Slitherine

It's amazing to me that they build that vehicle from 'the Jagdpanther that never was'. Just rusted parts buried under the earth.

Tank Mechanic Simulator : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SA5_m56quI

Tank Assembly and Restoration:

I just watched the 'Video' on the 'JagdPanther' restoration effort. It took 3-skilled individuals nearly a complete year to assemble this tank from various parts and spare parts as well as having to fabricate some of the components themselves. This effort did not include an 'Engine'-'Drive-Train' or even fully-funcitonal tracks... until those items could be located later on... it was just put together to be put on 'Display' at the Museum.

During WWII in these Tank-Assembly-Plants it took on average 300,000 hours using specialized handling equipment to make the assembly task easier... this entailed... lifting-moving-adjusting-tilting and so on to finally complete 'One-Tank'.

For self-propelled "Anti-Tank" armored vehicles the average time was somewhat less.,, as the single fixed hull made the job a bit easier... but!. this still took about 150,000 to 200,000 hours just to complete even just one of these simpler Tanks.

The Tank parts were all very-heavy, the 'Machine-Gun-Cowling' in the front of the JagdPanther itself wieghed about 600ibs or almost 300kg. These assembly items were no easy to put-together project... it was hard to do and dangerous!.

terminator wrote: ↑Thu Nov 03, 2022 5:16 am Tank Mechanic Simulator : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SA5_m56quI

The game of choice waiting for AO 1943.

But back on topic, military museums recently (and museums in general) seem to be having a post-pandemic resurgence with a lot of interesting ways to bring in new visitors. Such restoration is one way and for someone who was always interested in the more technical sides of vehicle construction, especially from this period, this is really good to see.

A few photos from the Polish Army Museum website as another example (I had the lucky chance to see the restoration process live this year for one of these):

Tassadar wrote: ↑Thu Nov 03, 2022 6:30 pm
The game of choice waiting for AO 1943.

I hope you're not still waiting for AO 1943. It's already been released, and in fact AO 1944 is just about to release too!

Kerensky wrote: ↑Thu Nov 03, 2022 8:50 pm ... and in fact AO 1944 is just about to release too!

5 days :tictoctictoc:

Kerensky wrote: ↑Thu Nov 03, 2022 8:50 pm

Tassadar wrote: ↑Thu Nov 03, 2022 6:30 pm
The game of choice waiting for AO 1943.

I hope you're not still waiting for AO 1943. It's already been released, and in fact AO 1944 is just about to release too!

Probably just tired because of all the overtime I'm doing now to get more free time next week once AO1944 releases.

But then again, I might have meant AO 1943 West...

The craftsmanship and skill of these guys are amazing.