Inq88
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Oct 18, 2016 11:28 AM
Inq88
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JimmyWalkerTexasRanger
And yet, the Evil Emu still lives...
millertime2114
erickr613
The fact that this post doesn't contain one single dingo pisses me off!
hockeyham
Proof that EVERYTHING in Australia will kill you.
IReplyWithGraphicsInterchangeFormats
I thought this was Australian Artillery
proileri
What's the second tube on the Patton?
changobananas
Thanks for the pics, I actually play world of tanks
ScottHitz
So do I. Most of them I recognize from the game.
belgimgurian
War Thunder has my preference, knew some of these tanks as well.
temotodochi
Nice pictures, but no effort whatsoever. No descriptions? Come on.
Enforcerhell
Always upvote anything Australian +1
SomeFurryTrash
#48 is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?
Beepity
Penis tank best tank
raincoat86
Tiny Teddy??? https://media.giphy.com/media/hA8P6MP4WSkLu/giphy.gif
KerryMoon
Where is this? I'm pretty sure I went there when I travelled around Oz.
Inq88
Near Cairns, largest armour collection in the Southern Hemisphere!
therealnimo
Why aren't they upside down?
idpassr
#5, is that a recoilless rifle atop the gun barrel?
Inq88
No, it was some kind of rangefinder or night vision apparatus. The M47 was obtained from the Dutch army.
proileri
Yeah, haven't seen one of those before. Could be an early laser rangefinder, or a training system?
idpassr
Thanks for the reply, you take some good pics. Nice shots of the AML245, with it's 60mm mortar and dual MGs.
RavensMilk
Is that in Cairns? If so I was there about a year ago.
Inq88
Yeah, largest collection of armour in the Southern Hemisphere apparently!
troelsm
Necroposting just to mention that this is the first time I’ve ever seen a Saladin turret on a M113.
JapiksProfile
Screw APC rides, give me one in the Comet
KnowerOfNothing
JustAnotherBrett
Here I thought they rode emus into battle. Using koalas as weapons. The endless barrage of gonorrhea and eucalyptus
Inq88
Probably outlawed after WW1 with other chemical/biological weapons...
JustAnotherBrett
Gah! Damn bureaucrats! Ruining the dream!
ZipperKopf
Absolutely gorgeous pictures I can't wait to have a chance to go there myself as well as Bovington and Kubinka. Again absolutely gorgeous.
artisviolent
So much test drive.
STGlife
Why is it that all the great armor museums are in England or the commonwealth?
ThatOneGuyWhoHadAnotherNameAtSomePoint
Thanks to World of Tanks, I could identify most of the tanks.
Rainout
Stop, my penis can only get so erect!
SkwiggumsMcDingo
#5 is tank kuato.
henrahmagix
All the better for crushing spiders with
MaxiMexiBenyBoy
Why do they have so many tanks? Isn't it a fucking island?
AussieMuse
And sometimes our Mother Country ropes us into helping, occasionally the reckless emancipated little brother gets us involved in shit
Kuroinoakuma
We sit on most of our own fucking tectonic plate and need these fuckers to fend of the fucken Dropbears when th' Vegemite dun do th' job.
boamere
Most of those tanks apart from a couple weren't Australian probably got them from the allies during the war and stuff
JesseSlayer
Tank posts make me rather randy.
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kschrodt
Why?
GentlemanScientist
I'm guessing it's an armored sleeve for the machine gun made to deflect shots from the MG port, otherwise a weak spot.
Mephistophel3s
Lol none of them are Australian...
22ndCenturyTransient
2 of them are, but yes, australia has basically no need to make their own when they can just buy from allies.
GentlemanScientist
Or retreat to the inland and watch the bloody foreigners burst into flames from the heat.
SPART1CUS
What is an infantry tank?
ZipperKopf
Exactly as OP said yep kind of like infantry fighting vehicles today to serve as a bigger target than the infantryman and also transport.
SPART1CUS
Ok
Inq88
A slow tank that moves forward at the speed /pace of advancing infantry (old British tank doctrine)
SPART1CUS
Oh ok. So when they brought it out, they were preparing for the chance of another trench warfare type of war?
chrisharddick
It had those capabilities yes, but it was designed for really any situation where speed wasn't important, especially urban combat
OhChristItsThisAssholeAgain
yes, #3 extra long tracks are designed to pass trenches
Capnrory
yes, in a classic case of generals preparing to fight the last war
Inq88
Still true today.
Inq88
It was the tactic they used in WW2,"Infantry" tanks being used to support infantry manoeuvres & "cavalry" tanks used to perform flanking etc
SPART1CUS
Would the "Calvary" tanks be medium tanks or some more infantry tanks?
Inq88
Yes faster medium tanks, the British cruiser,Crusader,Cromwell tanks etc Also the British operated Sherman's