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Post by faabala on Jan 24, 2007 19:42:31 GMT -5
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Post by milspec on Jan 24, 2007 20:29:46 GMT -5
Greetings Faabala,
Very nice and interesting pictures. Where did you find these pictures? This is the first time I've seen them. Both tanks look like the Shinhoto Chi-ha. The tanks look pretty intact but knowing Filipino scavengers there's probably nothing left by now. Thanks for posting them. I wish the pictures could be larger to appreciate the details.
milspec
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Post by VeeVee on Jan 24, 2007 22:08:44 GMT -5
What a coincidence, a couple of days ago there was a news item about a Japanese tank that was dug up in Bulacan. It was in the news. Here is a video of the news. It's in Tagalog, but the one elderly man interviewed said they used to play by the tank when they were kids. When the MacArthur Highway was reconstructed, it was pushed into a pit by a bulldozer and covered in dirt. I assume this was soon after the war during reconstruction. www.gmanews.tv/video/3624/War-time-battle-tank-unearthed-in-Bulacan |
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Post by milspec on Jan 24, 2007 22:32:21 GMT -5
Greetings Victor,
What a find! Remnants of a Japanese Battle Tank? I don't know if its just me but the remnants look like a truck chassis. The wheels in the background look like the sprocket and return roller of a WWII US half-track. Maybe after they hose of the mud and put all the parts together way can get a better view of this Japanese Battle tank.
milspec
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Post by VeeVee on Jan 24, 2007 23:02:05 GMT -5
It could be this guy ;D  This is one of the photos from the Japanese photo book that I won on ebay. It was printed during the war to commemorate their conquest of the Philippines. |
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Post by milspec on Jan 26, 2007 8:00:51 GMT -5
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Post by milspec on Jan 26, 2007 9:07:56 GMT -5
Greetings Click on New Feature Outstanding M2A1 Halftrack for sale Click also Halftracks for sale. There are various hulks in varying conditions. Note: the cage type lip of the sprocket and return roller of the tracked half of the half-track and compare to the shots in the news item. Especially where there is a hand pointing at it. www.halftracks.com/index.cfmMilspec |
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Post by Relic hunter on Jan 26, 2007 10:16:29 GMT -5
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Post by Guest on Jan 26, 2007 11:12:44 GMT -5
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Post by faabala on Jan 26, 2007 11:30:05 GMT -5
That's an antitank halftrack with a 75mm gun. The photos I found are from www.subicbaymarines.com/It could be this guy ;D This is one of the photos from the Japanese photo book that I won on ebay. It was printed during the war to commemorate their conquest of the Philippines. |
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Post by milspec on Jan 29, 2007 23:53:12 GMT -5
Greetings Guest,
You know what, after looking at the news article again it seems that you might be right. The distance between the sprocket and the idler is farther than that for the half-track. I also noticed what looks like a fence that drops down from the fenders via three vertical support bars and is attached either to the sprocket wheel or idlerwheel. I didn't see any evidence of any road wheels. I wonder if there is a follow-up article and a clearer picture of the remnants.
milspec
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Post by VeeVee on Jan 31, 2007 7:29:08 GMT -5
There is a new series on the Military Channel called Tank Overhaul where they restore old battlefield relic tanks into working order. military.discovery.com/tvlistings/episode.jsp?episode=1&cpi=115495&gid=0&channel=MILMilitary Channel :: Episode :: The Comet ... FEB 07 2007 @ 03:00 AM. MIL — Tank Overhaul. The Comet. Dave Arnold and his crew at the Isle of Wight Military History Museum are set for a real challenge. ... Military Channel :: Episode :: Episode 2 ... facility. In Lima, Ohio, explore the General Dynamics factory where the M1 Abrams tank gets the latest M1A1and M1A2 overhaul. In Ft. ... |
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Post by armysoldierant1944 on Apr 2, 2010 15:45:04 GMT -5
It sure looks like a half-track. I recognized the return rollers....I am an avid modeller and have done US half-tracks.......the return roller is very recognizable...it pays to be a modeller...hehe
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Post by oklahoma on Apr 4, 2010 10:51:33 GMT -5
Hey Army....These remarks about World War II armored vehicles reminded me of a story told to me years ago by a buddy of mine who served with a US Army Infantry Regiment in Germany in the late 1950s or early 60s. His unit was on some type exercise in rural Southern Bavaria at the time. They took a break in this German farmer's barn yard late one afternoon. The old gent told them he had something they might like to see parked in his barn. They were dumbfounded to see a Tiger tank sitting there in the semi darkness. The farmer said it was abandoned there by it's crew in 1945, who split on foot into the surrounding forest at the approach of an advancing American armored column. The farmer said at the time he was fearful of reporting the existence of the tank since he thought he would be in deep "doo doo" with the new occupiers. No other occupation authorities or personnel ever came to his farm after that initial advancing unit passed thru. He never mentioned or reported anything about it till that group of GIs on the exercise camped out in his barn lot years later. My friend said he never knew what happened to the Tiger. For all he knew it might still be sitting there with the chickens and pigs. His unit's home station was quite a distance from this farm and nobody, to his knowledge ever followed up on the farmer's story. I, till I saw this topic, hadn't thought about my friend's yarn in 30 or 40 years. Just thought you might find this little story interesting.
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Post by johnbryan on Apr 8, 2010 13:54:01 GMT -5
Hey Army....These remarks about World War II armored vehicles reminded me of a story told to me years ago by a buddy of mine who served with a US Army Infantry Regiment in Germany in the late 1950s or early 60s. His unit was on some type exercise in rural Southern Bavaria at the time. They took a break in this German farmer's barn yard late one afternoon. The old gent told them he had something they might like to see parked in his barn. They were dumbfounded to see a Tiger tank sitting there in the semi darkness. The farmer said it was abandoned there by it's crew in 1945, who split on foot into the surrounding forest at the approach of an advancing American armored column. The farmer said at the time he was fearful of reporting the existence of the tank since he thought he would be in deep "doo doo" with the new occupiers. No other occupation authorities or personnel ever came to his farm after that initial advancing unit passed thru. He never mentioned or reported anything about it till that group of GIs on the exercise camped out in his barn lot years later. My friend said he never knew what happened to the Tiger. For all he knew it might still be sitting there with the chickens and pigs. His unit's home station was quite a distance from this farm and nobody, to his knowledge ever followed up on the farmer's story. I, till I saw this topic, hadn't thought about my friend's yarn in 30 or 40 years. Just thought you might find this little story interesting. Wow! A "cherry" Tiger tank would practically be worth its weight in gold. |
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