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Hisham
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Al Qahirah, Egypt / لعربية
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Posted: Friday, July 29, 2016 - 10:16 PM UTC
I saw this pic of this weird turret thing.. then I found a video of it that says T-55.. but one of the guys on FB said it's a Type 69 II... what I'm interested in is the lower chassis.. anyone know what that is taken from, if it's not built especially for this thing?



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Posted: Friday, July 29, 2016 - 10:56 PM UTC
Hi!
No idea at all except this one: could that be a turret trainer that was then taken out into combat and put into an emplacement?

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Posted: Friday, July 29, 2016 - 10:57 PM UTC
Suspenion looks a Soviet AA gun, maybe 57mm S-60?
Frenchy
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Posted: Friday, July 29, 2016 - 11:06 PM UTC
My first thought too, but the S-60 carriage appears to be "lighter" :



Maybe a converted radar trailer ?

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Hisham
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Al Qahirah, Egypt / لعربية
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Posted: Friday, July 29, 2016 - 11:12 PM UTC
Thanks, guys... It does look close, but can't be sure.

What about the part underneath the turret? Do you think it's taken from something, or just a box built especially for this thing?

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barra733
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England - South West, United Kingdom
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Posted: Saturday, July 30, 2016 - 12:44 AM UTC
Hisham, I think this may have been a bespoke build for a gunnery school. It looks similar to the types used by other armies around the world. I've Googled for about 3 hours so far and can't find any matches...
barra733
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Posted: Saturday, July 30, 2016 - 11:14 PM UTC
Found by Tim Roberts: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10371988" TARGET="_blank"> http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10371988
I think this matches what can be seen very well.
barra733
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Posted: Sunday, July 31, 2016 - 01:49 AM UTC
Also found this one:


Different wheels would indicate there's more than one of these.
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