Jerome

My TA unit have a spot in which they want to place a piece of retired military hardware, i.e. a tank or piece of artillery. I have searched the web and have been unable to find anywhere that sells/auctions/donates old military hardware.

If anyone can point me in the direction of a homeless piece of military hardware, I'll be eternally grateful.

BTW, it needs to be ex-British Army - it's supposed to help recruit people into the TA, not the Republican Guard.

pslewis

The good ole USA will be knocking out a few UK Tanks in the Iraqi desert soon!!

Jerome

Pete, I hope you're wrong, but a half blown up tank is hardly going to aid recruitment...

fatherpierre

Erm...... you're in the TA but can't find where to get a de-commissioned tank from?

Surely your CO used to be a real soldier and has contacts with Army supply?

pslewis

Jerome - it will only have a VERY small entry hole in it - large molten metal exit hole inside however!

Best way to stop a Tank is to kill the occupants - I have seen and drawn some nasty pieces of kit!!

Pete

Jerome

fatherpierre,

You're probably right, but it's actually my troop which have taken the iniative on this and want to keep it as a troop task.

fatherpierre

Ah, I see.

What are you after?

My partner's friend is a Captain in the Royal Engineers - could ask for you?

Jerome

Pete,

Indeed, the anti tank stuff around at the moment does concentrate on killing the crew. One type of round enters one side of the tank and exits the other side. The force of this round going through the tank sucks the entire crew through the 6" exit hole. Nasty, but effective. Nothing you didn't know already I'm sure.

Anyway, we digress. Shipping a knackered tank back from the Gulf isn't probably the cheapest way of going about this.

For the record, my unit have the means to transport anything except the heaviest MBT's within mainland UK.

Jerome

fatherpierre,

Ironically, I'm in the Engineers also. If your partner's friend can help, he need never want for another map for the rest of his military caraeer.

fatherpierre

Just asked her.

He's away for 6 months+ getting a tan.

Huxley

look out for some Militry Vehicle mags in the shops there should be loads for sale.

As the father in law has some militry vehicles


Huxley

Mufasa

http://www.fantastic-days.com/fdsales.htm

http://www.tanksforsale.co.uk


http://www.milweb.net/dealers/categories/artillery.html

http://www.tankmuseum.com/sales.htm

Google!!

[Edited by Mufasa - 1/31/2003 1:47:26 AM]

AnDy_PaNdY

Ask here too.

http://www.mark-1-tank.co.uk/cgi-bin-local/dcforum/dcboard.cgi?az=list&forum=DCForumID2&mm=0&archive=

David Lock

As above and there are some Military Vehicle Preservation Societies. One's called IMPS and based in Kent - they have a huge show at Beltring every year. Also Invicta. Met a chap whose tank had broken down on the M25, parked it on the hard shoulder but still caused a huge tailback......

TonyBurns

iTrader: (3)

Well if its been knocked out by the yanks then i wouldnt bring it back to the uk as the d/u rounds are somewhat radioactive
I still prefer the copper cored rounds, just bounce around the inside of the tank and splatter the occupants!

Tony

Neil Smalley

I'd love a tank at the moment. It'd be an ace way of getting through all the snow.