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RayV · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jul 15, 2006 Posts: 34

The Military Channel is advertising a new series- "Tank Overhaul", which begins February 6. Sounds alot like the History Channel shows broadcast in Canada back in October, which we missed in the States, advertised as:

"Tank Overhaul, the world where military geeks, genius mechanics and eccentric millionaires are living the dream with blowtorches, industrial lathes and hi-tech electronics, restoring four notable battle tanks from WWII. Each episode follows one tank's story: the rebuild; the innovations that made each machine great, and the engineering flaws that proved fatal."

Dontos · Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:31 am Post subject: Re: Tank Overhaul Series

Here is the second episode which might be of interest...

Episode 2: The Panther Tuesday, February 13 at 8 PM

Jacques Littlefield is a nice guy with a whole lot of tanks. In fact, with over 300 military vehicles, he has the largest private tank collection in the world. Jacquesâ€™ team is currently working on the jewel of his collection, the extremely rare and coveted PANTHER. This one has been rescued from the bottom of a river in Poland and it has been â€“literally- blown to pieces. The damage and the mechanical complexity make this the toughest and most expensive job Jacquesâ€™ crew have ever done.
But the damage also contains clues that lead us back to the scene to reveal what really happened to tank and crew on their final day of battle.
Along the way, weâ€™ll hook up with Jacquesâ€™ buddy in England, Kevin Wheatcroft, who happens to have the second biggest collection in the world; and who also happens be restoring two Panthers of his own. Their friendly rivalry is off-set by the need to co-operate in sharing the very precise and very expensive parts they have to manufacture to get the job done. No one wants to cut corners. These Panthers have to look like they did the day they rolled off the assembly line.
In each case their work reveals incredible innovations that have inspired modern tank-designs of today â€“which we show in explosive action-packed detail. Finally, we discover that as advanced as it was, the Panther had an Achilles Heel â€“ if it ever broke down, it was a nightmare to fix. In the gruelling context of war, the mighty Panther was too sophisticated for its own good.

blair · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 24, 2006 Posts: 87

Can somebody tape this and then burn it to a dvd?

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