New South Wales, Australia
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Posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - 12:09 PM UTC
Hey all,
Been seeing these things all over as wrecks on the news from Libya and have no clue what they are - the turret if in a forward position like a tank, but the gun is oviously artillery.
Don't think I'll ever build one, but they have me baffled ... Iranian?
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro ...
United Kingdom
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Posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - 12:16 PM UTC
Looks like M48 / M60 running gear.....
New South Wales, Australia
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Posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - 12:18 PM UTC
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Looks like M48 / M60 running gear.....
I was thinking more German Leo ...
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Victoria, Australia
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Posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - 12:29 PM UTC
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Al Qahirah, Egypt / لعربية
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Posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - 12:37 PM UTC
It certainly looks like the Palmaria.. they do have a lot of Italian vehicles in Libya.
Here's another pic... I think of the same vehicle
Hisham
New South Wales, Australia
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Posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - 12:45 PM UTC
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It certainly looks like the Palmaria.. they do have a lot of Italian vehicles in Libya.
Here's another pic... I think of the same vehicle
Hisham
I'd say we have identified the vehicle!
Libya seems to have plenty of them ....
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Arkansas, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - 01:07 PM UTC
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United States
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Posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - 04:40 PM UTC
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Been seeing these things all over as wrecks on the news from Libya and have no clue what they are
There has been a thread about it.
https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/173478&page=1Huh? That is a link to a build of a TAM. It has nothing to do with the VCA 155 Palmaria.
Milano, Italy
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Posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - 05:55 PM UTC
I confirm, is a VC 155 palmaria
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmaria_%28artillery%29
Matt maybe intended to post this link:
http://wwww.saorbats.com.ar/foro/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=2683
On Flickr I found these pics
I found also these links
herehereIs the same modeller who scratchbuilt a lot of argentinian tanks
...well in my opinion T-55 isn' t just a tank. Actually it is THE TANK...
Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - 06:12 PM UTC
Nice scratchbuild, but not the same vehicle. Turret is too far back and there are no grills on the hull sides, different side skirts etc. Read the Wiki article closer, that model has the turret but the hull is from a TAM.
Jim
"Fire all weapons and open a hailing frequency for my victory yodel" - Zapp Brannigan
Milano, Italy
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Posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - 06:23 PM UTC
Absolutely true Jim, scratch models depict just the argentinian version with a different lower hull
But maybe that are the only modelling references about this tank available on the net
Here a more detailled article about the vc 155 SPG
http://www.military-today.com/artillery/palmaria.htmThe lower hull of vc 155 comes from a OF-40 tank (with a different engine)
http://www.military-today.com/tanks/of_40.htmRegards
...well in my opinion T-55 isn' t just a tank. Actually it is THE TANK...
