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Soviet Tank after 56 years
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although maybe dah lama punya news cam best jee (dapat dari digg.com)
http://www.mil.hiiumaa.ee/2000_09_14_kurtna_T-34-36/
WW-II Trophy tank
14 September 2000, a Komatsu D375A-2 pulled an abandoned tank from its archival tomb under the bottom of a lake near Johvi, Estonia. The Soviet-built T34/76A tank had been resting at the bottom of the lake for 56 years. According to its specifications, it's a 27-tonne machine with a top speed of 53km/h.
From February to September 1944, heavy battles were fought in the narrow, 50 km-wide, Narva front in the northeastern part of Estonia. Over 100,000 men were killed and 300,000 men were wounded there. During battles in the summer of 1944, the tank was captured from the Soviet army and used by the German army. (This is the reason that there are German markings painted on the tank's exterior.) On 19 September 1944, German troops began an organised retreat along the Narva front. It is suspected that the tank was then purposefully driven into the lake, abandoning it when its captors left the area.
At that time, a local boy walking by the lake Kurtna Matasjarv noticed tank tracks leading into the lake, but not coming out anywhere. For two months he saw air bubbles emerging from the lake. This gave him reason to believe that there must be an armoured vehicle at the lake's bottom. A few years ago, he told the story to the leader of the local war history club "Otsing". Together with other club members, Mr Igor Shedunov initiated diving expeditions to the bottom of the lake about a year ago. At the depth of 7 metres they discovered the tank resting under a 3-metre layer of peat.
Enthusiasts from the club, under Mr Shedunov's leadership, decided to pull the tank out. In September 2000 they turned to Mr Aleksander Borovkovthe, manager of the Narva open pit of the stock company AS Eesti Polevkivi, to rent the company's Komatsu D375A-2 bulldozer. Currently used at the pit, the Komatsu dozer was manufactured in 1995, and has 19,000 operating hours without major repairs.
The pulling operation began at 09:00 and was concluded at 15:00, with several technical breaks. The weight of the tank, combined with the travel incline, made a pulling operation that required significant muscle. The D375A-2 handled the operation with power and style. The weight of the fully armed tank was around 30 tons, so the tractive force required to retrieve it was similar. A main requirement for the 68-tonne dozer was to have enough weight to prevent shoe-slip while moving up the hill.
After the tank surfaced, it turned out to be a 'trophy' tank, that had been captured by the German army in the course of the battle at Sinimaed (Blue Hills) about six weeks before it was sunk in the lake. Altogether, 116 shells were found on board. Remarkably, the tank was in good condition, with no rust, and all systems (except the engine) in working condition.
This is a very rare machine, especially considering that it fought both on the Russian and the German sides. Plans are under way to fully restore the tank. It will be displayed at a war history museum, that will be founded at the Gorodenko village on the left bank of the River Narva.
Looking at the two tracked machines, the modern yellow Komatsu dozer is a reminder of how machine technologies have advanced, and the region's prospects of peace and prosperity have brightened.
[ Last edited by zenslack at 15-9-2006 10:35 PM ] |
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serviceable lagi ke....hehehe (just kidding...) |
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Tu tang bold tu...semua in working condition...
Tapi sape la bawak masuk paya tu ye..... |
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depa tak cakap pulak ada jumpa crew punye remains. ataupun askar jerman just campak dlm tasik tu supaya takde sapa boleh guna since minyak sukar didapati. tapi kat bosnia still ada a few t34/75 yg berkhidmat dgn local defence corps. mmg tahan lama produk rusia nih. |
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simpan kat muzium le gamaknye pasnih... :hmm: |
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Originally posted by bzzts at 18-9-2006 11:51 AM
simpan kat muzium le gamaknye pasnih... :hmm:
bzzts lama tak nampak........ :nerd: |
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Originally posted by alphawolf at 18-9-2006 10:05 AM
Tu tang bold tu...semua in working condition...
Tapi sape la bawak masuk paya tu ye.....
Maknanye sistem meriam dia masih boleh berfungsi lagi la ye? |
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56 tahun tanpa karat..hmmm..mmg tahan betul body dia..maknanye sistem meriam dia bleh pakai lagi la..giler ahh |
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Blh tahan lamanyer ... dah terkubur setengah kurun, blh dioperasikan lg. Rasa2nya lah, geng2 Soviet dedulu masih simpan baki keta kebal ni di dlm storage rahsia ker,especially ketika Cold War ngan US dulu? |
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Originally posted by huskers at 18-9-2006 11:48
depa tak cakap pulak ada jumpa crew punye remains. ataupun askar jerman just campak dlm tasik tu supaya takde sapa boleh guna since minyak sukar didapati. tapi kat bosnia still ada a few t34/75 yg ...
T-34/85 bang... |
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Originally posted by Robotech at 18-9-2006 13:51
Blh tahan lamanyer ... dah terkubur setengah kurun, blh dioperasikan lg. Rasa2nya lah, geng2 Soviet dedulu masih simpan baki keta kebal ni di dlm storage rahsia ker,especially ketika Cold War ngan ...
Ada buku aku baca, depa ada simpan IS-3/T-10 sampai tahun 80an...reserve untuk division kategori 'C' |
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besi berkualiti jenis apa tuh... tahan giler... |
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Ada buku aku baca, depa ada simpan IS-3/T-10 sampai tahun 80an...reserve untuk division kategori 'C'
Divisyen kategori C, .... human-wave punya divisyen ker?
Yg seswai jadik 'cannon-fodder' jer? |
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Reply #13 Robotech's post
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Sort-of, kategori C ni kalau tak salah aku untuk front yang musuh tak kuat dan juga bila frontline units dah too stretched out. Mungkin juga sebagai occupying formation. |
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err yup t34/85, yg type t34/76 tu model tamiya aku hehhe. tapi barang dulu mmg robust dan boleh pakai lama. anyway, dekat kepulauan truk pun divers ada jumpa kereta kebal jepun tenggelam bersama kapal transport depa masa kena serang tahun 1944 dulu.tapi yg tu mmg gone case sebab dah lama berendam dlm air masin. tapi mmg nampak cantik sebab byk flora dan fauna tumbuh kat keliling kete kebal tuh. |
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aku rasa jual kati lagi baik |
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tak,ni nak tunjuk betapa reliable nya barang soviet! mmg tahan lasak.. |
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Post time 15-9-2006 10:33 PM
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