OT Bonus - T28 Super Heavy Tank

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Originally Posted by Bill Hollinger

an M22 Locust.

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I was showing this to my sweetheart here, told her of course they chose the smallest tank they could to compare. The Sherman is about twice the size of the M22 I think...

Thought I'd add this because of what we just talked about. Just for info sake...Wiki if you can believe what they say... The big one is STILL a monster.

T28 Super Heavy Tank - Wikipedia

M22 Locust - Wikipedia

Kind of suspect it was too heavy for European bridges at 95 tons. The Jagdtiger at 71 tons was like that.

There's a picture around here somewhere of a younger thinner me standing next to this beast at Aberdeen.

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Originally Posted by WarPig1976

There's a picture around here somewhere of a younger thinner me standing next to this beast at Aberdeen.

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Have a look for that one would you? It would be good to see you there...

Imagine it compared against a WWII Japanese Type 94 tankette!

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Originally Posted by Bill Hollinger

Type 94

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It would just roll over it. We had one of those in Camp Borden Ontario on loan I think. What a tiny tank. Mostly for anti personnel it would seem.

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Originally Posted by browningautorifle

It would just roll over it. We had one of those in Camp Borden Ontario on loan I think. What a tiny tank. Mostly for anti personnel it would seem.

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There is one in the grass area in front of the squad bays at Camp San Luis also. I’d compare it size wise to an Chevy S10 Blazer. I’m 6’4” and 260 and I could not even begin to get through the hatch! I think a guy 5’4” 130 might be able to operate it without too much difficulty.