| SBminisguy | 24 Aug 2006 8:04 a.m. PST |
Just passing this along from a post at the AGNM Yahoo group: "They just pulled a Stug III out of a bog in Demyansk, Russia intact – with numbers and crosses and winter paint scheme still intact!!!" It looks like it actually may have been a few years ago, but still interesting pictures: link |
| Oddball | 24 Aug 2006 8:09 a.m. PST |
Always good to see a piece of history recovered from oblivion. Looks in great shape. Now if we could get a museum in the States to pony up some cash to have it shipped over. |
| TheCaptainGeneral | 24 Aug 2006 8:18 a.m. PST |
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| Acharnement | 24 Aug 2006 8:47 a.m. PST |
Refer to this TMP link for more comments:
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| lazyox | 24 Aug 2006 8:49 a.m. PST |
all i could think was how much ??$$$$$ i want one i always regret that i didnt buy some surpluss stuff in the early 80's |
| Psycho Rabbit | 24 Aug 2006 8:53 a.m. PST |
Is is possible to be that preserved after all this time? Rabbit |
| Miniaturerealm | 24 Aug 2006 9:12 a.m. PST |
Where was this found!Its amazing to see the original color scheme intact. Especially how light the sand color is. |
| andyoneill | 24 Aug 2006 9:21 a.m. PST |
Is that not whitewash over dark yellow?
A common winter practice. |
ScottWashburn  | 24 Aug 2006 9:36 a.m. PST |
Interesting that it has those track extension thingies to make the track wider for running on soft ground. Apparently they didn't work here! :) It's in incredible shape for being buried for 60 years. |
| Double Ace | 24 Aug 2006 9:46 a.m. PST |
Heck, even the tires seem pretty well preserved. I've got dibs on the Panther A, Tiger I, King Tiger, and Jagdtiger in the bogs of Europe. |
| smcwatt | 24 Aug 2006 9:47 a.m. PST |
So, where are the crew? Did they escape, or are they Bog Mummies? SMc. |
| Garand | 24 Aug 2006 10:25 a.m. PST |
A bog, being oxygen poor, is probably a good place at preserving something. Hence the Bog Mummies. That's a plretty complete whitewash. The lack of Zimmerit and the amount of whitewash makes me suspect this was from the winter of '43-'44 time period. The bolt-on armor and lack of a cupola armor extension also seem to support this… Damon. |
| spugnoid | 24 Aug 2006 10:54 a.m. PST |
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| Buck215 | 24 Aug 2006 10:55 a.m. PST |
I wonder if the crewmembers (if they are still alive) are looking at the pics and saying "NOW I remember where we left that thing!"… |
| Major Mike | 24 Aug 2006 10:55 a.m. PST |
They have a Stu G III that was pulled out of a bog in Russia at the Patton Museum at Ft. Knox, KY. I was there around five years ago and they had it on display. It had cleaned up nicely and I was told it was probibly going to get some restoritive work done in the future on the inside. |
| MetalMutt | 24 Aug 2006 11:23 a.m. PST |
Very impressive, but they've got the shape of the hull all wrong! AND as we all know numbers were never applied to the side of the Stug3 ;o) |
| GuruDave | 24 Aug 2006 3:12 p.m. PST |
MetalMutt — Yes, looks out of scale also. Too large to be either 25mm or 28mm. |
| Ironwolf | 25 Aug 2006 1:00 a.m. PST |
Wow that is really neet. I wonder if it still had any live ammunition on it?? |
| helmet101 | 25 Aug 2006 2:18 a.m. PST |
One remarkable point is that the tank has snow threads. |
| helmet101 | 25 Aug 2006 2:21 a.m. PST |
Wow, the jagdpanther is exceptional! |
| EagleSixFive | 25 Aug 2006 8:40 a.m. PST |
Sadly though this one apparently was left to rot at the depot while it was argued over. The best thing they should have done was leave it there until the jawaching was finished THEN dig it up. |
| Daryl G | 25 Aug 2006 9:06 a.m. PST |
"Now if we could get a museum in the States to pony up some cash to have it shipped over." I hope not, seen the state of them at Aberdeen proving grounds.. what a waste. |
pmwalt  | 25 Aug 2006 11:38 a.m. PST |
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| NikkiB | 25 Aug 2006 3:51 p.m. PST |
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| Monophagos | 27 Aug 2006 5:57 p.m. PST |
Finally a Pink Panther………… |
tackles his greatest foe - another Green Vehicle...
