Picture of the day

[MattE93]

Could also be a M26 Pershing

Edit:

Nvm the cupola is on the wrong side for a Pershing

 

[diopter]

Is that a T-34/85 under the bridge?Very sloped front glacis+MG housing does suggest one.

Believe it's an M26 Pershing.

 

[srdiver]

Perhaps to be sure that nothing disturbed the moment.

most likely the crew - notice the boots......

 

[XRCD011]

Is that a T-34/85 under the bridge?Very sloped front glacis+MG housing does suggest one.

The American tank under the bridge is a M24 Chaffee, not a T34 or Pershing

 

[ipscgraz]

I think this fits here...

Nature slowly covering the evidence of man's folly, somewhere in Russia

 

[sail32]

M26 Pershing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M26_Pershing

A M24 Chaffee

https://hum3d.com/3d-models/m24-chaffee/

 

[weimajack]

It's another destroyed tank just in between girls and the other tank Under the bridge.

 

[fredqc]

It's another destroyed tank just in between girls and the other tank Under the bridge.

Look to be an At-tank gun. Small pak 36?

 

[Sharps '74]

What really matters here is the pathos of the moment, not the nomenclature of the tank.

 

[HuskyDude]

What really matters here is the pathos of the moment, not the nomenclature of the tank.

Agreed. I get that. I'm sure the members that are now scrutinizing that pic did feel at first the graveness.
And now instead of sharing the empathy of...chose to look further.
I never noticed the boots of the deceased. Nor the second destroyed tank...
But I do now.

 

[donor]

Italian Carcanos used in Finland.Looks like they were issued to civilians for defence from Soviet partisans.No wonder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_partisans_in_Finland

 

[Old Ranger]

I have an SA marked Carcano. Stamped on butt stock. Caliber 6.5 x 52.

 

[grelmar]

Pz-IV-H on the Golan Heights:

View attachment 248117

Knocked out during the Six Day War. The Syrians held the Golan Heights with a large collection of armour, but it was mostly Pz-IV's of various flavours. The IDF attacked with collection of M-50 and M-51 Super Shermans, Centurians,M48 Pattons, and AMX-13 tanks. Things went poorly for the old German tanks. The Syrian armour was effectively wiped out, with no losses to IDF armour.

 

[zupermann]

Pz-IV-H on the Golan Heights:

View attachment 248117

Knocked out during the Six Day War. The Syrians held the Golan Heights with a large collection of armour, but it was mostly Pz-IV's of various flavours. The IDF attacked with collection of M-50 and M-51 Super Shermans, Centurians,M48 Pattons, and AMX-13 tanks. Things went poorly for the old German tanks. The Syrian armour was effectively wiped out, with no losses to IDF armour.

Looks in pretty good shape considering
I wonder how much of the inside is intact. I've always had an interest in Mark IVs

 

[Grizzly Adams]

Looks in pretty good shape considering
I wonder how much of the inside is intact. I've always had an interest in Mark IVs

Obviously not practical, but would be nice to bring that home and restore it.


Grizz

 

[purple]

I've got a pic of myself and an IDF LO standing beside that tank 40 yrs ago.

The Golan Heights is ideal terrain to defend against an attacker moving upwards. Poor leadership, training and low morale among the Syrians vs some guts, mental agility and some airstrikes by the Israelis caused them to throw away their boots and run like jack rabbits. A competent army never would have lost that one.

 

[rempel429]

There was and intresting short documentary on you tube about the last German panzers and where the Syrians sourced them all for that 6 day war, off hand I can't remember the title

 

[Ed Smurf]

There was and intresting short documentary on you tube about the last German panzers and where the Syrians sourced them all for that 6 day war, off hand I can't remember the title

If you check Youtube look for Mark Felton productions.

 

[CV32]

There was and intresting short documentary on you tube about the last German panzers and where the Syrians sourced them all for that 6 day war, off hand I can't remember the title

A lot of WWII era war materiel resurfaced during the Syrian civil war.

 

[cornelunc]

Pz-IV-H on the Golan Heights:

View attachment 248117

Knocked out during the Six Day War. The Syrians held the Golan Heights with a large collection of armour, but it was mostly Pz-IV's of various flavours. The IDF attacked with collection of M-50 and M-51 Super Shermans, Centurians,M48 Pattons, and AMX-13 tanks. Things went poorly for the old German tanks. The Syrian armour was effectively wiped out, with no losses to IDF armour.

It depend about the quality of the people who are inside the tank more than the manufacturer of the tank.