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Armor/AFV: Allied - WWII
Armor and ground forces of the Allied forces during World War II.
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Posted: Monday, September 21, 2009 - 06:47 AM UTC
Going through my grandfathers old pics I found this can anyone tell me what it is .
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Posted: Monday, September 21, 2009 - 06:54 AM UTC
Hi By the look it is the Atomic cannon , not certain of is M number but rare photos indeed , cheers ian
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Posted: Monday, September 21, 2009 - 07:11 AM UTC
M65 Atomic Annie

Tankograd has one of their Technical Manuals on the subject. Check out the photos at the bottom of the page.

http://www.tankograd.com/cms/website.php?id=/en/index/atomic_annie.htm

Ian
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Posted: Monday, September 21, 2009 - 07:48 AM UTC
Did they have this oversea in WWII
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Posted: Monday, September 21, 2009 - 08:41 AM UTC
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Did they have this oversea in WWII


No, the M65 Atomic Annie was a Pentomic Army (1950's Nuclear Army) weapon. It was first fielded in 1952 and was retired in '63. It was designed to fire nuclear rounds in Europe to fight off the Soviet hordes as they streamed across the German plains.

Read more about it at Global Security.
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Posted: Monday, September 21, 2009 - 09:05 AM UTC
Thank you but now im trying to figure out why my G-pa film roll has both normandy pics and the atomic annie on the same roll
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Posted: Monday, September 21, 2009 - 09:42 AM UTC
Sounds like he went to Normandy a few years after D-Day.
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