1 Aug 13 Deutsches Panzermuseum Munster [picture heavy] - Page 2

Aramike · 08-01-13, 06:10 PM

Awesome photos, man!

Wreford-Brown · 08-01-13, 07:12 PM

Let's not forget the tank destroyers.

Wreford-Brown · 08-01-13, 07:18 PM

And the rest of the WW2 armoured vehicle collection in the museum.

Wreford-Brown · 08-01-13, 07:33 PM

And finally this evening, for Onkel Neal:

That concludes the WW2 pictures - next up will be the Cold War.

AVGWarhawk · 08-01-13, 08:34 PM

Quite an extensive collection of very nice machines of war. Very cool. Thanks for posting.

Oberon · 08-01-13, 08:45 PM

Very impressive collection indeed, including a Sturmtiger, didn't think any of those still existed, and the self-propelled Pak-40 I'd never even heard of before! Interesting looking machine, I imagine married together out of necessity to have a mobile AT against the Soviet forces that wasn't as expensive to produce as the StuG or more standard assault vehicles.

And of course...PANTHER!

The Ausf. A, not my favourite version but still probably my favourite German tank.

fireftr18 · 08-01-13, 09:49 PM

Thanks for sharing. Great pictures. Great collection.

danasan · 08-02-13, 02:27 AM

Very impressive pictures, thanks for sharing. A lot has been done since I was there in the early '90s. If I am correct, the T34 had a nice hole in the turm...

Oh, and I saw the working ones running at an open air event then...

Wreford-Brown · 08-02-13, 04:18 AM

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Originally Posted by danasan

Very impressive pictures, thanks for sharing. A lot has been done since I was there in the early '90s. If I am correct, the T34 had a nice hole in the turm...

Oh, and I saw the working ones running at an open air event then...

The T34 had a nice hole, as did the Tiger. I'm not sure what got it but given the depth of the armour it must have been at really close range and probably not survivable for the crew.

It was interesting to see that some of the vehicles had been gifted back to Germany in the 1950s. It seems that Germany as a nation was forgiven by the 50s and that other nations were interested in maintaining some of the military cultural heritage - the U995 was also given back in the same time period. Maybe it's a case of the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

First the Western tanks:

Wreford-Brown · 08-02-13, 04:20 AM

And their Russian counterparts:

Wreford-Brown · 08-02-13, 04:23 AM

And the Russian APCs:

It's pretty awesome to be able to visit a single museum and see all but the most modern Soviet tanks and APCs in one place.

Jimbuna · 08-02-13, 05:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oberon

Very impressive collection indeed, including a Sturmtiger, didn't think any of those still existed,

Not sure if Bovington has one (over 30 years since I've been) but they definitely have a barrel off one:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hohum33/2950629176/

Great to see dual language information boards.

danasan · 08-02-13, 06:08 AM

I've done my service in the army on a Leopard for a couple of years. We would have feared the T 72 the most. I guess they removed the reactive armour for security reasons (explosive components)...

It would have appeared in your range finders like that:

Oberon · 08-02-13, 06:19 AM

Kontakt-5, the nasty surprise for NATO tankers. On the trusty old T-72 it would have made it quite potent, along with the sheer numbers of the things coming at you.

Wreford-Brown · 08-02-13, 10:46 AM

And the (re)development of the German tank industry:

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 27,343 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Quite an extensive collection of very nice machines of war. Very cool. Thanks for posting. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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Aramike Ocean Warrior Best of SUBSIM Chairman Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 3,207 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	Awesome photos, man!

08-01-13, 08:45 PM	#21
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Very impressive collection indeed, including a Sturmtiger, didn't think any of those still existed, and the self-propelled Pak-40 I'd never even heard of before! Interesting looking machine, I imagine married together out of necessity to have a mobile AT against the Soviet forces that wasn't as expensive to produce as the StuG or more standard assault vehicles. And of course...PANTHER! The Ausf. A, not my favourite version but still probably my favourite German tank.

08-02-13, 02:27 AM	#23
danasan Elite Spam Hunter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Flensburg / Germany Posts: 1,141 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Very impressive pictures, thanks for sharing. A lot has been done since I was there in the early '90s. If I am correct, the T34 had a nice hole in the turm... Oh, and I saw the working ones running at an open air event then... __________________ "I invite you to go inside this submergible hole in the water where you can nicely hide from destroyers."

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Wreford-Brown Sea Lord Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In sight of Stonehenge Posts: 1,750 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 26	And their Russian counterparts: __________________ All my mods are available at MediaFire: SH3 Mods Other modders SH3 mods SH4 Mods ...you can't please all of the people all of the time...

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Wreford-Brown Sea Lord Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In sight of Stonehenge Posts: 1,750 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 26	And the Russian APCs: It's pretty awesome to be able to visit a single museum and see all but the most modern Soviet tanks and APCs in one place. __________________ All my mods are available at MediaFire: SH3 Mods Other modders SH3 mods SH4 Mods ...you can't please all of the people all of the time...

08-02-13, 06:08 AM	#28
danasan Elite Spam Hunter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Flensburg / Germany Posts: 1,141 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	I've done my service in the army on a Leopard for a couple of years. We would have feared the T 72 the most. I guess they removed the reactive armour for security reasons (explosive components)... It would have appeared in your range finders like that: __________________ "I invite you to go inside this submergible hole in the water where you can nicely hide from destroyers."

08-02-13, 06:19 AM	#29
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Kontakt-5, the nasty surprise for NATO tankers. On the trusty old T-72 it would have made it quite potent, along with the sheer numbers of the things coming at you.

08-02-13, 10:46 AM	#30
Wreford-Brown Sea Lord Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In sight of Stonehenge Posts: 1,750 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 26	And the (re)development of the German tank industry: __________________ All my mods are available at MediaFire: SH3 Mods Other modders SH3 mods SH4 Mods ...you can't please all of the people all of the time...