T72 on the beach.

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Meter rat
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T72 on the beach.

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Took the T72 down to the beach, opposite Faslane. British security needs to improve, to let an East German tank so close to a secure facility.
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Re: T72 on the beach.

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Good Afternoon,
Enjoyed these pics of a great looking Tank in a beautiful locale. Last one was my fave!
regards,
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Re: T72 on the beach.

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Meter rat: at the International Plastic Model Society U.S. Nationals this past Thursday, I asked a prominent bookseller if there were a book explaining all the equipment on modern MBTs. You know, the various sorts of reactive armor, SEP I, SEP II, TUSK and who knows what else. Since you are one of the primo RC MBT builders, do you know of such a book?

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Such excellent pics. Such an excellent tank. I agree with Painless the last pic is my fav!
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But that's winter camouflage, it shouldn't work so well! A big chunk of the turret disappears into the cobbles behind the tank. Sweet pics!

Mike.
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Thank you all for the kind comments. It was a good day running on the beach, followed by a couple of pints of Orkney Dark Ale. Even though I was on holiday for the previous 10 days it was a bit of a shitty time. However I will not dwell not the negativity.
Herr Dr. Professor wrote: Mon Jul 22, 2024 3:25 am Meter rat: at the International Plastic Model Society U.S. Nationals this past Thursday, I asked a prominent bookseller if there were a book explaining all the equipment on modern MBTs. You know, the various sorts of reactive armor, SEP I, SEP II, TUSK and who knows what else. Since you are one of the primo RC MBT builders, do you know of such a book?

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HDP. I will take the compliment, and thank you for it. There are however far better builders, who are more skilled, and intelligent than I am. :haha:
I am unable to answer you question, because I have not really looked for one, but I suspect not. I find my subject, look for as much information as I can, either on the internet, or books. I understand the difference levels of protection, how each works on the tanks, and how the protection was developed. Most modern tanks have a lot of the equipment under cover to reduce the radar signature. TUSK Tank Urban Survival Kit, and to a certain extent the UK TES Theatre Entry Standard were developed to protect tanks in urban environments. Both are modular and can be installed on any tank and are removed when not required.
Hopefully others , who are more knowledgeable than I, will add to this.
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Re: T72 on the beach.

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Don't really want to derail Meter's thread with an ERA discussion so I created a thread on ERA.
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Re: T72 on the beach.

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Thank you both, Meter rat and tankme. I even know what the initialisms for the Abrams equipment (e.g. TUSK) stand for, and certainly I recognize blocks of reactive armor of various types. But MBTs have so many gizmos on them, I am eager for a primer. Like you, Meter rat, I suspect there is no such book.
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