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A rare WW2 tank is gone..
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the_shadock
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Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 5:45 pm
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- Koluchiy

EVERY old object needs in preparing operations before transportation (unfortunately, these operations are providing not often).
This tank can to be transported, but it should to be disassembled or it should to be welded together by temporary scheme...

As I said before, it seems to be only a question of MONEY. The Renault company doesn't want to spend any Euro for that tank, because they don't know how much it would cost once the works are completely finished.

Pierre-Olivier

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Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 11:56 am
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- the_shadock

I was back at the Batterie Todt - Atlantic Wall Museum in Audinghen, Northern France this week-end. I was very surprised not to see their A13 Cruiser Mk III in front of the museum, and asked where it is now.

The guy from the museum told me that the hull and turret had large cracks and that nothing was done for years. Sand and salt made the situation even worse, and the tank simply collapsed and fall in several metal bits. The guy also told me that it took them 2 weeks to remove all the metal fragments, and that everything went to scrap, sadly.

Fortunately, they didn't scrap the K5 gun for the moment

Pierre-Olivier

A good photo of A13 Cruiser Mk III that was destroyed:
4.bp.blogspot.com/_uy5...CN0194.JPG

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Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 7:09 pm Post subject: Re: A rare WW2 tank is gone..
Good relation to the history. _________________ RTY on other forums; Looking for Pz.IV manuals D 653/2 Erzatsteilliste(pictures), D 653/10, D 653/25 (Handbuch fur den Panzerfahrer), D 653/50b, D 653/50c, D653/51 Looking for Maybach HL120 repair instruction... (Copyes or scans) Can pay money or exchange

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