General Jack Ripper Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 https://www.americanheritagemuseum.org/ I'm heading down there tomorrow and I'm bringing a couple of cameras. Stand by for LOTS of tank pictures and other stuff, I'll be spending two days there and I should see everything. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Jack Ripper Posted March 17, 2022 Author Share Posted March 17, 2022 Here's an unusual view of a sherman. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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General Jack Ripper Posted March 17, 2022 Author Share Posted March 17, 2022 "The last Buick off the line" I'm glad they do a feature about the work of American factories during the war, but they don't put much information behind it showing how truly remarkable it really was. After WW1 there was a very quiet movement by the federal government to catalog and quantify the production capacity and capability of pretty much every factory in the entire country, so when it came time to convert to war production they could do so very quickly, and allocate production tasks to those most capable of carrying them out. The more I study it the more impressed I get. Most other countries had to make major sacrifices to get their production to meet their needs, but the USA outproduced everyone without breaking much of a sweat. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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General Jack Ripper Posted March 17, 2022 Author Share Posted March 17, 2022 They have the floor divided into themed areas with a bit of information on placards and stuff, but there's not a whole lot to go on. That guy was giving a tour to some news people who were doing a feature or something. He knew his stuff, and I found out later he's one of the guys who does maintenance work on the vehicles here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Jack Ripper Posted March 17, 2022 Author Share Posted March 17, 2022 That is an actual SCUD missile. I got some close ups when I was shooting video. It's funny because all the internal markings are in Cyrillic, and it was in Iraqi service. I wonder if they had to teach all the guys to read Cyrillic, or if they just gave them translated operating manuals. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Jack Ripper Posted March 17, 2022 Author Share Posted March 17, 2022 That's where the news TV camera was set up. I think they were going to do a video feature about the M1A1 they have here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Jack Ripper Posted March 17, 2022 Author Share Posted March 17, 2022 One really cool thing to see was the AA setup for the 88mm FlaK. I have long arms so I got some closeups, but I'm still a little foggy on the details of the mechanical computer. It seems to be a regular naval rangefinder attached to a ground mount. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Jack Ripper Posted March 17, 2022 Author Share Posted March 17, 2022 That Matilda II is just a darling isn't she? While so many early war British tanks were crap, that one most assuredly was not. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Jack Ripper Posted March 17, 2022 Author Share Posted March 17, 2022 ...and the video closeups of that beauty should rustle the jimmies of the Cold War players. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Jack Ripper Posted March 17, 2022 Author Share Posted March 17, 2022 Not much to say about the M5 except it's the best light tank of the war. Period. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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General Jack Ripper Posted March 17, 2022 Author Share Posted March 17, 2022 Speaking of adorable, the British do build some of the cutest things. I just want to hug it and squeeze it, and call it George. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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General Jack Ripper Posted March 17, 2022 Author Share Posted March 17, 2022 Video tour coming soon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Had no idea that there were so many museums with so many great exhibits around the country. This is one more if I get to MA. Thanks... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Jack Ripper Posted March 20, 2022 Author Share Posted March 20, 2022 Video tour up on youtube. I have been informed the tube thing is a snorkel for fording rivers. Feel free to comment on anything else I messed up, I know there's a few misplaced words and screwed up factoids here and there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacillator Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Thanks for the nice pics and ermm extensive videos . Haven't been there before, but I do hang around at the Bovington Tank Museum (Dorset, UK) on a fairly regular basis, taking in the sights and the smells. If you're ever in the area I highly recommend it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Jack Ripper Posted May 5, 2022 Author Share Posted May 5, 2022 On 3/23/2022 at 9:41 AM, Vacillator said: Thanks for the nice pics and ermm extensive videos . Haven't been there before, but I do hang around at the Bovington Tank Museum (Dorset, UK) on a fairly regular basis, taking in the sights and the smells. If you're ever in the area I highly recommend it. It's on my bucket list. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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