JimWeb · Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 8:47 pm Post subject: interesting afghan scrap heap...

You need to see it full-size to appreciate some of the vehicles there...

www.flickr.com/photos/...900533634/

the_shadock

so, what do you see?
There is no Panther Ausf. G .... Wink

P-O

Michel_Krauss

I think he is means the drive sprockets of T-55 tank (most likely) on the left side of the picture Wink

or maybe the Rogers trailer??

the DUKW??

the 2 Daimler Scout Cars??

Am I getting close??

If that is not it, I missed it Sad

Nice picture by the way, it was taken with an Canon EOS 20D, ISO-100 with an 55mm lens and the date was 10-11-2005 at 17:00

Michel

bsmart

I think that may not be a true DUKW It appears to have a tailgate ( The DUKW didn't) But something I read years ago said the Soviets made a DUKW clone that improved on the design by adding a tailgate to allow easier unloading

the_shadock

- bsmart

I think that may not be a true DUKW It appears to have a tailgate ( The DUKW didn't) But something I read years ago said the Soviets made a DUKW clone that improved on the design by adding a tailgate to allow easier unloading

right. It's called a ZiS-485 (BAV).

"Similar in size to the DUKW, which it resembles, the BAV has a rear loading ramp by which vehicles can be driven right aboard, rather than being loaded over the side by crane." (Wikipedia)

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the_shadock

- Michel_Krauss

the 2 Daimler Scout Cars??

These are rather "Armored Carriers, Wheeled, Indian Pattern, Mk IV"

Most probably the 2 last examples still surviving... Shocked

Didn't see tham at first..

Thanks Jim !!

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JimWeb

Well spotted guys - I was anticipating having to tell you you all what they were but you proved me wrong Wink

Michel_Krauss

At least I got one thing correct Laughing

Michel

the_shadock

This is a synthesis of what we know about pre-1945 vehicles in Afghanistan :

-3 Renault FT tanks went abroad (2 were recovered from a dump)
-1 Renault FT is still displayed at the entrance of a fort
-the Disston tractor tank is in a dump
-the 2 Armored Carriers, Wheeled, Indian Pattern, Mk IV are in a dump too
-the SU-76 is "somewhere" in Afghanistan (but apparently not in a dump)

what else?

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Michel_Krauss

Hi folks,

concerning Afghan Armour pre-1945

There is an site hosted from the Florida State Unverity and it is actually about wargaming
However there are several lists of vehicle's that where used in various countries, including Afghanistan

mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/...istan.html

and among the previous mentioned vehicle's

-3 Renault FT tanks went abroad (2 were recovered from a dump)
-1 Renault FT is still displayed at the entrance of a fort
-the Disston tractor tank is in a dump
-the 2 Armored Carriers, Wheeled, Indian Pattern, Mk IV are in a dump too
-the SU-76 is "somewhere" in Afghanistan (but apparently not in a dump)

there where also
- Fiat-Ansaldo CV 33/II Tankette, quantity unknown;
- Bren Gun Carrier or Windsor Bren gun carrier, quantity unknown;
- Soviet T-26, quantity unknown;
- Czech LT vz 35, quantity 10;
- possible there where also Soviet BA-3 or Soviet BA-6, quantity unknown;

Michel

the_shadock

that's right, I forgot to say that one or more L3 are still in Afghanistan..

for the other vehicles, I don't know.

P-O

JimWeb

I am almost sure I have an image of one of them near some monument... I'll have to take a look through my image bank and check.

Dennis_Smith · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Mar 17, 2006 Posts: 192

Google Earth shows about a square mile of old russian armor near Kabul. 34.563671 69.313205 is the NorthWest corner of the lot.

www.panoramio.com/photo/8091311

www.panoramio.com/photo/3441041

Doug_Kibbey

- bsmart

I think that may not be a true DUKW It appears to have a tailgate ( The DUKW didn't) But something I read years ago said the Soviets made a DUKW clone that improved on the design by adding a tailgate to allow easier unloading

Polish Army Museum-Warsaw:

Hanno_Spoelstra · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jun 04, 2006 Posts: 185

- JimWeb

You need to see it full-size to appreciate some of the vehicles there...

www.flickr.com/photos/...900533634/

Jim,

Great pic, thanks!

Another picture of this pair was posted on this Forum before: www.com-central.net/in...amp;t=9845

Hanno

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