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May 21, 2020

Tank Chats #70 Sherman M4A4 | The Tank Museum

Filed under: Britain, History, Military, USA, Weapons, WW2 — Tags: , — Nicholas @ 02:00

The Tank Museum
Published 23 Mar 2019

In Tank Chat #70, David Fletcher talks through the Sherman M4A4. The M4A4 is a relatively new addition to The Tank Museum, which is on long term loan.

Used and loved by the British, find out what makes this tank different from other types of Sherman in The Tank Museum.

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May 13, 2020

Tank Chats #69 Ram Mark II | The Tank Museum

Filed under: Cancon, History, Military, USA, Weapons, WW2 — Tags: , — Nicholas @ 02:00

The Tank Museum
Published 15 Mar 2019

David Fletcher talks about the WW2 Ram Mark II tank, built by Canada during the Second World War.

It was based upon the American Medium M3 (Lee) and many components were supplied by the United States.

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May 3, 2020

How To… Drink Tea in a Tank | The Tank Museum

Filed under: Britain, Food, History, Military, Weapons, WW1, WW2 — Tags: , , — Nicholas @ 06:00

The Tank Museum
Published 30 Apr 2020

In the 1st episode of The Tank Museum’s brand new “How To” series, Wargaming’s Richard Cutland and historian James Holland explore how British tank crews managed to drink tea, while in a tank!

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Using a WW1, WW2 and modern tank from The Tank Museum’s collection, the duo will discover how tea was made while soldiers were at war.

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April 29, 2020

Curator’s Tour of The Tank Museum | Blitzkrieg | WW2: Part 1

Filed under: Britain, Europe, France, Germany, History, Military, Weapons, WW2 — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 04:00

The Tank Museum
Published 25 Apr 2020

Join Curator David Willey as he takes you on a tour of The Tank Museum’s Tank Story Hall, which houses over 30 key vehicles from Little Willie to Challenger 2. In this section he looks at early Second World War vehicles and gives you a potted history of the Blitzkrieg.

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April 28, 2020

Tank Chats #68 T-34 | The Tank Museum

Filed under: History, Military, Russia, Weapons, WW2 — Tags: , , , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

The Tank Museum
Published 9 Mar 2019

The T-34 is an iconic Soviet Second World War tank. It was the most produced tank of WW2 and remains a symbol of Russian sacrifice in the Great Patriotic War.

David Willey talks about both the T-34/76 and T-34/85 variants, used in World War Two.

Many thanks to RecoMonkey for providing many of the modern images of the T-34 https://www.recomonkey.com/

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April 21, 2020

The Curator at Home | Film Review: Kelly’s Heroes | The Tank Museum

Filed under: Europe, Germany, History, Italy, Media, Military, USA, WW2 — Tags: , , , — Nicholas @ 04:00

The Tank Museum
Published 19 Apr 2020

Join Curator David Willey at Home, as he reviews the classic film: Kelly’s Heroes.
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April 14, 2020

Curator at Home | Tanks: 100 Years of Evolution | The Tank Museum

Filed under: Books, History, Military, Weapons — Tags: , , , — Nicholas @ 06:00

The Tank Museum
Published 12 Apr 2020

Join The Tank Museum’s Curator, David Willey, at home, as he reviews the book: Tanks – 100 Years of Evolution by Richard Ogorkiewicz.

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April 13, 2020

Curator’s Tank Museum Tour: Tank Story Hall – Inter-War | The Tank Museum

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The Tank Museum
Published 11 Apr 2020

Join Curator David Willey as he takes you on a tour of The Tank Museum’s Tank Story Hall, which houses over 30 key vehicles from Little Willie to Challenger 2. In this section he looks at the inter-war vehicles and gives you a potted history of the time period between the two World Wars.

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April 12, 2020

Tank Chats #67 Covenanter | The Tank Museum

Filed under: Britain, History, Military, Weapons, WW2 — Tags: , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

The Tank Museum
Published 22 Feb 2019

Historian David Fletcher MBE talks through the Second World War British Cruiser tank, the Covenanter. Otherwise known as Tank Cruiser Mark V** A13.

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April 3, 2020

Tank Chats #66 Leopard 2 | The Tank Museum

Filed under: Germany, History, Military, Weapons — Tags: , , , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

The Tank Museum
Published 8 Feb 2019

Curator David Willey gives chapter and verse on the German Main Battle Tank, Leopard 2, which first entered service with West Germany during the Cold War.

The Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank was kindly temporarily loaned to The Tank Museum by the Historic Collection of the Royal Netherlands Army.

Some stills and footage: © All rights reserved. (AR2011-0034-009, PA01-2016-0139-076, IS2010-3030-24, IS2011-1021-15, IS14-2017-0003-049, B11-ATHENA-020) reproduced with the permission of DND/CAF (2019)

At 8:55 Leopard 2 from The Arsenalen Museum, Sweden.

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April 1, 2020

Curator’s Tank Museum Tour: Tank Story Hall – WW1 | The Tank Museum

Filed under: Britain, Europe, France, Germany, History, Military, WW1 — Tags: , , , , , — Nicholas @ 05:00

The Tank Museum
Published 31 Mar 2020

Join Curator David Willey as he takes you on a tour of The Tank Museum’s Tank Story Hall, which houses over 30 key vehicles from Little Willie to Challenger 2. In this section he looks at the First World War vehicles and gives you a potted history of WW1.

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March 20, 2020

Tank Chats #65 T-26 | The Tank Museum

Filed under: History, Military, Russia, Weapons, WW2 — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

The Tank Museum
Published 28 Jan 2019

This particular T-26 tank, at The Tank Museum, was a T-26A and, after capture by the Finns, modified to T-26B configuration. It was used by Soviet forces in the war against Finland in the winter of 1940/41. It was captured and used by the Finnish Army, in whose markings it is seen.

Find out more about the Winter War from the WW2 Channel and David Willey. https://youtu.be/Etfhio8vrXE

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March 17, 2020

Tank Chats #64 Leopard 1 | The Tank Museum

Filed under: Germany, History, Military, Weapons — Tags: , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

The Tank Museum
Published 11 Jan 2019

The Leopard 1 Main Battle Tank was built on Germany’s lessons from the Second World War. It entered service in 1965 and has since been exported worldwide.

Tank Museum Curator David Willey talks through this Cold War vehicle.

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February 25, 2020

Tank Chats #63 SU-76 | The Tank Museum

Filed under: History, Military, Russia, WW2 — Tags: , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

The Tank Museum
Published 28 Dec 2018

The SU-76M is a self -propelled gun, produced by the Soviet Union during the Second World War.

Let David Fletcher talk you through this WW2 tank destroyer from The Tank Museum.

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February 16, 2020

Tank Chats #62 KV-1 | The Tank Museum

Filed under: History, Military, Russia, WW2 — Tags: , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

The Tank Museum
Published 15 Dec 2018

It was decided to put the KV heavy tank into production in December 1939, alongside the T34-76 medium tank.

The invading Germans received a major shock when they encountered the KV1 heavy tank in June 1941.

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