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Frontlines
Happy New Year
Our new Tank Museum column aims to give readers a ‘behind the scenes’ view of the world-renowned facility
TANK MUSEUM
I am sure
you noticed
that we snuck in a Tank
Museum ‘Behind the
Scenes’ column in the last
issue (CMV December
2021). There is a second
this month on page 78,
and hopefully many more
going forward. Penned
by the museum’s head of
marketing Nik Wyness,
the aim of the column is
to give readers an insight
into the inner workings
of the museum such as
what’s in the workshop,
new exhibits being set up
or shows and events that
are being planned for. The
Tank Museum is a huge
asset to the UK and a
massive source of interest
to classic military vehicle
enthusiasts, so we’re keen
to support the facility where
we can and hope you’ll find
the content enjoyable and
informative.
This month we feature
an article on a new event
– Tracks and Trade (T&T)
– scheduled for May in
the Netherlands. The
brainchild of Ivo Rigter (Snr)
of BAIV, the aim of T&T is
to provide a platform that
unites buyers and sellers of
classic military vehicles in a
‘one-stop shop’ by selling
vehicles that have been
verified by technical and
historical experts in addition
to offering tailored, high
end restoration solutions.
With the ever-increasing
prices of classic military
vehicles, many of which can
run into six-figure sums or
more, purchasing one can
be a daunting prospect.
In the past year we’ve
featured news stories on a
few deals which have been
questioned or ended in the
law courts and I suspect
that, as the value of classic
military vehicles continue
to rise, we will probably see
more unscrupulous sellers
trying to take advantage of
unaware buyers. CMV will in
the coming months report
on the build up to T&T 2022
and will also cover the event
when it takes place.
With this being our January
issue, we’d like to wish
you all the best for the year
ahead and look forward
to seeing you at a full
complement of military
shows and events this
year. Enjoy the read and,
as always, your feedback is
appreciated.
EDITOR
ANDREW STONE
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Features
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Code Blue
1955 M38A1 is a real-life time capsule
words and pictures
CMV Correspondent
2022
Tracks and Trade
new platform to be launched
later this year aims to make
the sale, restoration, and
transportation of classic
military vehicles much easier for
potential buyers and sellers.
The concept for Tracks and Trade was
A new event aims to unite
buyers and sellers of
classic military vehicles
in a ‘one-stop-shop’
by selling vehicles that
have been verified by
technical and historical
experts in addition to
offering tailored, high-end
restoration solutions
Tracks and Trade will take place in May in
combination with Militracks
BAIV
A
started by Netherlands-based restoration
company BAIV (British American Infantry
Vehicles) in 2020 when it reached out to
individual collectors and curators from
museums around the world.
Talks were held to take the 'trade and
sale' of historic armoured military vehicles
to a new level, the idea to make it a
safer and easier proposition for those
involved. The event will allow those in
attendance to not only purchase a classic
military vehicle, safe in the knowledge
that its provenance is sound, but also
offer possible restoration solutions
‘The point of the Tracks and Trade
event is to give like-minded
people from all over the world the
opportunity to meet’
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Tracks & Trade 2022
Event aims to unite buyers and sellers of MVs
in ‘one-stop shop’
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Destination:
Russian Road Trip Part 2
James Kinnear takes us deeper into the land
of the tsars
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The Wiesel
The Bundeswehr’s diminutive
Airborne Battle Wagon
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Military Muscle
The versatile Leyland DAF DROPS
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Panzer Power
Craig Moore chats to the team behind
restoration of rare Panzer I Ausf.A
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A Special Minerva
Rare Belgium Army vehicle finds home in UK
TheChurchillMarkIV
words
David Fletcher
pictures
archive
David Fletcher
looks at the
development of the World War
Two tank
hen the Churchill Mark IV with the
cast turret and six-pounder gun
appeared it became probably the
definitive model of the early Churchill
tank. Some 1,600 were built of which 160
mounted the 95mm close support howitzer and
were classed as Mark V.
It came about thus; when the six-pounder gun was
first made available it was mounted, against a lot of
well-meant advice, in a box-shaped, welded turret.
Although the welds themselves stood up well to anti-
tank fire and the turret didn’t fall to bits, as many
had predicted, the armour plate itself gave trouble.
