| rdg1125 | 16 Jan 2019 2:17 p.m. PST |
Recently I was doing some research on the Soviet army in the far east c.1985. I came across references to Tank Turret Battalions as part of Fortified Areas. Were these what they seem to be: units made up of tank turrets in fixed positions? |
| haywire | 16 Jan 2019 3:03 p.m. PST |
That is a common tactic since WWII. link |
Wyatt the Odd  | 16 Jan 2019 6:38 p.m. PST |
There's a chapter in Clancy's "The Bear and the Dragon" – obsolete turrets placed along the Yalu/Yellow to oppose any Chinese landings. Wyatt |
 Legion 4   | 17 Jan 2019 6:55 a.m. PST |
Yes I remember that … That is one of the things that crossed my mind. Also IIRC, Austria years after WWII obviously, had dug in old US M47s. Along their Eastern Border, IIRC? With nothing showing but the turret, i.e. Hull Down. And IIRC Arnold Schwarzenegger was the driver of one of those back when he was in their Army. Why you'd put anybody that big in a Tank is a bit of a mystery ? But he'd be great replacing track and loading ammo though ! |
| Walking Sailor | 17 Jan 2019 4:28 p.m. PST |
The "Governator" bought his tank (Austrian Army surplus). Had it shipped to California. Had it restored. He drove it on "Jay Leno's Garage" Looked good! |
| Legion 4 | 18 Jan 2019 7:41 a.m. PST |
WOW ! I didn't know that !!!  "Tanks" for the intel !!!  Of course Arnold has so much $$$$  he could easily afford to do all that !! Wonder if the Austrian Army still have those dug in there along their border ? |
| rdg1125 | 18 Jan 2019 3:28 p.m. PST |
Thanks everyone for their help. What type of tank was it? As to Arnie being a tanker, governments do weird things. In our church we had a WW2 veteran; A mid-western farm boy who was over 6' and big. He was made a submariner. Must have been interesting. He was on the sub that rescued George Bush off of Iwo Jima. He took some photos. Of course he didn't know who Bush would eventually become. He just like taking pictures. Interestingly, another church member was a WW2 German submariner. Was drafted in late 1944 (at a very young age) and sent to submarine school. Never got to sea. If fact was never assigned to a sub. Made a grunt and quickly captured. |
| Walking Sailor | 18 Jan 2019 8:42 p.m. PST |
"Aaanold" has the M-47 which he drove while in the Austrian Army. I saw the show in syndication so can't even tell you which season, sorry. Didn't say how much it cost, but did say that shipping was only $20,000. USD so much $$$$ Yeah. He's spent more on just one tank than I have spent on all of mine.  |
| shaun from s and s models | 19 Jan 2019 4:50 a.m. PST |
there is a very good book on emplaced tank turrets, covers the world and is a very good read
link |
| Legion 4 | 19 Jan 2019 8:09 a.m. PST |
governments do weird things. You got that right ! They made me an Officer !!!! Yeah Sailor, "Conan" is one very, very, rich Mutha'  !!!! 
"Tanks" shaun for the intel ! Some of those should be in a museum !
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