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PostPosted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 4:01 pm
http://news.yahoo.com/video/world-15749633/tourists-flock-to-german-tank-school-22606513

In short, a retired soldier got a bug to buy and restore tanks. Now he takes paying customers out for rides. Pity is, the tanks are demilitarized. No turrets or cannons.

But one of them is a Russian personal carrier. Didn't recognize the other tank in the video.

Remember: Floyd would go!  
PostPosted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 4:21 pm
Couldn't they just seal the cannon and remove the machine guns without removing the turret? The turret is part of the experience.

Then again maybe the reduced weight will save him money on fuel.  

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 7:19 pm
They should have just sealed the cannon barrel with cement and left it on.  
PostPosted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 7:28 pm
Two other things come to mind about the one tank.

First, there's a whole lot more room for more passengers without the turret in place. Look at the video and see the 7 or so people standing up.

The second thought, though a longshot, would be that the German government might have some laws regarding working tanks, even with welded barrels. That's just a theory, though.  

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 8:31 pm
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 8:51 pm
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poor little asuka.

oh well.
I still think its a nice place.  

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 10:00 pm
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Vat vas das about zee Fatherland?  
PostPosted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 10:21 am
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Vat vas das about zee Fatherland?
It sucks and the Soviets ******** them up the a** royally.  

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 4:47 pm
cannon or not, still can just about go over or thru anything with one of those.  
PostPosted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 9:48 pm
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"c** catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt."



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PostPosted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 5:18 pm
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Whiner.

She's never been to Paris. rofl  
PostPosted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 8:34 am
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Vat vas das about zee Fatherland?
It sucks and the Soviets ******** them up the a** royally.
Hmmm It Zeez ve haf a dissident.....  

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