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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 11:44 pm
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I am taking some time out from working on Fort Knox/BRAC to write up locations and tanks in Italy (with photo's from Massimo) that have been waiting their turn for some time.

First off, the Bari Memorial:

Sacrario Militare dei Caduti d'Oltremare, Bari

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M4A1 76, L3/35, M14/41

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Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 12:27 pm Post subject: Re: Preserved Tanks in Italy
Next one: Caserma M.O. Felice Trizio, Altamura L3/33 _________________ Trevor Dr Trevor Larkum Preserved Tanks: PreservedTanks.com Armour Archive: ArmourArchive.co.uk EVs

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Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 8:50 pm Post subject: Re: Preserved Tanks in Italy
- Massimo_Foti Since we are talking about Cecchignola, there are two vehicles I was unable to identify, they sit in an area together with a few prototypes covered by a few years of dust. . Massimo Got you an ID on this one. " The wheeled vehicle was an experimental vehicle from 1957, built by FIAT" From "schliesser92" on the HMVF forums.

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Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 9:25 pm Post subject: Re: Preserved Tanks in Italy
Thanks! Massimo

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Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 9:58 pm Post subject: Re: Preserved Tanks in Italy
Next one: Caserma Fratelli De Carli, Cordenons M4, M4 Firefly, L3/33, L3/35, M15/42 _________________ Trevor Dr Trevor Larkum Preserved Tanks: PreservedTanks.com Armour Archive: ArmourArchive.co.uk EVs

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Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 10:00 pm Post subject: Re: Preserved Tanks in Italy
I didnt think Fireflys had rubbertracks? Those were pretty useless in the snow. _________________ hvasnakkerduom.blogspo...wagen.html

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Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 2:58 am
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Hi Trevor! Hi Folks!

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- Roy_A_Lingle

...is listed as a M4 (105) Sherman is not a 105 assault gun. It is a M4A2 or M4A3 (Wet) 75mm gun vehicle.

Roy, the text says it's a 105mm hull and turret fitted with a 75mm gun - can you see something that contradicts this?

Unique ID 1065: Bologna Sherman

I was going by the type of main gun, spacing of the bogies and the one picture which made me think it was an A2 or A3.
Now that I have seen the Unique ID web page, I understand why they are calling it a 105.

Don't mind me, one again, I am confuzed by the Sherman tank!
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Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 10:11 am Post subject: Re: Preserved Tanks in Italy
Looks like we found another Sherman used as a monument inside a barrack. This is in Salerno and wasn't listed on Ferrea Mole website. You can see it on Google Maps: maps.google.ch/maps/ms...1b198d034f Should have a cast hull Massimo

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Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 9:25 pm Post subject: Re: Preserved Tanks in Italy
Any more info or pictures, Massimo? Did you just come across it? This looks like it on Bing: www.bing.com/maps/?v=2...C14.789239 _________________ Trevor Dr Trevor Larkum Preserved Tanks: PreservedTanks.com Armour Archive: ArmourArchive.co.uk EVs

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Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 9:54 pm Post subject: Re: Preserved Tanks in Italy
We should get a pictures, but it's a very poor one, taken from outside the barracks. Massimo

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Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 2:40 pm Post subject: Re: Preserved Tanks in Italy
Updated with more recent photos (from Wikipedia): Museo Peppone e Don Camillo, Brescello M26 Pershing _________________ Trevor Dr Trevor Larkum Preserved Tanks: PreservedTanks.com Armour Archive: ArmourArchive.co.uk EVs Last edited by TrevorLarkum on Sat Feb 05, 2011 7:39 pm; edited 1 time in total

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Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 7:38 pm Post subject: Re: Preserved Tanks in Italy
Updated with more recent photos (from Wikipedia): Price of Peace Monument, Ortona M4 Sherman _________________ Trevor Dr Trevor Larkum Preserved Tanks: PreservedTanks.com Armour Archive: ArmourArchive.co.uk EVs

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Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 1:06 am
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A new entry - a StuG at Castiglion Fiorentino. This one has some history to it, which always makes the write-up and mapping more interesting, plus there's a range of photo's over many years (for very old photos click on the links on the StuG's profile page):

Piazzale Garibaldi, Castiglion Fiorentino, Arezzo

StuG III

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Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 11:55 pm
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An update with new photos of the Semovente (from Angeli Quinto via Massimo) and a location pic from Google Street View:

Parco Tematico dell’Aviazione, Rimini

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Semovente M42, T-55AM

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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 9:26 am Post subject: Re: Preserved Tanks in Italy
- TrevorLarkum Price of Peace Monument, Ortona Thanks for helping the world remember this tank's true ‘Cookie’ identity! H.

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