Comments for The satellite is cranky...

The satellite is cranky...

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:28:27 -0600

...and posting has been tough. Not to mention catching up from being gone. This will keep the Usual Suspects® busy: What is it, who's is it, where is it?

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2008-09-27

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 10:13:21 -0600

Okay - I closed comments here, because I moved the conversation to a different post. Click here.

Comment from Casey on 2008-09-27

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 02:07:15 -0600

Oh fie on your "excellent reasoning!"

{sulk}....

Ok, I gave it my best shot, and drew a blank. :) I shall now retire, and enjoy the festivities...

Comment from reforger on 2008-09-27

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:24:05 -0600

I'd say It's a home built ,card board piece of BS. Did I stumble upon a site full of 13 Bravos? 90-91 2-14fa 91-94 1-41fa, Ft. Sill is hell on earth.

Comment from RetRsvMike on 2008-09-26

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:57:04 -0600

from the variegated decidous flora, plus the karstian topography, it's obvious that the narrow gauge rail line in the background is the Trans-Siberian rail way #7 line...

that places this vehicle at the Chelabyinsk depot (near Minsk, just a ruble throw from Pinsk)...

the small etched Cyrillic writing on the right side dampfle plate appears to show a unit designation of (rough translation) "1st Regiment of Horse Cavalry - Katherine's Own"... (probably a hold over from early prototypes)..

i would suspect it is the long rumored (never photographed) Boeyvaya Transportivnaya Kartina Karobka (BTKK 1)...

Comment from armyjunk on 2008-09-26

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:32:26 -0600

Kubinka Tank Museum, outside of Moscow, Russia. aka as a Odessa

Comment from the Bookman on 2008-09-26

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:13:50 -0600

Not a practical build, since there's no provision for elevation of the gun. Hobby or movie build?

Can't place the location, but the tall grasses, evergreens, and broadleaf foliage in the background isn't inconsistent with Missouri, or vaious other midwestern states.

I wanna say "Dominion Tank Police", but that's just because I want a lifetime subscription for "How to Kill" magazine... ;-)

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2008-09-26

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:31:29 -0600

Colin - I wonder how many here besides me got that reference?

Casey - excellent reasoning, but I don't think so. The running gear isn't a match for that. Same general idea, certainly.

Comment from RetRsvMike on 2008-09-26

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:38:12 -0600

btw, fdcol63 borrowed my "French" joke, but no hard feelings cuz i wasn't using it this time anyway...

not with an NLOS joke sitting right there staring at me.

Comment from Spanky on 2008-09-26

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:10:32 -0600

I think its made of plywood , thats a 2X4 running down the left trac where's it at? England?

Comment from Casey on 2008-09-26

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:46:18 -0600

A Kharkov KhTZ-16. First made in Kharkov, factory later moved to Stalingrad.

Can't say where the tank is, but I'm guessing a museum in one of those two cities, probably Stalingrad.

Comment from SangerM on 2008-09-26

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:30:22 -0600

Right off the top, I'd say it looks like an old WWII airfield ground tractor, etc., with a homemade fake turret made to resemble one of the WWII German tanks (PzKw, perhaps?). It is NOT a Disston tractor tank--too many wrong parts, not enough of the right parts to even be a functional tank) And that round 'hatch' on the side looks like an old dustbin lid....

I'd say either a movie prop, a small town parade thing, or the result of some old guy with too much time on his hands... Would have been cool to play on though as a kid...

Comment from Colin on 2008-09-26

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:22:19 -0600

It's the prototype of the Super MerkGavin, not yet fitted with 6x 106mm RR, quad .50 mount and sidewinder missiles. Once finished it will make those wheeled LAVdeathtraps pointless!!!!!!!!

If you don't believe you must be a (INSULT IN CAPITAL LETTER HERE)

or maybe a movie prop for Red Dawn II

Comment from Justthisguy on 2008-09-25

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:16:53 -0600

Of course, it could be a paintball tank, in which case I would say to its designers and builders: Yer doing it wrong.

Comment from fdcol63 on 2008-09-25

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:13:30 -0600

Looks French. LOL

Comment from Justthisguy on 2008-09-25

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:55:32 -0600

Judging from the track arrangement, if that's a bulldozer, it's a very _old_ bulldozer. I think it's a movie prop, intended to be seen only in the far background.

Comment from Argent on 2008-09-25

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:39:29 -0600

John - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalek

Comment from Spanky on 2008-09-25

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:44:13 -0600

Thats the new secret Iranian tank "Mohammad I" with 1" inch thick armour, cb radio's, 20 mm main gun, bulldozer tracks, and foot wash stations for all the crew, All praise Allah. The Iranians claim that all of the Zionist armour will be wiped from the battlefield with this new supertank developed by a 8th grade shop class.

Comment from unkawill on 2008-09-25

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:49:30 -0600

Eagle 1 Thanks for the laff!

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2008-09-25

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:06:51 -0600

Ouch, Mikey! That was a low blow!

Comment from RetRsvMike on 2008-09-25

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:59:38 -0600

final design prototype for NLOS?

Comment from R Jewell on 2008-09-25

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:56:36 -0600

What is it? Homemade......dozer tracks and carridge......intended to run since the air cleaner was left in place.

Looks to me like something put together by the guys at the local Legion or VFW Post........just because they could..........

I'm sure the story is going to be good on this one.

Comment from Eagle1 on 2008-09-25

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:58:16 -0600

Latest version of the Littoral Combat Ship.

Aimed by pointing.

Space for "mission module" on bustle.

Comment from Justthisguy on 2008-09-25

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:17:18 -0600

Heck, I see no provision for rotation of the "turret" part.

Comment from Justthisguy on 2008-09-25

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:11:00 -0600

I see no provision for changing the elevation of the gun, if actual gun it be. Must look at vegetation, for hints of location.

Comment from Cortillaen on 2008-09-25

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:29:36 -0600

Is it wrong that I find it cute?

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2008-09-25

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:10:02 -0600

Argent - eh? Yer bein' too subtle for me, boyo!

Comment from Argent on 2008-09-25

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:08:29 -0600

We are the superior beings....

Comment from 1IDVET on 2008-09-25

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:02:46 -0600

Oops.

My guess is that it is at Camp Pendleton.

Comment from 1IDVET on 2008-09-25

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:59:13 -0600

Disston Tractor Tank
Developed in 1933 by the Disston Safe Company. Built on a Caterpiller tractor model 35 or 40. In 1934 an improved model was made mounting a 37mm main gun in an open top. 26 tanks were produced in the USA, 16 going to the USMC and the remainder going to Afghanistan.

Comment from Rod Thorsen on 2008-09-25

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:43:42 -0600

Movie tank on a 'dozer chassis, somewhere in Kansas.