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Discussion in 'Armor and Armored Fighting Vehicles' started by OpanaPointer, Aug 25, 2015.

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    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    The tank data books were generated by the Proving Grounds personnel and published as a public service. The company is long defunct, so I made copies so they wouldn't be lost.
     
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    Brilliant! I know Ray Merriam offers the old "History of Tanks Volume 1", which has some of the same photos of the early American vehicles, but this is much nicer. I likely will use some of them in For Purpose of Service Test and will be sure to credit you and World War II Resources/HyperWar for it.

    Thanks again!
     
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    BTW, the line drawings of the Tiger I are particularly impressive to me. I've never seen them used in a tank book. (And yeah, I'm a sailor, so...)
     
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    Yeah, the tiger drawings have been used before. Might not be in a generic tank book, but I have certainly seen them in a few Tiger books.
     
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    Good to know the material is out there.
     
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    Oh yes, the Tiger cutaways are very popular.
     
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    Thanks for sharing these, OP. Do you have (access to) any other war-era APG records?

    EDIT: Nevermind, I see where they're from. Poking around the site.
     
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