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VT-34 question
Ronald_Kok
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Posted: Sunday, December 22, 2002 - 10:27 AM UTC
Hi,

Is the VT-34 recovery a postwar conversion? and is it used by the Russian army? for sofar I know the only users where or are is Polen and Tjechie.

And also I searching for some info about this vehicle?

MichalBT
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Posted: Sunday, December 22, 2002 - 11:38 AM UTC
Hi,

I have photos of two versions of VT-34 which were used by Polish Army. If you are interested in getting them- just let me know.

Regards,

Michal
avukich
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Posted: Monday, December 23, 2002 - 05:25 AM UTC
Ronald,

The VT-34 was a post-war Czech conversion. It was used by the Czechs and Polish, but not the Russians. I'm not 100% sure with this answer, but I am about 90% certain it is correct. Rob (Sabot) may be able to give you a more definative answer since he is pretty well versed with modern armor.

HTH
shiryon
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Posted: Monday, December 23, 2002 - 06:17 AM UTC
I too am not sure but I seem to remember one at LAtrun in israel. I'll look through my pics and see what I can find.

Josh WEingarten
aKa shiryon
IanSadler
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Posted: Monday, December 23, 2002 - 06:43 AM UTC
hi , it is postwar modification and was used only by the czech zrmy , the poles had a different type all together. I have photos of the one at duxford museum with magic rule on to give measurements , i will scan them in the new year cheers ian
Ronald_Kok
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Posted: Monday, December 23, 2002 - 09:44 AM UTC
Hi Guy`s

Thank you all for the info sofar.
I have a serie a pictures at home of this vehicle and on the side of the strcture is a marking with the letters USSR ?? strange thing, I wil post the picture tommorow.
Ronald_Kok
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Posted: Monday, December 23, 2002 - 09:56 AM UTC
Sory about the USSR mine mistake it is CCCP cant remember where this stands for??


Kencelot
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Posted: Monday, December 23, 2002 - 10:18 AM UTC

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CCCP cant remember where this stands for??



Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Folgore
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Posted: Monday, December 23, 2002 - 11:02 AM UTC
Ken's right. Remember that Russians use the cyrilic alphabet. CCCP is the abbreviation for how Union of Soviet Socialist Republics would be pronounced in Russian. The cyrilic C actually makes an S sound and P gives an R sound.

Nic
Ronald_Kok
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Posted: Monday, December 23, 2002 - 11:08 AM UTC
Ken and Nic thanks for refreshing mine memory
Kencelot
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Posted: Monday, December 23, 2002 - 04:41 PM UTC
Ronald, I'm not sure if you have seen this site, but I thought it may be useful if you have not.

VT-34
Ronald_Kok
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Posted: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 - 09:44 AM UTC

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Ronald, I'm not sure if you have seen this site, but I thought it may be useful if you have not.



Hi Ken

I have seen that site some time ago and know about the VT-34 there but there was a vehicle that a have not seen there before, the M32AB3 ARV

Thanks
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