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TrevorLarkum
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Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 11:09 am Post subject: Czech/Swedish Tankette
Just come across this today, it was interesting news for me: www.arsenalen.se/en/pragresa.aspx _________________ Trevor Dr Trevor Larkum Preserved Tanks: PreservedTanks.com Armour Archive: ArmourArchive.co.uk EVs

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Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 12:09 pm Post subject: Re: Czech/Swedish Tankette
The dedicated book on Czech tankettes, published by MBI, is a must-read (we mentioned already MBI books in the LTL-H thread). Massimo

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Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 12:41 pm
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The book covers, among other things, the AH-IV tankettes that went to Ethiopia after WW II:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AH-IV

I always wondered if any of this survived, even if just as wreck.
The authors say that:

- CKD was selected because a swedish officer serving as a consultant already know CKD from before WW II

- The Ethiopian Army has no need for heavier models, not only because of the poor road network, the tanks were mostly used for internal purposes and to help collecting taxes Laughing

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Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 2:48 pm Post subject: Re: Czech/Swedish Tankette
You can follow the restoration of the tankette here: arsenalen.se/en/renov37mhi.aspx

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Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 4:11 pm Post subject: Re: Czech/Swedish Tankette
Nice book on Czech tanks and vehicles from Schiffer.

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Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 10:34 pm Post subject: Re: Czech/Swedish Tankette
- Landsverk You can follow the restoration of the tankette here: arsenalen.se/en/renov37mhi.aspx Landsverk to the forum, and thanks for the link! _________________ Trevor Dr Trevor Larkum Preserved Tanks: PreservedTanks.com Armour Archive: ArmourArchive.co.uk EVs

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Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 7:12 am Post subject: Re: Czech/Swedish Tankette
WOW! The attention to detail is so good the vehicle may come out better than new.

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