Name This Photo!!! - The AFV Recognition Thread

[CEEBEE501]

Interesting tank I once found

 

[Old and Tired]

American entry for the MBT-70 program with the German Army.

 

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Forerunner of the Leopard AND the Abrams...

 

[CEEBEE501]

American entry for the MBT-70 program with the German Army.

Yup
I kinda knew it was going to be guessed quickly with the wealth of knowledge here.
(Where would I ask what a tank is because I have a whole bunch of pictures from when I was at the German Ministry for Military technology but forgot to take pictures of the Info plaques of the prototype tanks, and some of them look really interesting)   

 

[Colin Parkinson]

MBT-70 looking a little worse for wear at Littlefields, they welded steel boxs to the hull to increase the weight.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

I know it's not my turn but this should not be to hard, the clues are in the picture.

 

[CEEBEE501]

M-51?

 

[Colin Parkinson]

M-51 is a Israeli Supersherman

This picture is taken from the driver hatch, notice the 2 different types of ammuntion for the main gun.

 

[CEEBEE501]

I ment to say M551 but for some odd reason only typed M51  :-[

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Not enough coffee clearly!!! 

You got it, it's the M551, the rounds on the right of the picture are the 152mm HE and you can make out the missiles on the left. Actually with a modified breech (get rid of the screwy screw breech) the gun would likely work well on a Engineering vehicle or even a LAV as fire support.

 

[CEEBEE501]

Ok here are 3 pics from my trip to The German Ministry for Military technology \

 

[ironduke57]

Regards,
ironduke57

 

[George Wallace]

Puma prototype.

 

[CEEBEE501]

Puma prototype.

Right country, but wrong prototype.

 

[Blackadder1916]

Marder 2 Infantry Fighting Vehicle
The vehicle is an experimental prototype (VT-001) that was built in 1990-1991.

The Bundeswehr had originally planned to replace the Marder 1 IFV, starting around the year 2000. However, this plan was cancelled in the light of Germany's reunification and the fall of the Soviet Union. However, an experimental prototype vehicle was developed that demonstrated an unprecedented operational range, cross-country mobility, mounted and dismounted firepower, and armored protection.

The Marder 2 prototype featured a fully stabilized gun with a digital fire control system that could be switched between 35mm and 50mm by changing the barrel and breech assemblies. It was supported with a dual feed system, providing Armor-Piercing and High-Explosive shells. Secondary armament comprised a 7.62mm machine gun.

The vehicle was protected with spaced armor and an interior spall liner, and could carry a complement of ten men. It weighed 43 tons, and was powered by an 8-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine developing 1000hp.

Here are some view of it outdoors.

 

[CEEBEE501]

Marder 2 Infantry Fighting Vehicle
The vehicle is an experimental prototype (VT-001) that was built in 1990-1991.

Here's a view of it outdoors.

Yuppers

 

[ironduke57]

Yes, a real shame that it wasn´t fielded. The people who had to do with spoke very highly of it. :'(

Regards,
ironduke57

 

[Blackadder1916]

Here's the next one.

 

[Blackadder1916]

And a couple more views of this vehicle.

 

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Rhodesian Crocodile armoured transport