Pzkpfw-e Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 The Polish Army's claimed this one. Hopefully it will be recovered & preserved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RattlesnakeBob Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 wow ! what a find ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 I was astonished to learn whilst reviewing a book recently that II SS Panzerkorps had FT17s as long ago as 1944 at Arnhem. (Not in the tank battalions of the Panzer regiments obviously!) Assumed that they'd be a rarity even then. This is impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mash Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 How is it I never find anything like this when I go out and about.:cry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzkpfw-e Posted October 4, 2012 Author Share Posted October 4, 2012 Quite extensive use by the Wermacht, as local defense & anti-partisan work. The 3 in Norway were used for airfield defense, for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tack9/12l Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 How is it I never find anything like this when I go out and about.:cry: me too only burned out modern stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 A lot had the turrets ripped out and mounted on static defence bunkers. Don't know what happned to the running gear though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzkpfw-e Posted October 7, 2012 Author Share Posted October 7, 2012 Scrapped, they weren't even powerful enough to be used as artillery tractors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Must have been poor! Most captured stuff was pressed into service somewhere. I know the repalcement FT35 was used in Jersey. There is, or maybe was an FT17 turret at the Beauport battery at St Brelade, as a kid I used to climb up the cliff and sit on it. The current owner a certain N. Mansell, is a very anti social person and has placed it behind razor wire. (Apparently he couldn't get planning permission for minefeilds) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzkpfw-e Posted October 7, 2012 Author Share Posted October 7, 2012 Quite afew FT17 turrets survive that are/were on bunkers, also WW2 French tank turrets. There's even a couple of them in Vietnam! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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