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A Twin Whatzis

February 4, 2007 | | Comments (22)

I tried out a bunch of whatzis candidates on the expert first, and both of these went unidentified, at least as far as I know, so here you go...

Whatzis #1:


Whatzis #2

Enjoy,
SangerM

[Armorer's note - just because Sanger put this up doesn't excuse you hosers from the *other* Whatzis still working. Slackers.]

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By Rod Thorsen on February 4, 2007 9:26 PM
#1 Leavenworth Cell block. #2 No idea.
 
By Trias on February 5, 2007 12:10 AM
#1? hmm it's filthy it's metal it's riveted. Some abandoned industrial dodad. #2 a jackhammer?
 
By chris on February 5, 2007 12:22 AM
1) Prison cell sounded good 2) Drive shaft and shifter gimbals of a manual automotive transmission
 
By Rod Thorsen on February 5, 2007 3:55 AM
#2 Model of one of the navel guns intended for the defense of the Atlantic Wall. Never went past the paper stage, but the plan was for two of these to hide in a (semi)mobile barn-like building driven by 3 tiger chassis.
 
By John of Argghhh! on February 5, 2007 5:13 AM
This is Sanger's Whatzis - so all your usual habits regarding my stuff... are wrong. #1 Sanger was surprised I didn't get immediately (and still haven't gotten). #2 I know *what* it is, but I ain't figgered out *which* it is. Yet. Just goes to show, you seem brilliant when you control the message (think self-important college profs here) but when you gotta play by the rulez everybody else does... well, dem feets made of clay.
 
By John of Argghhh! on February 5, 2007 6:35 AM
Hah! I just figgered out *which* one it is, too. I sent that in a note to Sanger. Y'all keep looking. It *is* on the web. I'm still clueless on #1. But I'll get there.
 
By John of Argghhh! on February 5, 2007 6:37 AM
And I just twigged to #1! Context *is* everything!
 
By SangerM on February 5, 2007 8:11 AM
Greetings All: Umm... The Armorer got #1 right, #2 wrong. :-) Close, but not...
 
By Harvey on February 5, 2007 8:11 AM
#1 - Early prototype of the TARDIS? :-)
   
By Time Lord on February 5, 2007 11:16 AM
That's "Doctor" to you.
 
By John of Argghhh! on February 5, 2007 12:55 PM
Heh. Dang conference. I can't waste my employers time googling away. Fardle.
 
By J.M. Heinrichs on February 5, 2007 2:12 PM
#2 20mm (Oerlikon?) cannon in gun pod mounting (Mk 11 gun pod?) Cheers
 
By MajMike on February 5, 2007 2:36 PM
#1 AVLB ramp section stuck in the open position. #2 the hydraulics what caused situation #1 to happen.
 
By SangerM on February 5, 2007 6:47 PM
#1 MajMike got the ramp, not "open" as much as just UP, though that's just semantics at this point. And not stuck, just parked that way for maintenance, etc. Made it easier to climb around on top of. (I'll post another shortly, hopefully with an animated GIF --I need to make it) Now can you tell which launcher version? (I couldn't from that pic, but hey who knows with you'se guys?) #2. MM Nope, and JMH nope (think bigger x 3.75)
 
By Rod Thorsen on February 5, 2007 7:08 PM
Up for maintenance? Few choices, (taking into account museum stuff) if US. M-48, M-60, or Panther (I think thats the name of the M-1 based bridge layer). Of course, I also thought this was a jail cell.
 
By BillT on February 5, 2007 7:28 PM
#1. Tank transporter. #2. What's left of the tank after the transporter stalled out on Admiral Wilson Boulevard in Camden.
 
By J.M. Heinrichs on February 5, 2007 11:42 PM
Then it's the 75mm mounting for the B-25? Cheers
 
By SangerM on February 6, 2007 12:28 AM
BillT... Ha. I grew up in Philly. Camden. Ha. JMH, nope. Close, but not the B25 or B26...
 
By Old Fat Sailor on February 6, 2007 4:37 AM
#1 not a clue #2 Main gun for an AC130?
 
By SangerM on February 6, 2007 9:34 AM
OFS, Nope. The big gun on an AC130 is a 105mm. Of course, I imagine twin 40s, and a couple of 30s feel like big guns too, when you're looking back at em...
 
By Rod Thorsen on February 6, 2007 12:14 PM
T15E1 75 mm cannon for the Beechcraft XA-38 Grizzly.
 
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