South African army Comet tank on parade ... guessing 1960's.
Comet (Cruiser tank)
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I’ve always loved the look of the Comet.
It had a high velocity 77mm gun.
I'll have to make a point of purchasing these in CMBN.
I'll have to make a point of purchasing these in CMBN.
Anti-drone defenses?
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Wreck at Lincolnshire.
While we are on the subject, that's some drivers hatch.
You can see this in Norts top color pic:
"The Birdcage gun sight
In front of the commander’s cupola was a strange looking contraption that looked like a small birdcage but without the wire mesh fitted. It was given the nickname ‘the birdcage’ but was a distant target blade-vane gun sight. It was used by the commander to line up the turret on the target. With the hatches in the locked down position, the commander had 360-degree vision in his rotating cupola."
"Notice the Comet tank commander’s manual gun-laying blade-vane gun sight in front of his open hatch known as the ‘birdcage’
– Photo: commons.wikimedia.org"
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You can see this in Norts top color pic:
"The Birdcage gun sight
In front of the commander’s cupola was a strange looking contraption that looked like a small birdcage but without the wire mesh fitted. It was given the nickname ‘the birdcage’ but was a distant target blade-vane gun sight. It was used by the commander to line up the turret on the target. With the hatches in the locked down position, the commander had 360-degree vision in his rotating cupola."
"Notice the Comet tank commander’s manual gun-laying blade-vane gun sight in front of his open hatch known as the ‘birdcage’
– Photo: commons.wikimedia.org"
A.34, Cruiser Tank, Comet (1943)
The British Comet was essentially an upgraded Cromwell tank, fitted with a version of the formidable 17-pdr antitank gun.
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