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Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 2:20 am Post subject: Re: Munster. Panzermuseum
The Merkava is inside one of those wooden huts, with little space and poor light. But there aren't many Merkavas inside museums. So far I've seen one in Saumur, Lesany and Munster Merkava I by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

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Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 2:40 am Post subject: Re: Munster. Panzermuseum
This thing is really big! Minenraumpanzer Keiler by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

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Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 3:34 am Post subject: Re: Munster. Panzermuseum
- Massimo_Foti This thing is really big! Minenraumpanzer Keiler by Massimo Foti, on Flickr Do I understand correctly that this is a multi-capability mine clearance vehicle that uses flails, mine clearing charges and other means to open avenues through minefields? The combination of equipment on there confuses me.

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Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 3:39 am Post subject: Re: Munster. Panzermuseum
I know very little about the beast. Of course it's a mine clearance vehicle, and I've seen a video where it uses flails. That's pretty much all I know Massimo

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Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 3:55 pm
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To my knowledge the Keiler only uses mechanical force to clear a way through a minefield... with the flails on the rotating cylinder it mills a 50 cm deep lane to more or less every type of ground.
As it was produced the Bundeswehr had some troubles to find the needed number (I think only 25 were build) of intact M48 hulls of the one piece type as most of their M48 were already sold or shot up as hard targets...

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Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 8:22 pm Post subject: Re: Munster. Panzermuseum
What do the two pointy thingies on the front do?

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Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 8:43 pm Post subject: Re: Munster. Panzermuseum
I think they transmit power to the cylinder with holding the flails, who is normally stored on the side, but I may be wrong. Massimo

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Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 8:45 pm Post subject: Re: Munster. Panzermuseum
I would think the enemy would run upon sighting this Monster coming at them. I thought the same with the US Army's Hovercraft in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam war.

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Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 5:45 am Post subject: Re: Munster. Panzermuseum
Panther A by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

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Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 6:07 am Post subject: Re: Munster. Panzermuseum
PT-76 by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

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Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 6:43 am Post subject: Re: Munster. Panzermuseum
- Doug_Kibbey What do the two pointy thingies on the front do? Ye, they are part of the "flail drum - system" as Massimo already said its seen in the transport configuration. When in use the drum is in Front ... Jens

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Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 11:57 am Post subject: Re: Munster. Panzermuseum
In the background you can see the area where the Tiger is now located: Pz 38 S by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

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Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 6:31 am Post subject: Re: Munster. Panzermuseum
Pz I A by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

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Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 7:38 am Post subject: Re: Munster. Panzermuseum
Does it rotate on that turntable?

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Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 7:52 am Post subject: Re: Munster. Panzermuseum
Yes, in fact I took plenty of pictures from different angles. See this one from the "pole": Pz I A by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

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