Tanks on the target range

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hello Roel, here's a coincidence! The Minotaur churghill pictured above
is being sold in the "Corgi Showcase Collection of Fighting Machines!<www.corgiclassics.com> in the exact No.13 and Minotaur name.I was presented with a model on Fathers Day!(little picture card coming up if not too small)The Corgi works is only about 8miles from my home,their catalogue shows a big range of AFV's, jeeps etc.Half tracks.
Back to Black Prince, some faults were the square Churchill front and fumes from gun. The biggest fault was that it was on trial same time as Cent. both with 17pdr.Tracks and hull were enlarged, Tracks were bigger than Churchill but Tortoise tracks were much larger, see photo.Tortoise just on left, BP on right.

 

Well you don't say! They just copy the looks of museum-stored tanks for their models! That's kind of smart, actually. How could they make a mistake? :lol:
Thank you tankpark, might even order that one.

 

Its amazing that you used to spend your time bashing and trashing the Churchill as a tank on a day to day basis. Then Gerry Chester and Tankpark show up and you seem to love it.

 

That's an odd remark. I never bashed and trashed the Churchill. Not only have I not bashed it on a day to day basis, I have never even bashed it at all. Once, in the Churchill vs. Panzer-IV topic, I mentioned the fact that its earlier versions had inferior armament, but added that later versions were quite capably armed and extremely well suited for their purpose of infantry supporters. As long as I know the Churchill, I have been awed by its huge amount of protection. If you can quote me to prove me otherwise, I shall be very surprised at whatever I must have said...

 

tanks on gunnery range.

Have seen note by "trackpin" about Churchill Appreciation Society so here is one to start with, note welded up shell hole in turret, you should have seen the inside!This is special edition photo with very young "tankpark" center front!

 

well in one of my books the soviets were testing there is2 122mm gun an a captured pather and from 1500m the round shot through the glcies plate passed throuhg the engein block and exited out the back :bang:

 

Yes, the 122mm gun relied mostly on weight of the projectile. So on testing grounds and optimal conditions its round could certainly ram its way through a Panther, but on the battlefield the gun was cumbersome, hard to load and effective only on medium ranges. The testing-ground like characteristics could only be achieved at between 500-1000 meters; beyond that the weight slowed the projectile down so much that 'punch' was all that was left.

 

yes and its lack of ammo really screwed it