TrevorLarkum

I've not seen any firm evidence that Comet was actually used as a test bed for Malkara.

I don't know about the historical testing of Comet with Malkara, but I came upon this thread while researching 'in the opposite direction'. At the start of the year for PreservedTanks.com I researched the tanks that either are, or have at some time, been on the books of the Bovington tank museum. The results are here:

http://preservedtanks.com/LocationCategory.aspx?CountryId=4&Max=3030

One of the Comets that had been on the books was described in the following way: "...used as a trial Malkara launch vehicle". At the time I could find out nothing more but more recently I have been writing up the tanks at the Isle of Wight Military History Museum:

http://preservedtanks.com/Locations.aspx?LocationCategoryId=3100

One of the Comets there is described in the following way: "It has had a new front welded on as the original was removed to accommodate a prototype rocket launcher". I presume these to be the same vehicle and have combined their entries into one:

http://preservedtanks.com/Profile.aspx?UniqueID=2061

Let me know if this adds anything to the Comet/Malkara story, and particularly if you can add any further information on this vehicle.

Nice to see progress!

Yes your right, we can.t wait to drive her for the first time. Were pulling off her this week to work on a T34. But we.ll back with extra gusto next week.

I remember your old T34 going - have you acquired a new one?

Chieftain turret drill trainer (or gunnery simulator)?

This is the Museum's Grant in all its glory (I don't mean to hijack the thread - shout if you mind):

M3 Grant - Tank Museum

There's one at the Aldershot museum, but maybe that's not close enough:

http://preservedtanks.com/Locations.aspx?LocationCategoryId=3130

So - maybe it's a stupid question - why did they bother? Couldn't make their mind up?!

Good luck, Iain - definitely a labour of love!

Very interesting!

I've written it up for PreservedTanks.com - I've deciphered it's movements as best I can, hence the complicated map. It arrived in Jordan in late November. If anyone has more information I'd love to hear it.

http://preservedtanks.com/Profile.aspx?UniqueID=2170

Come now, someone must have seen it in the UK at some point in time before it went to the USA.

A bit late in the day, I know, but I've just seen it on the A+S website, so it presumably went via there:

http://www.arm-soft.com/workshop/index.php

Hope that helps! I'm currently writing up A+S for PreservedTanks.com, so I was scouring the photographs for clues to which vehicles had passed through there, and a Google on the reg got me here - very handy, so thanks everyone here for the info on where it went.

Location ID 3350: A+S

There used to be a Lee or a Grant outside Bassingbourne years ago and a Sherman BARV at SEME Borden what happened to them

The Bassingbourn Grant is now at the Imperial War Museum in London.

A complete workshop for that price - sounds like a bargain.

Definitely!

sort of, we have 3 original turrets and rings, 2 of which were on the vehicles when we bought them from withams but there are fitted with the normal commanders capola instead of the flat type. the turret data plates do say fv432/30.

Iain, I've written up your two original FV432/30s on PreservedTanks.com here:

Unique ID 1838: Armourgeddon FV432/30 01A Jane

Unique ID 1839: Armourgeddon FV432/30 14B Ellie May

Can you add any more information, such as registrations, dates arrived, previous service, etc? Thanks.

Here are some more pictures. Looks there is an name on the Turret but is hard to see.

 

and perhaps "..OUSE.."

And great photos! Wish I could name more of them!

Mike (fesm_ndt) has kindly let me use these photos on PreservedTanks.com. I have therefore written up the museum and the vehicles, see below. Any questions, just ask.

Preserved Tanks in 1st Cavalry Division Museum, Fort Hood

Nice work!

Others are around.

 

There's a Challenger prototype at the East of England Tank Museum (or there was, if I'm remembering right).

 

There's also a Challenger 1 in Duxford.

 

I've got a few others on the website, but the list is certainly not (yet) comprehensive:

Preserved Challenger 1 Tanks

How many of these things can there be..?!

Well, believe it or not, they originally had 47 Sextons:

SECO

Meanwhile, Iain, can you add any information about the Lance? In particular where it came from and when?

Armourgeddon Lance

Great! Text updated and youtube link added.

Armourgeddon M4 (105)

I'm not seeing any photos of the Sherman on those links (whether or not logged in to Facebook).

Iain

 

Was this the one Marcus Glenn had? Looks like some good progress already being made on parts collection! Good luck with it..

 

Cheers

Timbo

Do you have any pictures of that one? I wondered if it might have been Carl Brown's one, but comparing the photo's it doesn't look the same:

Unique ID 1866: Sexton - C&C Military Services

all the imfo looks correct trevor .cheers for posting

Iain

Thanks!

@Sharky

Iain, I've posted updates for the Armourgeddon Sherman, Abbot, Type 69, M4 HST and Centurion in their dedicated threads - I hope you don't mind if I create this thread so we can discuss the other vehicles.

To kick things off, the Sexton:

Unique ID 1836: Armourgeddon Sexton

Let me know if I haven't got the Location History and map correct, as I understand it came from Portugal via SECO.

You are asked about determining the serial number - I look for the serial/shop number on the rear plate just below the entry for the starting handle. Here are a couple of examples:

http://preservedtanks.com/Image.aspx?PhotoID=1211&UniqueID=792&Page=2

http://preservedtanks.com/Image.aspx?PhotoID=2353&UniqueID=1092&Page=4

taken from here:

Preserved Sexton Self-Propelled Guns