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Sherman Target at Biville France

Hope this works ?

Sorry - they aren't for sale but I'd be happy to do a commission :-)

What sort of price ? thanks

How much would you sell the Chieftain for ????

Removed. Many Thanks.

Any chance you could post the pictures you took of this great find please ? thanks:D

Thanks for the pics chaps

Thanks Andy..any more pics Terry ??? thanks

Hi, where did you find these gems lurking ?

I'd love to drive a Chieftain again now after all these years and get more than a mile before it broke down..........lol.

did you ever get the pleasure of a diesel shower ??? when it leaked from the breathers and flooded forward past the turret and waterfalled around the sight into the cab lol..happy days !!! or a spring pack change !

Steve, thanks so much for those detailed pics, that are an invaluable insight into how these vehicles ended their days. As an ex Driver they do make an interesting topic, as Id always wondered just how much protection my seat got from those Sabots n hesh`s ! Thanks once again

If anyone else has some of these ..please post them

thanks

Dave

Nice one Steve those two are well detailed, will look forward to your next upload, and will trawl for the ones you already posted, thanks , Regs Dave

Does anyone have any Chieftain Range Targets lurking in files that they can share ? Thanks

Biville range wrecks South of Cherbourg

Bob Grundy published a photo of a Lulworth Churchill MK7 crocodile without tracks taken about 1984-85 or so(grizzly also photographed) it's in the Range Wreck thread post #95.

Thanks Steve ill check it out

Hi, does any member have any pics or info on the two Churchills removed from Lulworth Range in the mid 80`s ? During a Chieftain conversion course we were informed not to engage them with main gun due to preservation orders placed on them.? so I assume they were saved ?

Link is broke Rick

see if this link works any better ?

http://www.archaeology.co.uk/?s=Otterburn+&x=8&y=14

any one else got any pics from this range ?

Hi All.

I served with the 1st Royal Tank Regiment from 1971 as a Gunner/Driver on Chieftains, (yes very early chieftains) I was 18 when I joined up. I am now 57 yrs old and as I approach my golden years I have the urge once again to have a good look round a Chieftain, I live in York, and would love to know if anybody in the area owns a Chieftain that they would kindly let me clamber over and drool once again, (I am sure that there are some tankies left that remember the old B.O.T. (Breech Opening Tool) and how we creamed ourselves when they brought out the MK3s with a breech opening handle. Well if anybody would give me back some of my young year memories, I would be a very happy trackhead......

Cheers to all.

John:D

John, I think the infra-red roof probe was the best ! it set off an alarm in the turret to inform the crew that they had been locked on to !! gave you just a few nano seconds to say your goodbyes I seem to remember both that probe and the met probe stayed in the stores...always !! Happy days !

we was told the L60 pack was 35% under powered, so had to motor at higher revs just to achieve a decent momentum ! as the original spec design was originally for Rolls engines. So perhaps this may be a factor ? I think we always felt we could slug it out, so the high noise and blue smoke became an acceptable feature that they always knew when we were coming so we didnt worry ! (we never got lost anyway ! the blue plumes made sure of that)

I've got loads of range pics though mostly historical now! When I get a mo, I'll scan them in.

Thanks Adrian, Ive just uploaded some to the Gallery

Does anyone else have any more of these great Larkhil pics they can post ?

Thanks

I always saw myself as a new boy John, you were definately one of the ''old sweats'', it's quite an honour to be called one myself now!

New boys were called "Crows" in our outfit, so I agree .."Old Sweat" is much better ! :-)

Here is a Chieftain Gate Guard at Catterick FEBA training estate, although I think its more "hands on" than just a guard.! Hopefully someone will rescue and preserve it one day !

i would think to put it beyond use under arms treaty rules . great pics by the way

iain

Id love to know the cost for the gas to cut the whole front of that off ! must have took a week too !!

Thanks Iain

Must have been a really high quality propelant to kill at that sort of range, Rainham to Chobham:shocked:

and why are window cleaners always the victim of the Army :cool2:

 

Steve

Yes Steve, must have been one of those "magic" bullets like what killed Kennedy ... ie able to move up and down....and left to right ! and map read !!! :cool2:

I got the same range safety talk in about 1999, I assumed it was an urban myth!

 

Stone

sorry im a year late with this post ...but they told us the same story at Pirbright ranges..but that the window cleaner was killed in Chobham !

Great pics in this thread chaps, heres a two I took at Lulworth Dec 2009, anyone have any ideas why they cut the front off that Chieftain ????