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  • Haustenbeck’s Heritage: Journey of Tiger II V2

    Haustenbeck’s Heritage: Journey of Tiger II V2

    4 April 2022

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    by

    Melcher Stikkelorum
    in Research, WWII

    For the past two years, I have been working on a series of articles on Henschel’s test site at Haustenbeck. So far, I have covered the origin and use of the site, as well as most of the vehicles that…

    Read more: Haustenbeck’s Heritage: Journey of Tiger II V2
  • Frog-7/Луна-М TEL

    Frog-7/Луна-М TEL

    17 March 2019

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    by

    Melcher Stikkelorum
    in Cold War

    In the last week of February a new exhibition was opened in the Nationaal Militair Museum, Soest, The Netherlands. This exhibition, dubbed “When the Russians come”, is dedicated to the Cold War and tells the tale of rivalry between the…

    Read more: Frog-7/Луна-М TEL
  • Problematic exhausts

    Problematic exhausts

    10 January 2019

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    Melcher Stikkelorum
    in WWII, Research

    Already since its conception, the exhaust system of the Panther had been kind of troublesome. During the Panther’s production various solutions have been proposed and fitted. In this post I’ll elaborate a bit on two of these solutions in particular.…

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  • Hilary Doyle talks panzer at Panzermuseum Munster

    Hilary Doyle talks panzer at Panzermuseum Munster

    27 December 2018

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    by

    Melcher Stikkelorum
    in WWII

    Doyle and “The Chieftain” Morgan do a tour of the German section in the Panzermuseum Munster. In this video Doyle shortly explains some of the history behind the vehicles on display. You might – or might not – know Hilary…

    Read more: Hilary Doyle talks panzer at Panzermuseum Munster
  • [Book] Panther by Thomas Anderson

    [Book] Panther by Thomas Anderson

    25 December 2018

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    by

    Melcher Stikkelorum
    in Book review

    A recent addition to my Panther library is this book by Thomas Anderson. Anderson is not new to the subject and has already published a book on the Panther for Concord’s ‘Armor at war’ series (no. 7006). In this post…

    Read more: [Book] Panther by Thomas Anderson
  • Everything Wrong With… The Tiger Collection

    Everything Wrong With… The Tiger Collection

    3 December 2018

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    by

    Melcher Stikkelorum
    in WWII, Collection, Research

    The Tiger Collection at The Tank museum in Bovington, opened April 2017, is the place to visit for all armour enthusiasts. It is a unique display of (almost) all variants in which the Tiger was produced. Not only the museum’s…

    Read more: Everything Wrong With… The Tiger Collection
  • The last of its kind: Breda Panther

    The last of its kind: Breda Panther

    30 September 2018

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    by

    Melcher Stikkelorum
    in WWII, Walk-around

    In the heart of the city of Breda, the Netherlands you will find the Wilhelminapark: a quiet and calm place. You can come to peace on one of the benches around the pond, or you can, of course, walk up…

    Read more: The last of its kind: Breda Panther
  • Battle of Kursk – Meng Panther D review

    Battle of Kursk – Meng Panther D review

    13 September 2018

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    by

    Melcher Stikkelorum
    in WWII, Model kit

    Earlier this year Meng released their Panther Ausf. D kit to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Kursk. The battle of Kursk was the last large German offensive on the eastern front. Battle background After a catastrophic move…

    Read more: Battle of Kursk – Meng Panther D review
  • Leopard 2 prototypes on tape

    Leopard 2 prototypes on tape

    16 July 2018

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    by

    Melcher Stikkelorum
    in Collection, Cold War

    In this interesting video from the German Bundeswehr Classix series, the “new” Leopard 2 Kampfpanzer is introduced. The video begins by showcasing the Leopard 2 Austere Version (AV) and in particular the combination PT 20 / T 21. It is very likely…

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