This was in the form of flaking, where chunks of
metal broke off the inside surfaces under impact
and became a danger to the crew. A cast turret for
the Churchill had been suggested back in January
1942 but was rejected on account of weight.
Likewise, a riveted turret was recommended as an
alternative to welding but that would have meant a
delay in production because spare riveters were not
available at that time, so welding it had to be.
Now the Iron and Steel Control Board announced
that it was unable to produce armour plate that
would not flake and to make matters worse,
subsequently announced that the supply of armour
plate suitable for welding was running out.
So in a sense, those who built Churchill tanks were
right back where they started. To be fair the Iron
and Steel Control Board did make an alternative
suggestion, this was to build a turret from welded,
unarmoured plate (which wouldn’t flake) and to
clad it with panels of armour plate bolted onto the
outside, but this was rejected and it isn’t quite clear
why. This technique was adopted for the Cromwell
(A27) series of Cruiser tanks and was perfectly
acceptable.
Ultimately a cast turret was the only version that
could be adopted but Britain had improved casting
technique due to US influence, and although it
was heavier this weight would be added to other
improvements making the Mark IV, at 39 tons, still
acceptable.
Early versions of the Churchill IV mounted the Mark
3 version of the six-pounder gun but later the longer
Mark 5 was adopted. Britain and indeed all tank
‘Chunks of metal broke off the
inside surfaces under impact and
became a danger to the crew’
A Churchill V, armed with a 95mm howitzer and watched by
sceptical Australians wades through the mud on Papua, New
Guinea. It was nicknamed ‘The Stork’
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The Churchill Mark IV
David Fletcher on the development of the
World War Two tank
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What a truck!
African adventures with an ex-military
Chevrolet K25
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Buffalo Update
Latest on the Crowland LVT-4
COVER IMAGE:
Code Blue, a 1955 M38A1
belonging to Timothy Slawson.
TIMOTHY SLAWSON
A Wiesel Mk1 TOW emerges from the belly of a CH-53 Helicopter. For more see page 38.
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Classic Military Vehicle
Issue 248
January 2022
Contents
Regulars
Gear
De-
Guide
greaser
The Swarfega Jizer aerosol spray is a powerful,
non-flammable degreasing solvent that removes
oil, grease, carbon, tar, waxes and bitumen
from machinery and components. Ideal for use
on grubby engine bays and other mechanical
parts.
Available from www.machinemart.
co.uk for £7.19
This top-loading 80 litre
German Army Bergen
features five separate
compartments including
two detachable
side pockets, one
main flap covered
compartment and a
large zip-fastening
pocket inside the
top flap, secured
onto the pack with
two quick-release
buckles.
Available
from www.
military1st.co.uk
for £86.95
Licence
toChill
These freezable bullet-shaped moulds
are made of stainless steel and come in a
pack of four with a handy storage pouch.
A fun way to keep your drink cool without
having to worry about diluting it.
Available from
https://shop.
nam.ac.uk for
£29.99
A selection of tools,
equipment and gadgets
from around the world
MountainBag
Time
Out
Home
These quartz wall
heaters are ideal for
domestic or trade use.
They are IP24 rated
so can also be used
outside as a patio
heater if protected from
direct exposure to rain.
Available from www.
machinemart.co.uk
for £50.39
This watch is inspired by the ‘Dirty Dozen’
collection of watches worn by armed forces
personnel in World War Two. It features a classic
black dial, Arabic numerals, luminous hour and
minute hands and a canvas strap.
Available
from www.poppyshop.org.uk for £29.99
This black ink pen from the Tank Museum features a ‘floating’ Tiger
131 that moves down the pen as you write.
Available from https://
tankmuseumshop.org/ for £3.5
Drink
Scale
Model
Bottle
Show your support for the Royal British Legion
with this fantastic drinks bottle made from
stainless steel. It features the Royal British
Legion’s logo on its front, can hold 500ml and is
suitable for both hot and cold drinks.
Available
from www.poppyshop.org.uk for £19.99
This 1/35 scale model M109A7 Paladin Self Propelled Gun from Panda
features photo-etched parts and decals, workable metal tracks and a
choice of the commander’s weapon system.
