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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

A CRARRV on the move.

Modern Day United Kingdom

CRARRV – Britain’s 70-ton Armored Recovery Vehicle

August 19, 2022December 9, 2022 Patrick M. Johnson armored, armored recovery vehicle, arv, britain, british, challenger 1, challenger 2, cold war, crane, CRARRV, hercules, history, M88, military, modern, new, RAC, recovery, UK, united kingdom, v12, vehicle, war

If you operate tanks, then you need a vehicle to pull them along should things go wrong. There are few

V-2 type engine.

Cold War Modern Day WWII

V-2 – The 90 Year Old Engine Used From the T-34 to the T-90M

August 15, 2022December 9, 2022 Mario Todorov cold war, diesel, diesel engine, engine, engines, gasoline, heavy tank, heavy tanks, is-2, IS-3, is2. is-4, is3, is4, isu-152, isu152, main battle tank, mbt, medium tank, medium tanks, military, petrol, russia, russian, soviet, soviet union, soviets, t-10, t-34, t-44, t-54, t-62, t-72, t-90, t10, t34. t44, t54, t62, t72, t90, ussr, v 12, V-2, v12, v2, v54, war, world war 2, world war II, ww2, wwii

The V-2 engine is a diesel V12 designed by the Soviet Union in the 1930s, and is most famous for

T-44 tank at Kubinka.

Cold War Soviet-Russia WWII

The T-44 – “Successor” to the T-34

August 11, 2022December 9, 2022 Mario Todorov 85 mm, cold war, diesel, germany, military, soviet, soviet union, t-34, t-44, t-54, t-55, t34, t44, t54, t55, tanks, the second world war, ussr, V-2, v12, war, world war two, ww2, wwii

The T-44 is an interesting machine, born from the T-34, it is not known by many nor does it have

An M55 at Aberdeen.

The M53/55 – 203.2 mm of American Freedom

August 2, 2022December 9, 2022 Jesse B 155 mm, 203 mm, 203.2 mm, America, american, av-1790, cannon, cold, cold war, howitzer, long tom, M107, M110, M46, m47, M53, M53/55, M55, Patton, self propelled gun, self propelled howitzer, spg, States, united states, US, USA, v12, Vietnam, ww2, wwii

The M53 is an American self propelled gun from the early Cold War, created as a successor to WWII-era vehicles

An IS-3 on parade.

Cold War Soviet-Russia WWII

IS-3 – The Soviet Heavy that Scared the West

August 1, 2022January 5, 2023 Wade Peters 122 mm, cold war, diesel, east, heavy, heavy tank, is 1, is-2, IS-3, is1, is2, is3, JS-1, JS-2, JS-3, JS1, JS2, JS3, KV, russia, russian, soviet, soviet union, soviets, tank, ussr, V-2, v12, war, west

The IS-3 heavy tank was a late World War Two Soviet tank design that was animprovement on the IS-2. Although

M88A2.

M88 – the Mighty HERCULES

July 12, 2022December 9, 2022 Michael Taylor abrams, America, american, amored, arv, av-1790, cold war, continental, crane, hercules, Hercules arv, m1, m48, m60, M88, m88 Hercules, m88a1, m88a2, m88a2 Hercules, modern, pull, pulling, recover, recovery, tank, tow, US, USA, winch, winches, winching

The M88 armored recovery vehicle was America’s solution to finally create a purpose-built armored tow truck that could move the

Conqueror.

Cold War United Kingdom

Conqueror – Britain’s Answer to Soviet Heavies

July 4, 2022March 7, 2023 Jesse B 120 mm, britain, british, centurion, cold war, comet, conqueror, fv200, fv201, fv214, fv215, heavy, heavy tank, IS-3, l1a1, military, tank, tanks, universal tank, war, wwii

The Conqueror was a British heavy tank designed specifically as a counter to the IS-3 first seen by the Allies

The mighty Oka.

Cold War Experimental Soviet-Russia

2B1 “Oka” – The SPG that Broke Itself When Firing

June 6, 2022December 9, 2022 Jesse B 16 inch, 16.5 inch, 1950s, 2a3, 2b1, 2b1 oka, 2p, 420 mm, armor, artillery, atomic, atomic bomb, bomb, cannon, cold war, experimental, gun, kondensator, mortar, nuclear, nuke, oka, prototype, russia, russian, self propelled gun, soviet, soviet union, spg, strange, tank, tanks, ussr, weird, ww2

In 1957 the Soviets held their annual Victory Day parade on Red Square, celebrating the defeat of Nazi Germany in

The Rhino at The Tank Museum.

Cold War Experimental United Kingdom

The TV1000 Rhino – A 6×6 V8 Powered Beast

May 24, 2022December 9, 2022 Jesse B 6x6, armor, armored, bovington, british, cold war, experimental, merlin, meteor, meteorite, military, prototype, rhino, strange, tank, tanks, test, testing, tests, the tank museum, tv1000, tv1000 rhino, unique, v12, v8, vehicle, war, weird, wheeled, wheels

In the 1950s Britain developed this highly unique vehicle, the TV1000 Rhino. It had six enormous wheels, a powerful V8

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