Gollevainen's quizz of the week (older)
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Re: Gollevainen's quizz of the week
Golly is alive and kicking
...I just got tierd to find out the pics by myself (been done it for over two years now) so I changed the rules so that the one that awnsers correctly is obligated to post the new pic...
Golly is alive and kicking
...I just got tierd to find out the pics by myself (been done it for over two years now) so I changed the rules so that the one that awnsers correctly is obligated to post the new pic...
Turanian
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Re: Gollevainen's quizz of the week
I recognized the AA cannons from my service days, similar ones (35mm) are used by FDF . Some additional googling (t-72 +oerlikon) was required as my information is limited at best.
Moderna seems like a capable modernization of T-72 and looks very impressive. Any info on numbers produced and which countries operate this MBT?
On we go to the next question, here's an easy one for you:
What was this controversial missile and why was it so hotly debated issue?
I recognized the AA cannons from my service days, similar ones (35mm) are used by FDF . Some additional googling (t-72 +oerlikon) was required as my information is limited at best.
Moderna seems like a capable modernization of T-72 and looks very impressive. Any info on numbers produced and which countries operate this MBT?
On we go to the next question, here's an easy one for you:
What was this controversial missile and why was it so hotly debated issue?
Turanian
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Re: Gollevainen's quizz of the week
Spot on zaky and szbd, it is a short range ballistic tactical nuclear missile Pluton on AMX30 chassis. Due to the short range of Pluton it would have been used to strike against invading Soviet forces on German soil. Obviously Germans were not pleased with this and it caused a serious strain on otherwise amicable Franco-German relations.
Pluton was eventually phased out by Hades missile with increased range but the same basic problem remained, targets would still be in Germany, just more to the East. Hades itself was retired in 1996 thus solving the political problem.
The link zaky posted is indeed the one I got the photo from. has many more images on French Tanks and vehicles, a very nice resource indeed.
I think the next turn goes to zaky for identifying the missile first, even though szbd was correct with the second question.
Spot on zaky and szbd, it is a short range ballistic tactical nuclear missile Pluton on AMX30 chassis. Due to the short range of Pluton it would have been used to strike against invading Soviet forces on German soil. Obviously Germans were not pleased with this and it caused a serious strain on otherwise amicable Franco-German relations.
Pluton was eventually phased out by Hades missile with increased range but the same basic problem remained, targets would still be in Germany, just more to the East. Hades itself was retired in 1996 thus solving the political problem.
The link zaky posted is indeed the one I got the photo from. has many more images on French Tanks and vehicles, a very nice resource indeed.
I think the next turn goes to zaky for identifying the missile first, even though szbd was correct with the second question.
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