±Recent Visitors

Recent Visitors to Com-Central!

±User Info-big


Welcome Anonymous

Nickname
Password

Membership:
Latest: HighestAce
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 6648

People Online:
Members: 0
Visitors: 400
Total: 400
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Community Forums
02: Community Forums
03: CPGlang
04: Community Forums
05: Community Forums
06: Community Forums
07: Home
08: Community Forums
09: Home
10: Community Forums
11: Community Forums
12: Community Forums
13: CPGlang
14: Community Forums
15: Community Forums
16: Photo Gallery
17: Photo Gallery
18: Member Screenshots
19: Community Forums
20: Community Forums
21: Community Forums
22: News Archive
23: Community Forums
24: Community Forums
25: Home
26: Community Forums
27: Home
28: Community Forums
29: Member Screenshots
30: Community Forums
31: Community Forums
32: Photo Gallery
33: Downloads
34: Home
35: Community Forums
36: Photo Gallery
37: Statistics
38: Member Screenshots
39: Downloads
40: Photo Gallery
41: Community Forums
42: News Archive
43: Community Forums
44: Community Forums
45: Community Forums
46: Home
47: Community Forums
48: Home
49: Community Forums
50: Community Forums
51: Community Forums
52: Community Forums
53: Community Forums
54: Downloads
55: Member Screenshots
56: Home
57: Home
58: Home
59: Community Forums
60: Community Forums
61: Community Forums
62: Community Forums
63: CPGlang
64: Community Forums
65: Community Forums
66: Community Forums
67: Photo Gallery
68: Photo Gallery
69: Community Forums
70: Home
71: Home
72: Community Forums
73: Home
74: Member Screenshots
75: Community Forums
76: Home
77: Downloads
78: Home
79: Community Forums
80: Community Forums
81: Photo Gallery
82: Community Forums
83: Community Forums
84: Community Forums
85: Home
86: Home
87: Photo Gallery
88: Downloads
89: Community Forums
90: Community Forums
91: Community Forums
92: Community Forums
93: Home
94: Community Forums
95: Community Forums
96: Home
97: Community Forums
98: Community Forums
99: Home
100: Home
101: Home
102: Community Forums
103: Home
104: Member Screenshots
105: Member Screenshots
106: Home
107: Home
108: Community Forums
109: Community Forums
110: Home
111: Community Forums
112: Community Forums
113: Home
114: Community Forums
115: Downloads
116: Community Forums
117: Home
118: Home
119: Community Forums
120: Community Forums
121: Home
122: Downloads
123: Community Forums
124: CPGlang
125: CPGlang
126: Community Forums
127: Community Forums
128: Photo Gallery
129: Community Forums
130: CPGlang
131: Downloads
132: Photo Gallery
133: Home
134: Home
135: Community Forums
136: Community Forums
137: Photo Gallery
138: Home
139: Photo Gallery
140: Home
141: Statistics
142: Community Forums
143: Home
144: Member Screenshots
145: Home
146: Community Forums
147: Community Forums
148: Community Forums
149: Home
150: CPGlang
151: Home
152: Photo Gallery
153: Community Forums
154: Home
155: Home
156: Community Forums
157: Community Forums
158: Photo Gallery
159: Home
160: Photo Gallery
161: Community Forums
162: Community Forums
163: Community Forums
164: Member Screenshots
165: Community Forums
166: Community Forums
167: Home
168: Community Forums
169: Community Forums
170: Photo Gallery
171: Home
172: Community Forums
173: Community Forums
174: Home
175: Community Forums
176: Your Account
177: Community Forums
178: Community Forums
179: Community Forums
180: Home
181: Community Forums
182: Community Forums
183: Downloads
184: Community Forums
185: Your Account
186: Community Forums
187: Community Forums
188: Community Forums
189: Community Forums
190: Community Forums
191: Photo Gallery
192: Community Forums