Available from https://tankmuseumshop.org/ for £49.99
Heating
PoppyCandle
This field poppy fine china
candle has been designed
exclusively for the National
Army Museum. The scent
is light, fresh and floral.
The high-quality wax melts
and burns evenly as used.
Available from https://
shop.nam.ac.uk for £15
PantherTank
Germany’s Panther tank was produced from January 1943 through
April 1945, with a total of 5,796 vehicles. Each World of Tanks die-cast
model includes a content code
for new and existing players.
Available from https://uk.
corgi.co.uk/ for £8.99
Power
Light
The Inova X2 Flashlight
is powered by two AA alkaline
batteries and its patented optical system,
precision machined aluminium reflector with
thermal management interface provides superior
light projection. Its beam can be seen in the
dark up to two miles.
Available from www.
military1st.co.uk for £50
TigerPen
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Gear Guide
Gadgets and gifts for military enthusiasts
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News & Letters
Military news and views
19
Military Vehicle Market
Nigel Hay on the military vehicle scene
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Books
Four new releases for your military library
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Collectable Books
War Diary
26
Events List
Key dates for military shows and events
76
Workshop
Buying a Jeep
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Behind the Scenes
With the Bovington Tank Museum
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Moore’s
Manoeuvres
Craig Moore’s
military world
Moore’s
Manoeuvres
he Kubinka Tank Museum is
a75-minute drive to the west
of Moscow. The facility caused
a storm of comments after
photographs were released recently of a
Maus tank featuring its new historically
correct camouflage paint scheme.
Many people do not like it as it looks wrong.
The turret has a distinctive pattern of olive-
green and red-brown paint stripes, swirls and
blotches over a base layer of Dunkelgelb dark
sandy yellow. The hull is very different. It has
large brown wiggly stripes over a base layer
of Dunkelgelb dark sandy yellow.
The museum staff have highlighted
weapons damage to the hull by painting it
scarlet red. The Maus did not see combat
but may have been used for target practice
by Soviet troops.
The new camouflage paint scheme
highlights the fact that the turret came from
a different vehicle. It is intended to shock
visitors and to make them ask the question:
“Why is the turret painted completely
different to the hull?” The simple application
of paint has become an educational tool.
Only two prototype Panzerkampfwagen
VIII Maus (mouse) heavy tanks were built,
words Craig Moore pictures as credited
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The Maus paint job
Craig Moore
discusses the
colour scheme of a Maus tank
although 141 were ordered. They were
named V1 and V2. The turret was to mount
two guns side by side: 7.5 cm KwK 44
L/36.5 gun and the more powerful 12.8 cm
KwK 44 L/55 gun.
The V1 Maus prototype received a mock
weighted turret to enable cross-country field
trials to proceed without having to wait for
the finished turret. The V2 Maus prototype
was fitted with the first completed turret.
The tank’s armour was extremely thick,
ranging from 180mm on the hull sides and
rear to 220mm on the frontal part of the turret.
The roof armour was 220mm thick to cope
with Soviet Airforce Il-2 Sturmovik air attacks.
The power-to-weight ratio was so poor
that the design speed of 20km/h was never
achieved. In ideal conditions, the Maus could
reach 13km/h. The tracks were very wide,
(1.10m) to help decrease ground pressure.
As Soviet forces neared the tank proving
grounds, the Germans decided to blow
the two prototypes up so they did not
fall into enemy hands. The hull on the V2
prototype was destroyed, but the hull of the
V1 remained mainly intact as the explosives
failed to explode properly.
The Soviets placed the three-tone painted
turret from the V2 prototype onto the two-tone
painted V1 hull to conduct tests after the war
before it was put on display in the Kubinka
Tank Museum. If ever you get the chance to
visit the museum, make sure you take a look at
the Maus, it is an impressive tank.
‘The power-to-weight ratio was so poor
that the design speed of 20km/h was
never achieved’
ABOVE:
This was the rear of the Maus,
painted in the previous paint scheme
CRAIG MOORE
TOP:
This is the Maus tank on display at the
Kubinka Tank Museum with its new paint
scheme
YURI PASHOLOK
RIGHT:
Ahis was the previous paint scheme
applied to the Maus tank. I took this
photograph in 2016
CRAIG MOORE
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