Posted on 11/16/2006 7:37:36 AM PST by pabianice
I wish they had left it be for future generations.
Be much cooler in 1,000 years.
I know there was a well preserved B-29 at the bottom of Lake Mead in NV. The fresh lack of marine life at that depth kept the aircraft, even the seat cushions, in great condition. This story, however, doesn't seem to fit the photos. According to the text, the tank was under 21 feet of water and 9 feet of peat. Was the lake drained?
Probably because the Germans took it from teh Soviets. Ammo and spare parts were probably easier to get for Soviet tanks than for German.
The Panthers were the best tank of WWII. T-34's were good (better than Shermans) but could not match 1 on 1 with a Panther (or Tiger) in any way (armor, firepower, etc). However - the Russians produced them in such numbers and deployed them in mass wave attacks that even losing the first couple (or more) to a Panther - they would get close enough and eventually destroy the German tanks...
T-34's were plentiful. When upgunned to the 85mm gun, they were very good but the Panthers had the edge.
I wonder how much of the weapons systems and supplies of the Africa Korps and the Allied Armies are preserved. Remember the lost B-24?
WOW, it's in such good shape except for a little rust.
major treadhead ping....way cool!
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/t-34.htm
That is cool. I googled the bulldozer. It's not near as big as I thought it would be.
Captured by the Germans, re-marked for their own use.
"I'm going to get me a peat bog for storage purposes. Things really seem to keep well in one."
Excellent! LOL
Maybe you and I can go into business renting them as Self- Storage facilities!
Sheesh... we wouldn't want to inconvenience you by actually requiring you to, oh, I don't know.... READ THE FREAKIN' ARTICLE!!!!
In my opinion, the Tiger was the best tank of WWII. The T-34 was a nasty suprise to the Germans when they first encountered it. The early version Panzer tanks had a hard time knocking it out, due to its thick, sloped armor. The T-34 had a great suspension designed by American Walter Christie and a powerful gun. The Tiger came along too late and in too few numbers to turn the tide. Its turret, manufactured by Krupps, was complex and needed a lot of scarce copper. Legend has it, a captured T-34 was taken to Germany for evaluation where it was deemed it would not pass German quality control standards.
The Germans were especially impressed with the 34s sloped armor and used it on the Tiger II.
The Russians eventually improved their tactics, and also began turning out T-34s in large numbers from their factory in the Urals. At Kursk, German tanks and T-34s (a `light' tank) were fighting very close to one another: a Tiger with its 88 cannon could destroy just about any enemy at range (Wittman in France, June-July, `44) while the T-34s had to get closer. IMHO the T34 was probably the best all-around tank of the war.
WOW! I understand the T-34 was designed by an American and could have been our main battle tank.
Neat.
Near here we have windover bog, a rare neutral ph bog, where 7000+ year old human remains have been recovered, with the brains still exisitng in the skull. Some of the oldest human dna recovered. They appear at the lastest analysis to be related to european dna from north central europe. somedbody got hear without crossing the siberian land bridge evidently.
Sounds like an advertisement for Komatsu equipment.
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