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Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 7:58 pm Post subject: Any ideas about this?
www.flickr.com/photos/...468687137/ www.travelpost.com/pho...mid=140434 Claims to be an Italian Tank. Looks more like a 'dozer or a tractor of some sort to me. It's at "Rommel's Bunker", Tripoli. It looks like the very sad remains of "Lady be Good" maybe there too. www.travelpost.com/pho...mid=140433

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Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 8:17 pm Post subject: Re: Any ideas about this?
Not an italian tank for sure. The gun in the background is an italian 149/35 Massimo

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Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 11:36 pm Post subject: Re: Any ideas about this?
looks like the sprocket of a Delauney Belleville tank : (Edited by "Bush") 2nd image removed by request of Danny Levy Sheehan, the original owner of the photo. To see the original photo, Click HERE! P-O _________________ soldat_ryan @ hotmail.com Looking for photos of Sherman manufacturer's plates

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Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 3:24 am
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Hi,

If I were guessing, I'd say that is the bottom half of a small bulldozer. The plating on the sides looks more like it's intended to keep the dirt off than for armor protection. The tracks look bulldozer-ish to me too.

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Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 3:29 am Post subject: Re: Any ideas about this?
Those big ol' paddles on the tracks scream "bulldozer" or similar engineer vehicle to me, too. Even though it looks like it would have been useful in loose sand.

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Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 10:41 am Post subject: Re: Any ideas about this?
My guess is an artillery tractor, looked like a Holt at first but it doesn't really quite match. _________________ Frustra Nate Vive Devincere

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