Museum example.
The vehicle in the 3 photo's below is a Russian T-34/85, they are
in this article to give an idea of what an intact T-34 looks like.
Except that there seems to be something very wrong with the idler
wheels on this example as they seem to be sitting far too low.
Shame about the paint colour!
Stephen said "I was amused by your comment
about the colour of the tank, strangely enough the armour curator
of the museum (Richard Henry) is a fanatical restorer and tried to
get this tank as original as possible. He is also quite adamant that
this colour is the correct shade and is matched exactly to the
examples found in Angola. I admit it does look slightly too pea-
green but perhaps it was the light at the time of filming".
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Range Target
These pictures were taken in the 1983-1984 period at an army
training camp called "Lohatla" , this was one of the T34-85's that were
captured in Angola and used as hard targets.
There is no picture of the whole vehicle; these are detail
shots as Stephen is a modeller and he took them with that hobby in
mind.
He knows nothing further about the target tank, although he
suspects that 90mm Eland armoured cars were the culprits for its
condition.
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A shot over the back of the vehicle looking forward, the engine deck
is missing.
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Detail views of the engine bay.
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This series of shots is equivalent to walking around the vehicle
starting at the RHS rear and going anti-clockwise. Note that the side
armour above the tracks on the RHS appears to have been blown away
but surprisingly, leaving the underlaying components relatively intact.
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My thanks to Stephen for the text.
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