Haustenbeck’s Heritage: Journey of Tiger II V2
Read more: Haustenbeck’s Heritage: Journey of Tiger II V2For 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…
Frog-7/Луна-М TEL
Read more: Frog-7/Луна-М TELIn 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…
Problematic exhausts
Read more: Problematic exhaustsAlready 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.…
Hilary Doyle talks panzer at Panzermuseum Munster
Read more: Hilary Doyle talks panzer at Panzermuseum MunsterDoyle 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…
[Book] Panther by Thomas Anderson
Read more: [Book] Panther by Thomas AndersonA 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…
Everything Wrong With… The Tiger Collection
Read more: Everything Wrong With… The Tiger CollectionThe 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…
The last of its kind: Breda Panther
Read more: The last of its kind: Breda PantherIn 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…
Battle of Kursk – Meng Panther D review
Read more: Battle of Kursk – Meng Panther D reviewEarlier 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…
Leopard 2 prototypes on tape
Read more: Leopard 2 prototypes on tapeIn 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…