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vagabond · Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 4:31 pm Post subject: Re: MO and IL Tanks

Lastly, in an attempt to locate the alleged M114 somewhere in Alton, IL, I used street view in Googlemaps to try and get a hint at the different VFW and AL posts. We checked out a promising lead - a large, green object was vaguely visible in the rear lot of a VFW post. We trekked over and were startled to come across the very rare TR-64 - still in its camouflage markings!

Not much for armament, but I think its olfactory defenses are strong!!

Enjoy!

Tichenor · Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 4:33 pm Post subject: Re: MO and IL Tanks

Concerning the M47 in MILLSTADT, IL

SNLG262 on the Italian dataplate is the reference to the Stock Number List, G262 is the number for the M47 Patton. It has nothing to do with the serial number.

Tichenor

Ps. as usual very nice pictures, thanks

armyjunk2 · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Sep 22, 2006 Posts: 1416

vagabond, Do you happen to see any old, 1900-1940 artillery in your many travels? snap me a pic if you have the time. Thanks

Is that a M1A2 or M2A3 dumpster??

ShermanWasRight · Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 6:04 am Post subject: Re: MO and IL Tanks

- armyjunk2

vagabond, Do you happen to see any old, 1900-1940 artillery in your many travels? snap me a pic if you have the time. Thanks

Is that a M1A2 or M2A3 dumpster??

A3, they dump from the left side Razz

armyjunk2 · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Sep 22, 2006 Posts: 1416

I should have known that.....thanks Sherman

Joe_D · Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 9:32 pm Post subject: Re: MO and IL Tanks

That's a lot of M60s there Vagabond,

What's the story with the different things stamped on the tow lugs?

Good question. From you pictures it looks like she went through a refurbish during her life. The later model air cleaners are one indicator. One way to tell are by the torsion bar/arm housings. Early M60's had hex head torsion bar access plugs and a lighter casting. When rebuilt at Anniston they would sometimes replace those housings with the later heavier models which had square plugs. The SN 526 on the hull is a later stamp usually associated with rebuilding. That "69" is a mystery to me, since it's on the wrong lug to be a SN. Could be something they stamped while refurbishing, like a sequence number used to keep turrets and hulls together.

Doug_Kibbey · Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 10:23 pm Post subject: Re: MO and IL Tanks

- vagabond

Lastly, in an attempt to locate the alleged M114 somewhere in Alton, IL, I used street view in Googlemaps to try and get a hint at the different VFW and AL posts. We checked out a promising lead - a large, green object was vaguely visible in the rear lot of a VFW post. We trekked over and were startled to come across the very rare TR-64 - still in its camouflage markings!

Not much for armament, but I think its olfactory defenses are strong!!

Enjoy!

Future Combat System?

JimWeb · Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 8:25 am Post subject: Re: MO and IL Tanks

- Doug_Kibbey

- vagabond

Lastly, in an attempt to locate the alleged M114 somewhere in Alton, IL, I used street view in Googlemaps to try and get a hint at the different VFW and AL posts. We checked out a promising lead - a large, green object was vaguely visible in the rear lot of a VFW post. We trekked over and were startled to come across the very rare TR-64 - still in its camouflage markings!

Not much for armament, but I think its olfactory defenses are strong!!

Enjoy!

Future Combat System?

Only part of it the other half codenamed 'Trebucht' is the launcher...

C_Sherman · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 24, 2006 Posts: 590

- Doug_Kibbey

- vagabond

Lastly, in an attempt to locate the alleged M114 somewhere in Alton, IL, I used street view in Googlemaps to try and get a hint at the different VFW and AL posts. We checked out a promising lead - a large, green object was vaguely visible in the rear lot of a VFW post. We trekked over and were startled to come across the very rare TR-64 - still in its camouflage markings!

Not much for armament, but I think its olfactory defenses are strong!!

Enjoy!

Future Combat System?

Are you implying that the FCS has an odor about it? Or are you just coming right out and saying it stinks? Either way, I'm not disagreeing...

Remember when we used to put out a specification, and then everyone showed up with their own concepts? You will have to talk really fast to convince me that the US Government is a better innovator than private industry!

C

Doug_Kibbey · Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 5:34 pm Post subject: Re: MO and IL Tanks

- C_Sherman

- Doug_Kibbey

- vagabond

Lastly, in an attempt to locate the alleged M114 somewhere in Alton, IL, I used street view in Googlemaps to try and get a hint at the different VFW and AL posts. We checked out a promising lead - a large, green object was vaguely visible in the rear lot of a VFW post. We trekked over and were startled to come across the very rare TR-64 - still in its camouflage markings!

Not much for armament, but I think its olfactory defenses are strong!!

Enjoy!

Future Combat System?

Are you implying that the FCS has an odor about it? Or are you just coming right out and saying it stinks? Either way, I'm not disagreeing...

Remember when we used to put out a specification, and then everyone showed up with their own concepts? You will have to talk really fast to convince me that the US Government is a better innovator than private industry!

C

Tar baby ain't sayin' nuthin'.

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