Munter Posted January 28, 2002 Share Posted January 28, 2002 As my first contribution to this great site I recommend you visit this link: http://www.guns.connect.fi/gow/T34tank1.html There are some pictures and first-hand experiences of the T34-85. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmatt Posted January 28, 2002 Share Posted January 28, 2002 Wow, they actually BURNED it just for that movie? Thats unbelievable!And the movie wasn't even all that great, although the scene in which that tank was used was the best part and good in it's own right. I just can't believe it would have been so difficult to mount some flash and fire pots inside to make it look like it was on fire. Shoddy filemaking at best. Madmatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattias Posted January 28, 2002 Share Posted January 28, 2002 Lovely article, the Finnish sense of humor is just the kind that works when describing the life of an old tank M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumvir Posted January 29, 2002 Share Posted January 29, 2002 I dunno... I thought Stalingrad would have been pretty good if they'd shown all of it. Remember that Stalingrad, like Das Boot, was a snippet together of a TV series -- all the highlights were compiled into a single movie. But I agree; even though there's some authenticity to setting fire to a tank for showing, it's something that could be duplicated reasonably by smokepots. Also, T-34s are comparatively cheap and easy to come by... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcitizenkane Posted January 29, 2002 Share Posted January 29, 2002 You too can own a T34/85 for ~40k. A importer in Denver sells them. Will the neighbors mind if I park it in the backyard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Chef Sakai Posted January 29, 2002 Share Posted January 29, 2002 <blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by mrcitizenkane: You too can own a T34/85 for ~40k. A importer in Denver sells them. Will the neighbors mind if I park it in the backyard?<hr></blockquote> If your neighbors buy a 8.8cm anti tank gun it probably won't take too long to find out if they mind or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlefront.com Posted January 29, 2002 Share Posted January 29, 2002 Well, two T-52/54s (not sure which) were just delivered to some lucky sod down in Alabama. Someone spotted them and they turned out to be going to a local collector. Not sure if he intends on reselling them. Definitely rarer than a T34/85. Wonder how much that set him back! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumvir Posted January 29, 2002 Share Posted January 29, 2002 Steve, do you mean a T-54/55? Cause I can't find any references to a russian T-52... the only thing I could find was an Indian site claiming to have captured T-52s in one of the Indo-Paki wars, but the picture of the T-52 looks awfully like a Sherman 75 to me. Other Indian websites reference a T-52, but I can't find any details on that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlefront.com Posted January 29, 2002 Share Posted January 29, 2002 Ah, yes. My mistake I think. I just copied what I saw as it looked correct. I was thinking of the T-62/64 Turns out the guy that said they were coming to his place was just pulling my leg. I thought that might be the case, but I have certainly heard stranger (some guy, for example, is trying to aquire a WWI tank of some sort). The two tanks were probably headed over towards Texas area to one of the bases there. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumvir Posted January 29, 2002 Share Posted January 29, 2002 And some conspiracy kook will see them on the tank-transporter and jump up and down about sekrit UN camps in Texas... (of all places, Texas!) By the by, T-62 != T-64 by a long, long shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blenheim Posted January 29, 2002 Share Posted January 29, 2002 Woow! That page is hella cool. And it seems that the dammed T 34 was a beauty, really; easy to drive, as well. I find amazing that the engine still works, 60 years later. Solid Soviet construction. Does anybody know if the Tigers or Panthers were that easy to drive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcitizenkane Posted January 29, 2002 Share Posted January 29, 2002 A Russian WWII Reenactor group in Cali has a T34/85 and they bought the Tiger from the movie Saving Private Ryan. Can't find the link, but I have it at home. Will post it later. You can ask them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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