193: Community Forums
194: Community Forums
195: Statistics
196: Community Forums
197: Home
198: Community Forums
199: Photo Gallery
200: Community Forums
201: Community Forums
202: Photo Gallery
203: Photo Gallery
204: Community Forums
205: Community Forums
206: Photo Gallery
207: Community Forums
208: Home
209: Home
210: Home
211: Community Forums
212: Community Forums
213: CPGlang
214: Community Forums
215: Photo Gallery
216: CPGlang
217: Community Forums
218: Community Forums
219: Treasury
220: Home
221: Community Forums
222: Community Forums
223: Home
224: Community Forums
225: Community Forums
226: Community Forums
227: Community Forums
228: Community Forums
229: Photo Gallery
230: Your Account
231: Downloads
232: Home
233: Home
234: Community Forums
235: Community Forums
236: Home
237: Community Forums
238: Community Forums
239: Home
240: Member Screenshots
241: Community Forums
242: Community Forums
243: Statistics
244: Member Screenshots
245: Community Forums
246: Community Forums
247: Community Forums
248: Downloads
249: Downloads
250: Home
251: Downloads
252: Community Forums
253: Home
254: Community Forums
255: Statistics
256: Home
257: Community Forums
258: Home
259: Home
260: Community Forums
261: Community Forums
262: Home
263: Community Forums
264: Photo Gallery
265: Home
266: Photo Gallery
267: Community Forums
268: Community Forums
269: Member Screenshots
270: Community Forums
271: Home
272: Community Forums
273: Community Forums
274: Home
275: Home
276: Home
277: CPGlang
278: Photo Gallery
279: Community Forums
280: Community Forums
281: Member Screenshots
282: Community Forums
283: Community Forums
284: CPGlang
285: Community Forums
286: Downloads
287: Community Forums
288: Community Forums
289: Community Forums
290: Downloads
291: Photo Gallery
292: Downloads
293: Home
294: Community Forums
295: Community Forums
296: Community Forums
297: Community Forums
298: Community Forums
299: Photo Gallery
300: Downloads
301: Home
302: Community Forums
303: Community Forums
304: Downloads
305: Downloads
306: Community Forums
307: Downloads
308: CPGlang
309: Home
310: Community Forums
311: Home
312: Your Account
313: Home
314: Home
315: Home
316: Community Forums
317: Home
318: Home
319: Community Forums
320: Home
321: Community Forums
322: Community Forums
323: Community Forums
324: Community Forums
325: Community Forums
326: Home
327: Community Forums
328: CPGlang
329: Community Forums
330: Downloads
331: Community Forums
332: Home
333: Community Forums
334: Community Forums
335: Photo Gallery
336: Home
337: Home
338: CPGlang
339: Home
340: Community Forums
341: Downloads
342: Community Forums
343: Home
344: Photo Gallery
345: Community Forums
346: Community Forums
347: Home
348: Community Forums
349: Home
350: Community Forums
351: Home
352: Community Forums
353: Photo Gallery
354: Home
355: Home
356: Photo Gallery
357: Community Forums
358: Photo Gallery
359: Photo Gallery
360: Photo Gallery
361: Photo Gallery
362: Community Forums
363: Community Forums
364: Community Forums
365: CPGlang
366: Home
367: Home
368: Home
369: Community Forums
370: News
371: Member Screenshots
372: Community Forums
373: Community Forums
374: Community Forums
375: Photo Gallery
376: Home
377: CPGlang
378: Home
379: Community Forums
380: Community Forums
381: Community Forums
382: Member Screenshots
383: Home
384: Photo Gallery
385: Photo Gallery
386: Community Forums
387: Photo Gallery
388: Community Forums
389: Home
390: Community Forums
391: Photo Gallery
392: Photo Gallery
393: Community Forums
394: Community Forums
395: Community Forums
396: Community Forums
397: Photo Gallery
398: Community Forums
399: Community Forums
400: Community Forums

