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  1. 22-04-2012, 15:33 #1
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    Tank id from rusty heap challenge

    Tell me what it is and I'll put the whole clip of all the relics on;
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  2. 22-04-2012, 15:37 #2
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    Cromwell chassis, but I'm not sure about the turret.
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    Possibly a Centurion turret, def Cromwell family chassis
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    Challenger A30
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    Charioteer, Cromwell chassis witha QF17 pdr gun, tank destroyer. ( I think)
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    Quote Originally Posted by ugly View Post
    Tell me what it is and I'll put the whole clip of all the relics on;
    It's not a Cruiser Mk VIII Challenger, is it?
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    Quote Originally Posted by instinct View Post
    Challenger A30
    Thats what I would put my pfennigs on!
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    it appears at 3.20.
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    Charioteer, m'thinks, no I'm wrong turret slopes the wrong way and the gun looks a bit weenie for a 20pdr, A30 Challenger
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  9. 22-04-2012, 15:44 #9
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    Challanger had a more boxy slab sided turret.
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  10. 22-04-2012, 15:46 #10
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    Charioteer, aka, a bloody silly idea when we already had the rather superlative Centurion
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