247 2021 12 CLASSIC MILITARY VEHICLE.pdf

(25695 KB) Pobierz
WIN!
www.keymilitary.com
Cobi Brick Tank
Panther Brick
Tanks
A COBI BRICK TANK PANTHER I A A
Ausf.
*Closing date 25 February 2022
December 2021
£5.30
*
12
9 771473 777188
ow to’ guide
‘H
on military ting
ehicle spot the
v
and travel in
nd of tsars
la
Four-
page
Christmas
Gift Guide
PL
US!
Military Vehicle Show Action
WWII Rescue Project
Tankfest, Wicksteed at War, Goodwood Revival & more
96
UK Humber ambulance restored to former glory
Getting To Know You
How to research your military vehicle’s history
ISSUE
247
EASTERN SURPLUS & EQUIPMENT CO.
www.easternsurplus.net
5825 Tacony Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19135 | dave@easternsurplus.net
Toll-free: (855) 332-0500 | Worldwide: (215) 332-0500
www.keymilitary.com
December 2021
Frontlines
Land of the tsars
A T-34 stands guard outside the Central Armed Forces Museum in Russia
ALAN WILSON / WIKICOMMONS
As the
world has started
opening again with the eas-
ing of Covid-19 restrictions,
our attention has once again
turned to travel. I’m hoping
we’ll be able to get out far
more in 2022 than we did
this year and last. Russia is
a country I have long want-
ed to visit and is certainly
on my bucket list of destina-
tions. While living in South
Africa, that seemed a pipe
dream due to the distance,
but since moving to the UK
I feel I’m literally and figu-
ratively closer to achieving
that goal ‘one day’.
The largest country in the
world, Russia is home to
more than 114m people
and covers 11 time zones. It
is also home to an incred-
ible array of military muse-
ums featuring an eclectic
mix of tracked and wheeled
vehicles, the likes of which
most military enthusiasts
can only dream of seeing. It
is a tough and uncompro-
mising landscape that has
witnessed some of history’s
greatest battles, especially
during World War Two. In
short, it is probably one of
the world’s great destina-
tions for the ‘militourist’.
However, there is also no
getting away from the fact
that relations between
Russia and the West are
strained now, and many will
question whether it is safe
to visit. So, we asked reg-
ular Classic Military Vehicle
contributor James Kinnear
to write a feature on travel
to Russia based on his ex-
periences living and working
there. Like the country, it is
a vast subject and difficult
to tackle in just one article,
so this issue contains the
first feature in a three-part
series. We hope it will give
you some guidance and
ideas on how you can go
about visiting the land of
the tsars. Importantly, if you
do go, or have been before,
we’d love to hear your ex-
periences so we can share
them with others, so please
feel free to get in touch.
On the subject of travel,
if you’re visiting friends or
family this holiday season,
go safely. We look forward
to reconnecting with you
in 2022.
Enjoy the read and, as
always, your feedback is
appreciated.
EDITOR
ANDREW STONE
andrew.stone@keypublishing.com
classicmilitaryvehiclemagazine
cmveditorial@keypublishing.com
www.facebook.com/cmvmag
www.twitter.com/cmvmag
3
www.keymilitary.com
Features
06
One Quirky Ambulance
Rare Humber ambulance is new addition to
Brian Laker’s collection
30
Destination: Russia
James Kinnear shares advice on visiting the
land of the tsars
words
Vicky Turner
pictures
Vicky Turner and Richard Stennett
Vicky Turner
finds out about a truck nicknamed the
Fat Daf by the Dutch Army
J
ames (Jim) Pearson is a lifelong
petrolhead but a somewhat
accidental military vehicle
enthusiast. This DAF YA328 is his
first, and only, military truck and he only
bought it in 2020.
Growing up, Jim was into speed and
sports cars; firstly, it was Triumph Stags,
then a Sunbeam Stiletto, a TVR Griffith
500 and latterly a Lotus Elan M100.
When he got into trouble speeding
though, he says he decided to go
'old, slow and way more cool'.
He was introduced to the military
vehicle world through a friend made in
the pursuit of his other hobby; shooting. As
a member of a gun club, he met folk with an
interest in military history and vehicles.
They dragged him to shows and willingly
let him drive some of their collection.
