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2007-09-26 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Finland: Defence Forces sell off obsolete tanks at auction

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Posted by mrp 2007-09-26 08:56|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Rats. Here I am broke. I really could use a good Comet Tank.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2007-09-26 09:27|| 2007-09-26 09:27|| Front Page Top

#2 There a program on the Military Channel [satellite/cable] that shows the collectors and their contractors rebuilding the stuff.

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-09-26 10:06|| 2007-09-26 10:06|| Front Page Top

#3 That StuG III looks really rough. It's just a rusted shell. And yet it brought in more than any other piece.

Posted by gromky 2007-09-26 13:48|| 2007-09-26 13:48|| Front Page Top

#4 might be a bit hard to find 7.5cm StuK 40/48 ammo these days.... or is it to be resurrected as a mobile planter?

Posted by Guderian1943 2007-09-26 17:57|| 2007-09-26 17:57|| Front Page Top

#5 Actually the StuG looks pretty good considering it's been sitting out in 60+ Finnish winters......

Posted by Suomi Turkeyneck5953 2007-09-26 19:03|| 2007-09-26 19:03|| Front Page Top

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