"Tanks with turrets from other tanks" Topic
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| Kropotkin303 | 16 Dec 2017 6:41 a.m. PST |
Hi Everyone, Came across some unusual tanks which have another tank's turrets and I thought these would be cool for modern imaginations wargames. Most are from the excellent Tank Encyclopedia website. In 1/300th these would be as cheap as chips. link Does anyone have other pictures of hybrid tanks to share?
Fun stuff. |
 Legion 4  | 16 Dec 2017 9:15 a.m. PST |
That is pretty neat. IIRC I've even seen WWII R-35(?) turrets on Panzer I hulls or something like that. |
| williamb | 16 Dec 2017 9:54 a.m. PST |
The last one was in Egyptian service. One was captured by the Israelis and is on display.
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clicking on the arrows in the picture will take you to other oddities like the T100 |
| Shedman | 16 Dec 2017 2:45 p.m. PST |
Colin Gee's Red Gambit series does a lot of this turret swapping link |
| Kropotkin303 | 16 Dec 2017 3:32 p.m. PST |
Thanks guys, I knew that the Germans used French tanks and made some variants, but would love to see some. Love the Isreali captured AFV museun William, That T100 looks like a monster, but sourcing the turret might be hard. Shedman, what did Colin Gee swap? Please tell. |
| Kropotkin303 | 16 Dec 2017 3:36 p.m. PST |
Here is a Chieftain turret on an American hull. Pretty neat
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| LDC271 | 18 Dec 2017 8:01 p.m. PST |
Most are from the excellent Tank Encyclopedia website. Read: Model kit box color plates and godawful articles. When you believe tank encyclopedia crap like Picture #2 (which is a pure fantasy tank cooked up by Wargaming) happens. PS: The first one is a Merkava prototype chassis with a Megach turret in place for trials. |
| Risaldar Singh | 29 Dec 2017 8:21 a.m. PST |
The third one in the original post was never in Egyptian service: they had some AMX-13 turrets on Sherman chassis as shown in the photo linked to. The AMX-13 hull with a turret from a retired Chaffee was a French modification made during the Algerian War for infantry support. |
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