In particular, he fell in love with a 1943
Dodge Ambulance.
In 2018, Jim decided that as the
Old, Slow and
Way More Cool
36
37
The design is meant to ensure the
vehicle will not get stuck on rough terrain,
even when towing a gun
36
Old, Slow
and Way More Cool
Vicky Turner finds out about a truck nicknamed
the Fat Daf by the Dutch Army
44
Getting to Know You
Tips on finding out more about your military
vehicle’s history
50
King Tiger Project
Craig Allen on the restoration progress of a
Tiger II in Switzerland
56
Rough Landings
An extract from James Holland’s new book,
Brothers in Arms
62
We Have Ways Fest
Craig Moore reports on the inaugural event
words and pictures
The Tank Museum
Tankfest2021
Some 15,000 visitors attended Tankfest in September for another armoured
spectacular put on by the team at the Tank Museum
tank, running for the final time in the UK
before returning home to Japan; the
world’s only running British Valentine DD
tank; an array of World War Two German
armour, including a Panzer III; and the
Cold War British Centurion Mk13 tank.
Having started in 2000, Tankfest is
regarded by many as the biggest and
best event of its kind in the world. The
show usually attracts more than 20,000
visitors across three-days, but Covid-19
A line up of Shermans
D
espite having fewer vehicles
from overseas than usual due to
Covid-19 enforced restrictions,
the running on Tankfest 2021
was still a success. The event featured
a range of historic vehicles dating from
World War Two and the Cold War
while the British Army also showcased
vehicles used in current operations.
Highlights of the event included a
Japanese World War Two W2 Ha-Go
restrictions meant the 2020 event was
cancelled and the format had to change
for 2021.
Speaking after this year event held from
September 17 – 19, Rosanna Dean, Tank
Museum events manager said: “We are
so pleased to have welcomed people
back to Tankfest. This year’s setup had
to be different from previous events, but
we’ve received some great feedback and
our visitors were happy to be back at
Action at the event
included battle
re-enactments
what is our biggest fundraising event of
the year.”
Rosanna said the tank display was
always the major focus at the event
and despite having fewer vehicles from
overseas than usual, they were still able
to show off an excellent array of historic
running vehicles.
“We also added a lecture stage
for Tankfest 2021, with well-known
military history speakers, and a mini
arena, where visitors have experienced
everything from military drills to blank
firing demonstrations” she said. “Although
this year has been a good chance to
experiment with new ideas, and we’re
certainly going to be keeping some
elements for future events, we’re looking
forward to returning to a more familiar
format for Tankfest 2022.”
Visitors to the event were also able to
explore the Tank Museum collection itself,
A spectacular explosion during a battle re-enactment
including the new World War Two
exhibition and Vehicle Conservation
Centre, as well as living history
encampments and the traders village.
Tickets
Tickets for Tankfest 2022 are on sale now
with the event scheduled for June 24-26.
For more information visit
https://tankmuseum.org/
‘Having started in 2000, Tankfest is
regarded by many as the biggest and
best event of its kind in the world’
LEFT FROM TOP:
A Valentine
DD; A Cold War-era AMX light
tank churns up some mud in the
arena; This Japanese World War
Two W2 Ha-Go tank ran for the
final time in the UK; The Fury
tank park was a hit with visitors
A T-72 in the arena
64
65
64
Tankfest
2021
All the action from the Bovington Tank Museum
68
Goodwood Revival
London Victory Parade of 1946 commemorated
72
Wicksteed at War
MVT’s annual military show is fun family
entertainment
COVER IMAGE:
A BMP-1 takes visitors for a
This year’s Goodwood revival commemorated
the 1946 London Victory Parade.
For more see page 68
MICHAEL STOKES
ride on a test track at Prokhorovka Museum in
Russia.
JAMES KINNEAR
4
Classic Military Vehicle
Issue 247
December 2021
Contents
Regulars
12
News / Letters
Military news and views
18
Gift Guide
A four-page bumper offering of gift
