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Tank Museum - 4/20/2010 8:35:25 AM   
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Took my sons to this museum on a 400+ acre private ranch in Portola Valley.










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RE: Tank Museum - 4/20/2010 10:16:32 AM   
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RE: Tank Museum - 4/20/2010 12:03:37 PM   
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RE: Tank Museum - 4/20/2010 2:20:02 PM   
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RE: Tank Museum - 4/20/2010 2:29:45 PM   
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RE: Tank Museum - 4/20/2010 3:39:58 PM   
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ORIGINAL: JudgeDredd
A normal Churchill with the turret facing backwards I think


So it could shoot backwards while running away from the Panther ?

Makes sense

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RE: Tank Museum - 4/20/2010 3:59:06 PM   
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A normal Churchill with the turret facing backwards I think


The gun it carries is over 75mm and the barrel looks kinda long for mortar. There was like one churchill with big mortar atleast as a weapon iirc.

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RE: Tank Museum - 4/20/2010 5:08:52 PM   
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or this...



both massively different guns to the one above though

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RE: Tank Museum - 4/20/2010 5:12:25 PM   
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RE: Tank Museum - 4/20/2010 5:14:44 PM   
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Churchill Mk V (241)
A Churchill III / IV which was equipped with a close support 95 mm howitzer in place of the main gun (47 rounds).


or this...
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Churchill Mk VIII
A Churchill VII which replaced the main gun with a 95 mm howitzer (47 rounds).


Though looking at pictures of these two variants on the net - they don't look like the one above.

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RE: Tank Museum - 4/20/2010 5:18:35 PM   
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RE: Tank Museum - 4/20/2010 5:20:07 PM   
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RE: Tank Museum - 4/20/2010 5:21:33 PM   
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RE: Tank Museum - 4/20/2010 5:23:44 PM   
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RE: Tank Museum - 4/20/2010 5:26:10 PM   
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RE: Tank Museum - 4/20/2010 5:27:40 PM   
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RE: Tank Museum - 4/20/2010 5:32:48 PM   
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RE: Tank Museum - 4/20/2010 8:09:12 PM   
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The Churchill Avre (big Mortar) was awesome in the second Close Combat - Bridge to Far?... Awesome for devastating buildings/infantry!

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RE: Tank Museum - 4/20/2010 10:16:38 PM   
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KauAxwx-MpU&playnext_from=TL&videos=uGZReCRP6w8

Btw, that Panther is a fully running restoration.

sadly Littlefield passed on before seeing the complete restoration. I am sure he would be pleased with it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGq6G-5ouA0&feature=related

running in daylight..better conditions.

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RE: Tank Museum - 4/20/2010 11:44:02 PM   
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RE: Tank Museum - 4/22/2010 3:32:52 AM   
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