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The Makmat.

Cold War Israel

MakMat 160 mm Self-Propelled Mortar – Another Israeli Creation

April 4, 2023April 11, 2023 Patrick M. Johnson 155, 155 mm, 160 mm, artillery, concept, gun, howitzer, israel, israeli, m50, m51, makmat, military, modifications, modified, mortar, nato, prototype, self propelled gun, self propelled howitzer, self-propelled mortar, Sherman, sherman tank, six day war, spg, sph, strange, tank, tanker, tanks, weird, weirdest

There is already a vehicle known as the “toaster tank”, and that is the German Pz. Sfl. IVc. However, we

The Eden Camp Museum's VT8-460 engine.

Cold War Israel USA

VT8-460 – the Cummins V8 Diesel Used in the M50 Sherman

April 2, 2023April 11, 2023 Jesse B America, american, bradley, cummins, diesel, Eden Camp Museum, engine, engines, heritage, israel, military, power, restoration, restorations, Sherman, sherman tank, Shermans, tank, tank engine, tanker, tanks, torque, turbo, turbocharged, US, USA, v8, v903, v950, vt8, vt8-460

Today we will be looking at the Cummins VT8-460 turbodiesel V8 engine that was used to power the awesome M50

Ro'em howitzer.

Cold War Israel

Israel’s Huge L-33 Ro’em: Based on the Sherman

March 21, 2023April 11, 2023 Patrick M. Johnson 155, 155 mm, 160 mm, artillery, concept, gun, howitzer, israel, israeli, L-33, m50, m51, makmat, military, modifications, modified, mortar, nato, prototype, Ro'em, self propelled gun, self propelled howitzer, self-propelled mortar, Sherman, sherman tank, six day war, spg, sph, strange, tank, tanker, tanks, weird, weirdest

Today we will be taking a look at yet another interesting adaptation of the Sherman tank, the L-33 Ro’em self-propelled

M50 Sherman at TankFest.

Cold War Israel USA WWII

Eden Camp Museum’s Blue M50 Sherman

March 19, 2023April 11, 2023 Jesse B 75 mm, blue, cold war, eden camp, eden camp heritage, eden camp heritage restorations, Eden Camp Museum, isherman, israel, israeli, lebanese, lebanon, M4A4, m50, m51, modifications, museum, Sherman, Shermans, six day war, super sherman, tank, tanker, tanks, US, USA

My name is Frank, I am head of site and restorations at Eden Camp Museum, Malton, North Yorkshire. Eden Camp

M50 Sherman during restoration.

Cold War Israel USA WWII

The Restoration of Eden Camp Museum’s M50 Sherman

March 19, 2023March 19, 2023 Jesse B

Recently, Frank Wood, the head of site and restorations at Eden Camp Museum in North Yorkshire, kindly gave us the

FV4202 front.

Cold War Experimental United Kingdom

FV4202 – The Tank that Led to Chieftain

March 7, 2023April 28, 2023 John Worthington Smith

So today’s topic is going to cover the FV4202 tank built by Leyland Motors between 1955 and 1956. Made famous

AVGP Cougar AFVs.

Canada Cold War Modern Day

The Cougar – Canada’s little Tank Trainer that could

January 12, 2023February 2, 2023 Wade Peters

The Cougar was developed during the 1970s as part of a family of wheeled armoured vehicles for the Canadian Army.

Nemesis MBT concept.

Cold War Experimental News United Kingdom

The Nemesis – A British MBT Concept from the 1970s

January 10, 2023January 12, 2023 John Worthington Smith

The Nemesis is a main battle tank concept drawn up in the 1970s, and is an interesting little footnote from

770 heavy tank.

Cold War Experimental News Soviet-Russia

Object 770 – The 60 Ton Soviet Monster

January 3, 2023January 6, 2023 Jesse B

The Object 770 is one of the final heavy tanks ever made, although today it is often buried in the

Object 277.

Cold War Experimental News Soviet-Russia

Object 277 – One of the Last Heavy Tanks

January 3, 2023January 3, 2023 Jesse B

The Object 277 was one of the final hurrahs of the illustrious heavy tanks. It was created in the late

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