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Iraqi Chieftains
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Posted: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 - 05:51 AM UTC
Hello All,
Two years ago I served as an advisor to an Iraqi Infantry Bn. During my off duty time I visited the various vehichle graveyards/collection points. I have started posting some of my collection to my photobucket account. I documented the 17 Chifftains that I found along with a few of the ARV variants. Here are the pictures of the first vehicle that was located outside of the Taji Tank rework facility. Here is a link to my album Iraqi Chieftains

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Posted: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 - 05:59 AM UTC
Andy,
Thanks for posting the pics. It's good to see some of the Iranian stuff captured by the Iraqis. By chance did you come across any M47/48 or 60's?

Chris "toadman" Hughes
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Posted: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 - 06:00 AM UTC
Andy,

Thanks for posting the images. Very interesting to see the Iranian markings still on the tank...ya think the Iraqi crews would have gotten rid of those a long time ago...maybe they thought it was somekind of badge of honour to ride into battle and die in a captured tank?
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Posted: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 - 06:06 AM UTC

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Andy,
Thanks for posting the pics. It's good to see some of the Iranian stuff captured by the Iraqis. By chance did you come across any M47/48 or 60's?

Chris "toadman" Hughes
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Hello Chris,
I would have to check my image collection, I know that Mike Mummey posted a couple of the images I provided him at the other forum. I will have to check again. I took about 2500 photos of captured stuff and I plan on posting the images once I get through cleaning them up with notes that I took.

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Andy
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Posted: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 - 06:12 AM UTC

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Hello All,
Two years ago I served as an advisor to an Iraqi Infantry Bn. During my off duty time I visited the various vehichle graveyards/collection points.Here are the pictures of the first vehicle that was located outside of the Taji Tank rework facility. Here is a link to my album ]


Thanks much for posting Andy. Fascinating stuff!

Gary
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Posted: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 - 06:12 AM UTC

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Andy,

Thanks for posting the images. Very interesting to see the Iranian markings still on the tank...ya think the Iraqi crews would have gotten rid of those a long time ago...maybe they thought it was somekind of badge of honour to ride into battle and die in a captured tank?


Jason,
With a signature like yours you must be happy with Canada's announcement to cancel the MGS and go with upgrading/replacing the Canadian tank fleet.

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Andy
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Posted: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 - 08:09 AM UTC
'Twas a glorious day for all Canadian tankers indeed.
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Posted: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 - 06:06 PM UTC
I wandered that area in 2004 while i was visitng Taji saw alot of T72 T55s some captured towed arty even saw a SA2 but missed the chieftans great stuff
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Posted: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 - 07:17 PM UTC
Very Interesting!
Thanks for sharing.

James
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Posted: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 - 08:39 PM UTC

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Andy,
Thanks for posting the pics. It's good to see some of the Iranian stuff captured by the Iraqis. By chance did you come across any M47/48 or 60's?

Chris "toadman" Hughes
Toadman's Tank Pictures


Hello Chris,
I would have to check my image collection, I know that Mike Mummey posted a couple of the images I provided him at the other forum. I will have to check again. I took about 2500 photos of captured stuff and I plan on posting the images once I get through cleaning them up with notes that I took.

Tanks
Andy


Cool! I just saw the M47 image he posted. That'll be very useful. I hope there are more to come!

Chris "toadman" Hughes
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Posted: Thursday, April 19, 2007 - 02:06 PM UTC
Hello All,
I've just posted some additional images. Link to the pictures is in the first post.

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Andy
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Posted: Thursday, April 19, 2007 - 02:10 PM UTC
Andreas, if you want us to host your Images and do a series of features, just let us know - we'd be delighted to do it! With this, you WOULDN'T be limited on storage space
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Posted: Thursday, April 19, 2007 - 02:28 PM UTC

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Andreas, if you want us to host your Images and do a series of features, just let us know - we'd be delighted to do it! With this, you WOULDN'T be limited on storage space


Jim,
Sounds great contact me via email. I will be at AMPS tonight and tomorrow and will answer emails as soon as I can.

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Andy
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Posted: Thursday, April 26, 2007 - 06:33 AM UTC
Hello All,
I've just updated the images, check here Iraqi Chieftains

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Andy
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Posted: Friday, April 27, 2007 - 05:43 PM UTC
Dear Andy

Thanks for sharing your photographs.

I love boneyards (tanks and aircraft) and in this respect your photographs are particularly inspirational. This has got me fired up to go and hunt down the old Airfix Chieftain and get down to some small scale modelling - thank you.

I've also got to add that I love the images of the graffitti covered tanks - a tradition dating back to WWI that appears to be alive and well. Again, tasty subject matter and so much more interesting than 'normal' AFVs.

Cheers

Karol



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Posted: Sunday, May 06, 2007 - 06:18 AM UTC
Hello All,
I've just added some additional images of the Iraqi Chieftains. Visit Iraqi Chieftains

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Andy
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