ideas for military enthusiasts
25
Military Vehicle Market
Nigel Hay on the military vehicle scene
26
Books
Four new releases for your military library
29
Collectable Books
The Jeep
76
Events List
Key dates for military shows
and events
78
Workshop
Starter motor upgrades
82
Moore’s
Manoeuvres
Craig Moore’s
military world
Moore’s
Manoeuvres
words
Craig Moore
pictures
archive
C
omplaints about your car’s poor
fuel consumption will pale into
insignificance when compared
to a Great War British Mk
V tank. In 1918, the 5th Tank Brigade
conducted trials using two British Mk V
male tanks, numbers 9003 and 9019,
belonging to the 2nd Battalion. The
following information is from the “after-
trials” report.
Both tanks were fitted with 90 wooden
spuds on their tracks so they could get
a better grip crossing rough and muddy
ground. The unditching beam was chained
to the unditching rails on the roof of the
tank, but no ammunition was carried
during the trials. The tanks were driven
by six different drivers during the test
who had been chosen at random from
different companies. The ground driven
over by these tanks was arable and of an
undulating nature, but the going was good.
Tank number 9003 was driven for
ten hours, 40 minutes over three days
covering 23.78 miles. It consumed 75
gallons of petrol, 1 1/2 gallons of water,
3 1/4 gallons of engine oil and 10 gallons
of track oil. Its average fuel consumption
figures were 3.15 gallons of petrol per mile,
7.07 gallons of petrol per hour. Its average
speed was 2.24 miles per hour.
Tank number 9019 was driven for
nine hours, five minutes over two days,
covering 27.61 miles. It consumed 75
gallons of petrol, two gallons of water,
four gallons of engine oil and 15 gallons
of track oil. Its average fuel consumption
figures were 2.71 gallons of petrol per mile,
Fuel Consumption
Craig Moore
reports on the performance figures
of a World War One tank
8.25 gallons of petrol per hour. Its average
speed was 3.04 miles per hour. This tank
overheated once and stopped for ten
minutes, probably due to bad driving and
unnecessary racing of the engine.
The report made the following deductions.
In action, on good going, the Mark V tank
should cover ground at the average rate
of 3mph, but this can only be done if the
drivers are well trained; otherwise, there is
a probability of the tank overheating. Until
more experience has been gained by the
drivers of this brigade, it will be unsafe to
calculate on tanks covering more than an
average of 2mph, allowing for closed tanks
and driver’s inexperience with the new type
of engine.
The radius of action may be reckoned
as 20 miles. With further experience and
training, results should improve. Tank
commanders should be warned not
to race their tanks in action, unless for
some specific object such as out-flanking
hostile guns, when every risk would have
to be taken. A company of tanks should
average 2mph on an approach march to
the start line. Single tanks or a section
should average 2 1/2 miles per hour.
The small amount of water and engine
oil consumed is very satisfactory and
will be fully provided for if four petrol tins
of water, and two tins of engine oil are
carried per tank.
The amount of track oil consumed
shows that the tracks were very well
lubricated, and this probably accounted
for the satisfactory results obtained.
These figures appear pedestrian to us
now, but it’s worth remembering that
these tanks were at the cutting edge of
technology for their time.
ABOVE:
British Mk V male tank 9003 B56
Barrhead was used in fuel consumption trials. It
consumed an average of 3.15 gallons of petrol
per mile
TOP:
A British Mk V male tank 9003 B4 near
Chuignes, August 24, 1918
RIGHT:
A British Mk V male tank 9121 P6
FAR RIGHT:
A knocked-out British Mk V male
tank 9084 lies abandoned on the battlefield near
Duncan Post, Ronssoy area. The tank was put out
of action by a land mine
82
Subscribe
and Save
Make great savings when you
subscribe to
Classic Military
Vehicle
today.
See pages
22-23
for this
month’s special offers
5

Plik z chomika:

Inne pliki z tego folderu:

Inne foldery tego chomika:

Zgłoś jeśli naruszono regulamin