Armor/AFV
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What's your top 5 tanks or armor vehicles?
Hollowpoint
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Kansas, United States
Joined: January 24, 2002
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Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 - 01:08 PM UTC
Shermans rule
M10
T-34 variants
M26 Pershing series
T-55/T-69 variants

Not a German in the bunch. Hmmmmm ...
lambertjr
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Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 - 01:32 PM UTC
I have more than 5
M1 Abrams (all versions)
Merkava
Challenger (all versions)
Warrior
Bradley (all versions)
AAV7A1
MOWAG Piranha (all versions)
ZSU-23
M163 Vulcan
Tracked Rapier
Avenger
M48A1 Chaparral
TankCarl
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Rhode Island, United States
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Posted: Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 12:34 PM UTC
Top 5......
Tamiya M-60A2------------Got mine from 1976,matched the paint by bringing it to the MP and putting it on the 1:1 size's fender.
DML Pershing family
Tamiya Dragon Wagon
Tamiya Famo& Trailer (got 3 famos) 1 trailer.
AFV club anything.
lestweforget
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Victoria, Australia
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Posted: Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 01:28 PM UTC
its gotta be m113 first, then LVTP-7 (im a fan of apc's), the good old british crocodile, i mean, c'mon, a flame thrower :-) then hummer, and im sure many would agree, M1A1, cheers
Tiger101
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Pennsylvania, United States
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Posted: Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 01:43 PM UTC
Ok I'm in my top 5 are:
1) Tiger any version of the type 1
2) M1 any varient
3) Leopard 2 series of tanks
4) "S" tank 103 c
5) Merkeva 1, 2, or 3

I also have been buliding any nations mine clearing vehicles. The variations are just so different.
SGT.Busche
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Maryland, United States
Joined: March 22, 2002
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Posted: Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 01:58 PM UTC
Actually anything modren day US and WWII German.
Tngo1
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Vietnam
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Posted: Friday, December 13, 2002 - 10:21 AM UTC
WOW!! i like all this reponse keep it going. lol
matt
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New York, United States
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Posted: Friday, December 13, 2002 - 10:32 AM UTC
How about Combat Engineering Vehicles...........

Matt
GunTruck
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Posted: Friday, December 13, 2002 - 11:15 AM UTC
I don't think I have a Top 5 in subjects - but - I'd say my favorites are US AFV's in service from 1945 to 1965. Why? Someone's gotta love 'em - might as well be me!

Gunnie
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Ohio, United States
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Posted: Monday, December 16, 2002 - 03:17 AM UTC
These would be my top 5 picks,

1. Guntrucks, all tpes and all styles
2. All the M113 variants
3. M-60 tanks
4. M-48's
5. Hummerrs

Mike
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Flevoland, Netherlands
Joined: June 04, 2002
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Posted: Monday, December 16, 2002 - 04:50 AM UTC
my list:

Merkava mk. 3
Merkava mk. 2
m113 Zelda
achzarit
m113 fitter


:-) :-)
cach7
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New York, United States
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Posted: Monday, December 16, 2002 - 05:35 AM UTC
#1 Tiger 1
# 2 Panzer III (any varient)
# 3 Panzer IV (any varient)
#4 M8 greyhound
#5 sherman (any varient)
kkeefe
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Posted: Monday, December 16, 2002 - 09:12 AM UTC
M113 (Series)
M114
LTVP (AAV)
M48A5
M60A3

Thanks,
Kevin Keefe
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Plasticbattle
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Donegal, Ireland
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Posted: Monday, December 16, 2002 - 12:19 PM UTC
At the moment it is probably the last 5 I have built.
M32
M7 priest
M4A1
JSIII
Panther D

If I was asked 4 months ago it would have been totally different and if Im asked in 4 months time it will probably be another list.
The M7 priest may still lurk in there though!
SGT_Fubar
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New York, United States
Joined: June 12, 2002
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Posted: Monday, December 16, 2002 - 02:05 PM UTC
M41 Walker Bulldog
M60
Panzers III, IV, V, VI
Shermans
T-55
wolverine
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Singapore / 新加坡
Joined: May 27, 2002
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Posted: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 - 02:39 AM UTC
Just for the record. My top 5 tank are as follow
1. Leopard II (All variants)
2. M1A2 Abram
3. Centurion (Especially Israeli version)
4. Chieftain (All variants)
5. Merkava (All variants)
Ytsejack
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Canada
Joined: December 20, 2002
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Posted: Friday, December 20, 2002 - 09:42 AM UTC

Leopard 2A5
JGSDF Type 90
Tiger
Königstiger
Jagdpanther
zululand66
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Posted: Friday, December 20, 2002 - 05:58 PM UTC
Hi All,
1 T-34 variants
2 Panzer IV family
3 Anything that was used a 3rd world army
4 Anything that had a production run of less than 100
5 KV variants

Happy holidays and regards,
Georg
Stormbringer
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England - South East, United Kingdom
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Posted: Saturday, December 21, 2002 - 10:50 AM UTC
Hi all
My fave five are
1:Challenger 1 mk 3
2:Warrior mcv
3:Alvis Stalwart
4:Tpz 1 fuchs nbc (british army version)
5:Scimitar
Have a Merry Xmas and a Happy new year
Regards
Peter
WeWillHold
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Posted: Saturday, December 21, 2002 - 02:17 PM UTC
The list.

M26 Pershing & Super Pershing - (Finally we had something that could fight back!)
M47 (I don't know why, I just like the way it looks.)
M48 (I love that "boat hull" and inverted frying pan turret!)
M8 (Nifty little vehicle, (plus its a fun kit to build)
M4A3E2 (Jumbo)

currahee
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New York, United States
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Posted: Sunday, December 29, 2002 - 12:22 PM UTC
My choices:
1.) M4A3 Sherman
2.) M26 Pershing
3.) Panther IV
4.) M1A2 Abrams
5.) T-55
arawata
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Australia
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Posted: Monday, December 30, 2002 - 09:51 AM UTC
Just to add some favourites that haven't already been mentioned to death....
In no particular order:
FT17
Matilda
BT-7
Chieftain
Any of those funky pre-WWII Soviet armoured cars


barron
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Virginia, United States
Joined: December 01, 2001
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Posted: Monday, December 30, 2002 - 10:08 AM UTC
The first two I was a crewman on
1. M1A1
2. M60A3
3. King Tiger
4. Tiger 1
5. Panther
Bish
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United Kingdom
Joined: December 30, 2002
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Posted: Monday, December 30, 2002 - 11:51 AM UTC
1) Tiger I
2) Panther G
3) Tiger II
4) SdKfz 251 , all vaiants
5) Warrior, especially the 511.


Mech
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Ontario, Canada
Joined: July 20, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 - 02:38 AM UTC
I love the variety of choices we have today . Especially all the LVTs, M113s, Shermans, towed artillery and self propelled, last all trucks and tractor trailers. Keep it coming.
Happy New Years
Mech