Name This Photo!!! - The AFV Recognition Thread

[ironduke57]

... I had thoght the ironduke57 would have sewn this one up by now.

Wouldn´t much fun if I would answer anything / most things.

Regards,
ironduke57

 

[larry Strong]

Wouldn't much fun if I would answer anything / most things.

Regards,
ironduke57

True enough, It was used to tow a weapon that came as a shock to Allied tankies at the start of the war, and went on to become the main armament in a couple of MBT's

 

[Blackadder1916]

SdKfz 8 - s. Zugkraftwagen 12t?
Didn't have many variants, was used primarily as a prime mover for guns.  There was a 8.8cm gun mounted on the bed of some (1?) (with some armor) and there was a variation late in the war known as the "HK 1601" that combined some of the features of the SdKfz 8 and the larger 18t halftracks, had a cargo type body and was mainly used on the Eastern Front.

 

[larry Strong]

SdKfz 8 - s. Zugkraftwagen 12t?
Didn't have many variants, was used primarily as a prime mover for guns.  There was a 8.8cm gun mounted on the bed of some (1?) (with some armor) and there was a variation late in the war known as the "HK 1601" that combined some of the features of the SdKfz 8 and the larger 18t halftracks, had a cargo type body and was mainly used on the Eastern Front.

Gonna give it to Balckadder1916. He got the three different pieces of info that I wanted for an answer, though not quite correct.

It's an armored Sdkfz 8 DB10, used to tow the 88mm Flak. One was found in Czechoslovakia a couple of years back, and there's a restoration project underway. Check: http://powstanie-warszawskie-1944.ac.pl/sdkfz_8_luft.htm


The floor is your Sir

 

[Blackadder1916]

What's this one?

 

[McG]

Looks like a variation of the Humber Scout Car.

 

[Blackadder1916]

Not a Humber Scout Car nor a variant of it.

 

[Richie]

Hi,

I gonna jump in here if I could. I think this is the "Rhino", a heavy armoured car based on the Canadian Military Pattern for the Australian Army. This photo is of the rear engined Model 8446 chassis. This series was produced in 1942 to meet the needs of Commonwealth countries for an armoured vehicle but (according to Wikipedia) the Rhino was canceled in 1943 due to weight concerns.

Richie

 

[Blackadder1916]

You got it!

The photo posted was of the APC variant (one prototype made) of the Rhino.  There were two prototypes made of the armoured car version.

 

[Richie]

Cool!  ;D  Does this mean I get to choose the next picture?

 

[evil drunken-fool]

Cool!  ;D  Does this mean I get to choose the next picture?

Yeah, if you get it you go next.

 

[Richie]

Okay, here you go, they look kinda like the Daleks from Dr. Who 

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[Panzer Grenadier]

Those would be escort vehicles from Darth Vadars personal body guard detachment unit. He was obsessive about having all the vehicles he used / travelled in look like him.

 

[sober_ruski]

Urgh, F117 prototypes?

 

[Richie]

LOL I have to give both of you guys credit for your sense of humour!  ;D  But no, these were definitely of this planet and were definitely not intended to fly (looking at them you'd think they weren't intended to be driven either, but anyway...) Keep looking, the answer is out there!

Richie  op:

 

[McG]

Ku Klux Kar?

No. Okay.  I do recall reading of an eastern European country which developed something unusual like that.  Between the two wars I think, and it was remarkable both for its unusual appearance & because not many people were developing armoured cars at the time.

 

[helpup]

I am not sure what they are either other then armoured cars,  I would guess MCG is on being Eastern Eruope and a between war vehicle.  my guess is 1930's.  I like the sloped sides, not much for a bullet trap anywhere on it.

 

[Richie]

MCG and helpup, you're both correct in that these were built during the period between the two world wars (1930s as you said), however, you're on the wrong continent. The country that produced these odd looking vehicles is currently out of favour with Washington and has become one of Russia's biggest arms clients. This country is not a European country.

Ku Klux Kar LOL...would that be powered by grits and armed with a gun that shoots boiled peanuts?  ;D (No offence meant, I lived in NC for two years and loved it down there.)

 

[helpup]

hmmm, ok so off base on the geography,  it almost looks like a BA6 chasis with added armour.  Doing this on the DIN so am trying to find sites I can get into.

 

[Blackadder1916]

Venezuelan Armored Car - "Tortuga"
http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/Venezuela/Venezuela.html

A small number of armored recce vehicles were fabricated at the Puert Cabello Naval Arsenal. These were rather similar to a turtle in appearance and thus were dubbed "Tortuga" ( Turtle) The "Tortuga" was designed by an engineer called Tomás Pacanins,. The chassis was a Ford 6x4 commercial vehicle, a rotating turret, and armed according to with a Vickers Mk, 4b 7 mm machine gun (the ones shown on the photo above show a Hotchkiss Mod. 1931 13.2 mm according to Dr. Georg von Rauch). It is believed that 12 units were built but only five were displayed. In the event the vehicles were poorly designed, offered poor visibility and no ventilation. The extreme overhang on their bodies rendered them clumsy at hard to maneuver.

I had recalled seeing that photo before and "Turtle" came to mind but, like others, thought it was a European vehicle.  However googling only brought up the Czech "Turtle" until you provided further hints.