@Frank Green
Cant you just spin one of these up?
Been digging this guys videos as he presents info on the USS New Jersey.
Cant you just spin one of these up?
Been digging this guys videos as he presents info on the USS New Jersey.
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My Father was on the Mighty MO (Missouri BB-63) back in the mid-80’s and I have some small pieces of shrapnel from these huge 16”monsters laying around the garage with some other historical items(old port holes from repairs at Bremerton) and old unofficial log books from WWII and Korea . Another mans junk...is another mans treasure.
If I ever get home from overseas, I will get some pictures and post...
If I ever get home from overseas, I will get some pictures and post...
Thanks for the stir-up. 
Ryan Szymanski and his colleagues appear to be doing a magnificent job with the resources that they have, including all the YouTube content they produce.
Ryan Szymanski and his colleagues appear to be doing a magnificent job with the resources that they have, including all the YouTube content they produce.
You come up with a barrel and I'll kick in some ammo!
Well, if anyone has a spare 75mm barrel floating around... I have a project I need one for. The 75mm would be the lining after I turn the rest of the barrel’s outer features off.
If anyone comes across one...
Years ago at Watervliet they had piles of old barrels. I think all junked and scrapped. But you would drive by and see stacks of them. Wish I had the foresight to load a few
Trucks with ‘scrap.’
Sirhr
If anyone comes across one...
Years ago at Watervliet they had piles of old barrels. I think all junked and scrapped. But you would drive by and see stacks of them. Wish I had the foresight to load a few
Trucks with ‘scrap.’
Sirhr
No not yet....but are tooling up for 58cal/14.5mm in the near future.
I’ll check the gun room.
Friend once had the deck gun from a submarine in his yard. !
I'd have to ask permission but a customer of ours just sent me a picture while at one of his customers shops/home. His customer collects armored vehicles....He sent me a picture yesterday.
Guess what the picture was of..... A German Flak 88mm from WW2. Boy I'd like to pull the trigger on a few rounds out of that.
Guess what the picture was of..... A German Flak 88mm from WW2. Boy I'd like to pull the trigger on a few rounds out of that.
Maybe!!!!Frank,
Do you have a specific impact area in mind?
Playing cards one night a long time ago...my buddy and I got on the subject of tanks. Told him I really wanted a German Panther tank. His wife goes, "What would you do with a tank?" I'd park it right in my front yard! Let's see them tow it?
I'd want it with night vision also! Just to make things more interesting! The gun has to be live also!
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Is your alter ego Tony Buzbee?
I like his attitude he seems not to have any fucks to give when it comes to his tank.
That guy could be my twin brother!
That is totally frickin awesome!
Thanks for sharing that!
I think that if one owns a tank, one's attitude generally would not involve fucks to give. You literally have a tank. Everyone else's opinion is irrelevant.
Same if you have any sort of genuine flyable fighter plane whether it's a replica Sopwith Snipe or an older MIG.
Currently working in the Normandy Region, visited some local D-Day museums during the 77th celebration last Sunday. Sherman’s are everywhere on display.
The M4 with the cast hulls, rather than welded, are the bomb.
There is an M4 on display in Hamilton MA.
Patton had it shipped back to his home town for display from Europe.
As of late the town folk in this very tony area of MA - they have a POLO field - has been considering removing this history as being a violent memory.
There is an M4 on display in Hamilton MA.
Patton had it shipped back to his home town for display from Europe.
As of late the town folk in this very tony area of MA - they have a POLO field - has been considering removing this history as being a violent memory.
Hamilton, MA - General Patton Park WWII Tank
Visit reports, news, maps, directions and info on General Patton Park WWII Tank in Hamilton, Massachusetts.
www.roadsideamerica.com
As of late the town folk in this very tony area of MA - they have a POLO field - has been considering removing this history as being a violent memory.
What a crock of shit!!!!
What a crock of shit!!!!
I'll add this being as we we're speaking of Sherman tanks now....
This is my youngest sitting on top of a M4A3E8 with the low velocity 105mm main gun. There was a cool newspaper article done on it in the late 80's about when it was driven from a WI army base up to Tomahawk, WI which is just South of our cabin that we go to.
This is my youngest sitting on top of a M4A3E8 with the low velocity 105mm main gun. There was a cool newspaper article done on it in the late 80's about when it was driven from a WI army base up to Tomahawk, WI which is just South of our cabin that we go to.
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Just to ease your anger and show that there is hope in the world.....
RE-DEDICATION of GENERAL PATTON’s TANK - Town of Hamilton, MA
Event Details Date: November 11, 2018 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Venue: Patton Park Categories: Community Events General Patton’s Tank has been restored to its original form. My name is Hugh Gist, I am a 17-year-old Boy Scout who took on the restoration painting project of General Patton’s Tank to give...
www.hamiltonma.gov
My name is Hugh Gist, I am a 17-year-old Boy Scout who took on the restoration painting project of General Patton’s Tank to give back to my community while earning my final Eagle Scout Rank. Any question or inquiries may be sent to: [email protected]
General Patton is widely regarded as a respected war hero. Being able to pay respects and serve this great hero of mine was truly an honor. Both of my Great Uncles as well as my grandfathers served their country in the military and were my inspiration in this endeavor. The Tank was used in Patton’s Third Army and was received from the Unite States Army in 1950. It is a piece of living history that kids have played on in the park for decades as direct living history and experiential learning.
The tank stands to help us remember those men and women that have sacrificed everything for this country. It stands here reminding us that it takes great sacrifice to keep things we love, our liberties and our rights. The symbolism of this Tank will continue on in shining form with a new paint restoration. Many people have come forward to accomplish this worthy goal. I would like to honor and thank these individuals most especially to my Boy Scout Troop 35 in Hamilton, the Town of Hamilton, The DPW, the VFW, the Hamilton Police Department as well as the Hamilton Fire Department, the many donors that contributed and finally the Hamilton Parks and Recreation Department.
There will be a Re-Dedication of General Patton’s Tank back to the Town of Hamilton and its citizens on Sunday, November 11 at NOON, a day that All citizens in all capacities are whole heartedly encouraged to attend.
.....but I like angry Patriots. They were absolutely pissed circa 1775-1783 and look what they built.
Speaking of tanks....
This one is in Leominster MA. Local kid was KIA and volunteers donors built a fantastic memorial to him and all MA vets....
www.atlasobscura.com
Few are done as nicely.....I took these pictures the other day...
The boots and rifles bronzes are especially well done.
This one is in Leominster MA. Local kid was KIA and volunteers donors built a fantastic memorial to him and all MA vets....
Johnny Ro Veterans Memorial Park
Funded entirely by volunteers and donors this military memorial features a tank with a comedy line on its barrel.
www.atlasobscura.com Few are done as nicely.....I took these pictures the other day...
The boots and rifles bronzes are especially well done.
16” 50 barrel life was only 290 rounds back in the day. Newer powders extended life to 1,500 rounds And cleaning them is a bitch. Run a line around a capstan to pull the patch through Of course, from the breach only
Shoulda used Bore Snakes.
So I was able to make it home for some R & R with the family. Due to time constraints, I only had time to snap some pictures of the old log books I spoke of. Some of pictures include a refueling manifest from 1952 and bearing logs books from that time period. The My father worked as a Quartermaster, so some of these items were items left in the chart house when the Missouri was brought back into service in the mid 80’s. I really never had a chance to look at these in-depth, but is on my to-do list. A ton of history sitting in a dark storage closet in the Midwest.
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If anyone is reloading for one of these.....powder doesnt flow well in my Dillon.
