Milsurp After Hours

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OOOPS !! (where did that one come from ??)

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Thanks,

Guisan.

nice picture's Guisan.

Still love that cannon shot looking down the tracks...

Thanks for sharing some really old pics with us

Now what kind of tank is that?

I'm now going to post the big red crazy thing, because we have it back now

Phil

That's a Czech made tank called the Pzw 39 Praga LTL-H.

The Swiss had 12 of these when the war broke out and made 12 more theirselves.

It was in fact the main battle tank they had during the war and it was in use till 1950.

Thanks,

Guisan.

Ok, so now I know

I've seen one Swiss tank in person, and that was a postwar Hetzer D, which is a part of the Patton museum at Fort Knox....

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Yep the Swiss purchased 158 of those in 1946/47.

They were made in Czechoslovakia with Skoda and used by the Germans during the war as "Hetzer"

The post war Swiss version was called the G13 and 94 of them had a Swiss made Saurer V8 diesel engine. The G13's were used till 1973.

See this link for lots of nice pics and stories...

http://www.armeemuseum.ch/archiv.php3?file=newsE2004

Thanks,

Guisan.

Guisan that is a very good link I love looking at the military hardware of other countries thanks.

That is a nice Horse and Rider , Swiss Calvary!!

Is that a saber peeking out beneath his coat?

Always great photos, G.