WWII era tanks, art, weapons, etc

Went to a great show today of WWII era weapons, bikes, trucks, etc, etc. A few pics.

Bunch more here if you like:

http://s23.photobucket.com/alb…II%20pics/?start=all

Man it would suck to be the poor Germans on the receiving end of that quad M2 set up.

More toys at the link also. :cool:

Very cool.

I love the tank destroyer emblem! The tank destroyer force is a very little known element of our armored forces who racked up a very impressive record against German armor. Do you have any photos of the vehicle it was on? M10?

The only thing missing on that Sherman is Oddball. :laugh:

From Will’s gallery:

M-18 Hellcat it looks like

As mentioned, lots of additional photos at link above. Here be the tank killer:

Designed to “shoot and scoot” they had poor armor but could do 45mph I was told.

Damn Germans! :smiley:

Hey Will, where was this at ?

I am a huge fan of WW2 armored vehicles and everything else from that time period. I would love to go check out a show like that.

We have a small airport down here near disney that has a B-17 and other planes that fly around all the time.

A couple of weeks ago I saw 2 P-51 mustangs flying in formation very low as I was leaving one of my accounts I take care of down there :slight_smile:

S.M.

This would be a terror to have to face. Quad M2s…man.
Love the half-tracks.

From Wills album:

Thanks Will, very cool.

Natick MA, but perhaps they have others:

http://www.site.ww2mv.com/WWII_Weekend_2011.html

Really cool stuff.

Me too. I think the primary use was anti aircraft no? Regardless, I’m sure it got turned on enemy soldiers as needed and I can think of few things that would suck worse then being on the receiving end of 4X.50 cal “Ma Deuce”

That would be a really bad day…:help:

The gear is great, but I love the artwork from the time also. Few more:

Thanks, and great pictures all!

The M18 Hellcat was a neat vehicle. I’ve heard speeds up to 60mph and they were built/designed by Buick. They were fast enough they could get into position to take flank shots on the German armor as its 76mm gun couldn’t take a Tiger or Panther from the front. They were still being used by Serb forces during the Yugoslavian civil war in the 1990s.

Too cool.