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Back in the day!
Topic Started: 31 Jan 2009, 05:57 AM (71 Views)
BLOWHARD	31 Jan 2009, 05:57 AM Post #1
Sergeant Posts: 214 Group: Members Member #31 Joined: 14 November 2008	Mk.IV Tank Can you imagine being cramped up in one of these all day? The heat, fumes, no suspension whatsoever! Those guys sure had a lot of guts! Further viewing- WW1 British Tank HistoryWW1 British Tank History Admin edit (Making the link vaild and "clickable") Edited by High Priestess, 1 Feb 2009, 12:57 PM.
	Fast and bulbous!


Sig226	31 Jan 2009, 12:15 PM Post #2
Sergeant Posts: 236 Group: Members Member #27 Joined: 8 November 2008	yeah ...but you were at least proof against machine guns at least (the big killers), the real heroes in my eyes were the poor buggers advancing in line abreast towards the enemy lines, and by this I include the soldiers of BOTH sides, brave guys all.
	We are the Pilgrims, Master We shall go always a little further, It may be beyond the last blue mountain barred with snow, Across that angry or glimmering sea … (from the 'Golden Road to Samarkand' )


DREMEJonah	1 Feb 2009, 12:22 PM Post #3
Sergeant Posts: 241 Group: Members Member #17 Joined: 5 November 2008	It seems that one of the dangers of being in a tank was that when a bullet hit the outside a metal chip often flew off the inside which could injure the occupants consequently the crew wore a chain mail mask to protect their faces. Whether they wore anything other than normal issue uniforms to protect the rest of their bodies I don't know. It must have been "Hell on Tracks" being inside one in actions.



Andy3536	1 Feb 2009, 04:25 PM Post #4
Sergeant Posts: 300 Group: Members Member #43 Joined: 29 November 2008	Nice tanks, seen the display at Bovington. The chain mail hats look out of place for 20th century battlefield but effective i suppose. Nice to see one working. There arn't many WW1 tanks at all working left.



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