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David Fletcher's Bottom 5 Tanks- Domestic (UK) and Foreign

Started by scooter, December 26, 2018, 03:12:18 PM

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David Fletcher's Bottom 5 British tanks
Tank Museum legend and Tank Chat superstar David Fletcher couldn't possibly decide on a Top Five Tanks – so we asked him to pick the five worst!

David Fletcher's Bottom 5 Foreign Tanks
See which countries have fallen under his scathing gaze in his Bottom 5 Foreign Tanks.
The F-106- 26 December 1956 to 8 August 1988
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Nick

That's a wonderful look at how bad tank design could get.
I actually guessed the Covenanter and Black Prince would be in there but the L1E3 I have never heard of, nor seen it as it's hidden in their Reserve Collection.

scooter

Quote from: Nick on December 27, 2018, 02:18:08 AM
That's a wonderful look at how bad tank design could get.
I actually guessed the Covenanter and Black Prince would be in there but the L1E3 I have never heard of, nor seen it as it's hidden in their Reserve Collection.

Makes me think what he'd think of the Ratte, assuming Germany had actually built one and Bovington got their hands on it. :wacko:
The F-106- 26 December 1956 to 8 August 1988
Gone But Not Forgotten

QuoteOh are you from Wales ?? Do you know a fella named Jonah ?? He used to live in whales for a while.
— Groucho Marx

My dA page: Scooternjng

Weaver

I'm not sure whether Lindybeige and David Fletcher have done a video together, but if they havn't, they should. More 'English' in one place than the world can deal with... ;D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSNNNMYmTKQ&list=PLBAEOsdxIbLNtAMjXIAP07n4Fl8rTyks3
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Thorvic

Quote from: Nick on December 27, 2018, 02:18:08 AM
That's a wonderful look at how bad tank design could get.
I actually guessed the Covenanter and Black Prince would be in there but the L1E3 I have never heard of, nor seen it as it's hidden in their Reserve Collection.

The Reserve Collection can be seen from a mezzanine deck in the corner of the building twice a day for an hour, you need a good camera and a set of binoculars to see the stuff at the far end but it is a treasure trove. The L1E3 is down just below the mezzanine deck so is actually viewable.
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Nick

Quote from: Thorvic on December 27, 2018, 04:36:51 AM
Quote from: Nick on December 27, 2018, 02:18:08 AM
That's a wonderful look at how bad tank design could get.
I actually guessed the Covenanter and Black Prince would be in there but the L1E3 I have never heard of, nor seen it as it's hidden in their Reserve Collection.

The Reserve Collection can be seen from a mezzanine deck in the corner of the building twice a day for an hour, you need a good camera and a set of binoculars to see the stuff at the far end but it is a treasure trove. The L1E3 is down just below the mezzanine deck so is actually viewable.

Take a spotlight in there with you too, it's not that well lit!
You really need to know your tanks in that room because there's some rare or unusual stuff hidden away. They had a little diagram in one corner but even that was incorrect after they'd moved some tanks around.

Old Wombat

The man can waffle, can't he. :rolleyes:

Some interesting choices, all reasonable, but there are some others he could have chosen. However, as he said, "If you don't agree, you can keep your opinion to yourself". ;D
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