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
A Journey Through the Past....
The AFV ASSOCIATION was formed in 1964 to support the thoughts and research of all those interested in Armored Fighting Vehicles and related topics, such as AFV drawings. The emphasis has always been on sharing information and communicating with other members of similar interests; e.g. German armor, Japanese AFVs, or whatever.
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page     Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board

View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
Doug_Kibbey
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 23, 2006
Posts: 4678
Location: The Great Satan
PostPosted: Fri Jun 16, 2006 9:48 pm
Post subject: A Journey Through the Past....

If you've ever been to Ft. Knox, or are there now, or have a chance in the future, look around. The history is all around you where you might not expect it.
I took two of these pictures...one at the Armor Board in '72...the other this last Memorial Day weekend. All are from what is today known as Heard Motor Park. I found a few pics that span some 80 years, but I'm having fun with just these. Many thanks to Dontos and the staff at the Patton Museum for making this little bit of nostalgia possible....

This is just a smidgen of the tank development that's taken place there....











Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
Chris_C
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 29, 2006
Posts: 214
Location: WV, USA
PostPosted: Sat Jun 17, 2006 1:58 am
Post subject: Re: A Journey Through the Past....

Great shots. Smile
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website
JeffStringer
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 637

PostPosted: Sat Jun 17, 2006 2:49 am
Post subject: Re: A Journey Through the Past....

Yeah! Especially the M4A1!

Plans are that I'll be there tomorrow in about 11 hours!
Back to top
View user's profile
Russ_Buchan
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 26, 2006
Posts: 67

PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 5:14 am
Post subject: Re: A Journey Through the Past....

Hi, Doug:

That M48 is a dead ringer for the first one I ever drove or fired at Ft. Knox in '62, but -- are those two boxes what I think they are?

They look to be twin co-ax (of the tank!) M1919s in fixed (?) mounts just ahead of the first track support roller. Way before, or way after, my time.... I'm thinkin', way before.

"Wiggins! You gotta unass the vehicle, take a couple thirty cal ammo boxes, and go reload them sponson boxes!"

Uh, can you spell "Mutiny"?

Dang, Doug, what is the story here? Looks like one of those 1930's tanks with fixed forward-firing machine guns.

Russ
Back to top
View user's profile
JimWeb
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 1439
Location: The back of beyond
PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 7:16 am
Post subject: Re: A Journey Through the Past....

The interesting part is that its a T67 flamethrower version. The items on question with the 30cal sticking out are 'fender boxes' controlled by the driver. Even the Centurion had versions of these and I can can recall seeing some stored in the Hangers in Berlin - never had them fitted though. There were also large flat panels which, I was told, were part of a DD kit for the Cents... though nobody could ever figure out quite how they attached to the vehicles. I got the the impression that a vital part of the kit was missing...

Cool

_________________
TTFN
Jim

If your not a member of JED then your
not serious about anything military..

***********************
www.jedsite.info
JED Military Equipment
***********************
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website ICQ Number
Doug_Kibbey
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 23, 2006
Posts: 4678
Location: The Great Satan
PostPosted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 4:21 pm
Post subject: Re: A Journey Through the Past....

- Russ_Buchan
Hi, Doug:

That M48 is a dead ringer for the first one I ever drove or fired at Ft. Knox in '62, but -- are those two boxes what I think they are?

They look to be twin co-ax (of the tank!) M1919s in fixed (?) mounts just ahead of the first track support roller. Way before, or way after, my time.... I'm thinkin', way before.

"Wiggins! You gotta unass the vehicle, take a couple thirty cal ammo boxes, and go reload them sponson boxes!"

Uh, can you spell "Mutiny"?

Dang, Doug, what is the story here? Looks like one of those 1930's tanks with fixed forward-firing machine guns.

Russ


Jim is right about the flame-thrower bit...see them thar holes along the side of that shorty "gun barrel"...and the access cover on top?...

So, not only does our man Wiggins have to run outside with the ammo to feed them puppies, he might well have to do it "under fire", so to speak, if that flaming-goo squirty thing should be afflicted with a case of the drips!

Sounds like great fun, no?

Oh...I can post pics of MY first motor pool area at Knox (also in M48's) when I get back. As Don and I discovered, it 's now been overrun by the Marines and their vehicles....Potts Motor Park. A story for when I return...(and pics of the very site I first laid eyes on.....a Sheridan!...several of them actually, coming down Main Range Rd....we AIT'ers thought we'd just seen a column of space ships...)
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
binder001
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 25, 2006
Posts: 363

PostPosted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 2:28 am
Post subject: Re: A Journey Through the Past....

Until I looked closer at the M4A1 I didn't realize that it has an early version of HVSS (note orientation of the springs).

Thanks for sharing the photos!

Gary
Back to top
View user's profile
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board
Page 1 of 1
All times are GMT - 6 Hours



Jump to:  


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You cannot download files in this forum