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WillBrink
08-06-11, 17:40
Went to a great show today of WWII era weapons, bikes, trucks, etc, etc. A few pics.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b374/willbrink/WWII%20pics/P1050824.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b374/willbrink/WWII%20pics/P1050830.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b374/willbrink/WWII%20pics/P1050857.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b374/willbrink/WWII%20pics/P1050847.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b374/willbrink/WWII%20pics/P1050837.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b374/willbrink/WWII%20pics/P1050856.jpg

Bunch more here if you like:

http://s23.photobucket.com/alb...II%20pics/?start=all (http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b374/willbrink/WWII%20pics/?start=all)
R/Tdrvr
08-06-11, 18:09
Man it would suck to be the poor Germans on the receiving end of that quad M2 set up.
WillBrink
08-06-11, 20:23
Man it would suck to be the poor Germans on the receiving end of that quad M2 set up.

More toys at the link also. :cool:
Cobra66
08-06-11, 20:50
I love the tank destroyer emblem! The tank destroyer force is a very little known element of our armored forces who racked up a very impressive record against German armor. Do you have any photos of the vehicle it was on? M10?
TOrrock
08-06-11, 21:06
Very cool.
montanadave
08-06-11, 21:50
The only thing missing on that Sherman is Oddball. :laugh:
chadbag
08-07-11, 00:49
I love the tank destroyer emblem! The tank destroyer force is a very little known element of our armored forces who racked up a very impressive record against German armor. Do you have any photos of the vehicle it was on? M10?

From Will's gallery:


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b374/willbrink/WWII%20pics/P1050841.jpg

M-18 Hellcat it looks like
WillBrink
08-07-11, 06:21
Damn Germans! :D

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b374/willbrink/WWII%20pics/P1050858.jpg
WillBrink
08-07-11, 07:18
I love the tank destroyer emblem! The tank destroyer force is a very little known element of our armored forces who racked up a very impressive record against German armor. Do you have any photos of the vehicle it was on? M10?

As mentioned, lots of additional photos at link above. Here be the tank killer:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b374/willbrink/WWII%20pics/P1050841.jpg

Designed to "shoot and scoot" they had poor armor but could do 45mph I was told.
WillBrink
08-07-11, 07:22
From Will's gallery:


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b374/willbrink/WWII%20pics/P1050841.jpg

M-18 Hellcat it looks like

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b374/willbrink/WWII%20pics/P1050840.jpg
sandman99and9
08-07-11, 08:44
Hey Will, where was this at ?

I am a huge fan of WW2 armored vehicles and everything else from that time period. I would love to go check out a show like that.

We have a small airport down here near disney that has a B-17 and other planes that fly around all the time.

A couple of weeks ago I saw 2 P-51 mustangs flying in formation very low as I was leaving one of my accounts I take care of down there :)

S.M.
Scoby
08-07-11, 09:49
This would be a terror to have to face. Quad M2s...man.
Love the half-tracks.

From Wills album:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b374/willbrink/WWII%20pics/P1050831.jpg

Thanks Will, very cool.
WillBrink
08-07-11, 11:13
Hey Will, where was this at ?



Natick MA, but perhaps they have others:

http://www.site.ww2mv.com/WWII_Weekend_2011.html

Really cool stuff.
WillBrink
08-07-11, 11:17
This would be a terror to have to face. Quad M2s...man.
Love the half-tracks.
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Me too. I think the primary use was anti aircraft no? Regardless, I'm sure it got turned on enemy soldiers as needed and I can think of few things that would suck worse then being on the receiving end of 4X.50 cal "Ma Deuce"

That would be a really bad day....:help:

The gear is great, but I love the artwork from the time also. Few more:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b374/willbrink/WWII%20pics/P1050838.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b374/willbrink/WWII%20pics/P1050832.jpg
Norinco
08-08-11, 15:23
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b374/willbrink/WWII%20pics/P1050832.jpg


Too cool.
Cobra66
08-08-11, 15:42
As mentioned, lots of additional photos at link above. Here be the tank killer:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b374/willbrink/WWII%20pics/P1050841.jpg

Designed to "shoot and scoot" they had poor armor but could do 45mph I was told.

Thanks, and great pictures all!

The M18 Hellcat was a neat vehicle. I've heard speeds up to 60mph and they were built/designed by Buick. They were fast enough they could get into position to take flank shots on the German armor as its 76mm gun couldn't take a Tiger or Panther from the front. They were still being used by Serb forces during the Yugoslavian civil war in the 1990s.