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Mark in Rochester OT Bonus - American Soldiers... 09-13-2016, 07:05 PM
browningautorifle I have a feeling it was... 09-13-2016, 07:38 PM
gtodan Definitely staged, as most. 09-13-2016, 10:56 PM
CINDERS Definitely no dust clouds... 09-14-2016, 05:22 AM
13Echo Perhaps but the explosion... 09-14-2016, 10:08 AM
Paul S. There doesn't appear to be... 09-14-2016, 10:53 PM
browningautorifle I was going by the gun being... 09-14-2016, 11:36 PM
Sentryduty Exactly, that is a hallmark... 09-15-2016, 10:35 AM
Paul S. That too. 09-15-2016, 02:23 PM
Flying10uk Looks like the track nearest... 09-15-2016, 06:33 PM
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    There doesn't appear to be any track on the left front drive of the tank. I'm guessing it was a knocked out tank and possibly used on the day to field test the bazookas' effectiveness.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Paul S. View Post
    There doesn't appear to be any track on the left front drive
    I was going by the gun being fully depressed...
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    Quote Originally Posted by browningautorifleicon View Post
    I was going by the gun being fully depressed...
    Exactly, that is a hallmark of out of action equipment, that or raised fully skyward. Anything else could be mistake from a distance as still fighting.
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    Quote Originally Posted by browningautorifleicon View Post
    I was going by the gun being fully depressed...
    That too.

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