Guess the tanks.

[Saras]

Actually yes. It looks a bit like a Hetzer, but it's not. I give up.

[Henrik]

Oooh, a tank thread

[VetLegion]

Originally posted by Serb
The good thing is that we still have more tanks than any other country. As for my beloved T-80U all tanks from our plant go abroad now.

India?

[Dinner]

Originally posted by Serb

It's Romanian Tacam T60.

You must be looking these up.

[GePap]

Hey, no one guessed mine!

[Serb]

Originally posted by Saras
Actually yes. It looks a bit like a Hetzer, but it's not. I give up.

It's Soviet copy of Hetzer - GAZ-75. This design wasn't adopted by Red Army.

[Serb]

Originally posted by VetLegion


India?

IIRC, last contract was signed with South Korea.

[klesh]

Heres one.

[Nostromo]

My guess, an early WW2 French tank. I don't know which, they basically all look the same. I'm sure Serb knows this one, he's a tank buff.

[Mr. Harley]

I believe that is an FCM 36. The angled cover over the running gear is a dead givaway - the Wehrmacht also converted some into SP Artillery or a tank destroyer, I can't remember which. The conversion was very top heavy.

And my tank.

[Serb]

Originally posted by Mr. Harley
I believe that is an FCM 36. The angled cover over the running gear is a dead givaway - the Wehrmacht also converted some into SP Artillery or a tank destroyer, I can't remember which. The conversion was very top heavy.

According to my book FCM's chassis has been used for 105 mm leFH16(Sf) auf GW FCM(f) and 75 mm PaK40(Sf) auf GW FCM(f).

And my tank.

Though one.
I am almoust sure it's a German "modification" of captured M3 Stuart. I believe it's a standard German 75 mm PaK40 gun mounted over slightly modified American chassis. I have no idea how they called this construction.
Am I wrong?

[Serb]

Originally posted by GePap
Hey, no one guessed mine!

Can you provide another picture of this tank?
Certainly it's not a WW2 tank, so it's strange it doesn't have an armor skirts. On your pic its turret is turned back at 180 angle and we can't see the full size of its gun. Probably it's some kind of very early prototype coming back from proving grounds. The only things come to mind are Japanese Type-90 and South Korean Type-88.
I give up.

[GePap]

Originally posted by Serb

Can you provide another picture of this tank?
Certainly it's not a WW2 tank, so it's strange it doesn't have an armor skirts. On your pic its turret is turned back at 180 angle and we can't see the full size of its gun. Probably it's some kind of very early prototype coming back from proving grounds. The only things come to mind are Japanese Type-90 and South Korean Type-88.
I give up.

Its the only picture of it online. That if anything should help.

Here is a big hint-its a local production by a third world country in the Eurasian landmass.

[CerberusIV]

Rather guessing here but GePap's clue suggests that his photo is an early prototype of the Indian Arjun (MBT-90).

Mr Harley's M3 based vehicle is rather harder. After looking at a few M3 photos I think it is based on an M3A3/Stuart V chassis, only supplied to Britain under lend lease. So I am guessing it is some sort of local conversion done in Israel around 1948?

[Tattila the Hun]

Arjun was the closest match on my big (small) book on AFV's, but slightly different. A prototype could be an answer.