Contributed by: Mark Tucker
Date: January 1998
This series of images was taken in 1998 at Holsworthy Army Base, Sydney Australia.
Centurion 169017 has an interesting history and is one of perhaps only two vehicles surviving with South Vietnam modifications in place. Subsequent to these images being taken, 169017 was relocated north to 1 Brigade in Darwin where it remains on duty as a gate guardian. Continue reading
Contributed by: Mark Tucker
Date: April 2006
This series of images was taken in April 2006 at the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence in Hong Kong. This Museum is well worth a look if in Hong Kong. Continue reading
Contributed by: Ron Puttee & Lindsay Sparkes
Date: January 1996
This series of images was taken in 1996 at Holsworthy Army Base, Sydney Australia.
Centurion 169017 has an interesting history and is one of perhaps only two vehicles surviving with South Vietnam modifications in place. Subsequent to these images being taken, 169017 was relocated north to 1 Brigade in Darwin where it remains on duty as a gate guardian. Continue reading
Contributed by: Ron Puttee & Lindsay Sparkes
Date: January 1996
This series of images was taken in 1996 at Puckapunyal Army Base, Victoria Australia.
Centurion 169031 “Bewildered” is another Centurion with an interesting story. She is currently the gate guardian at Puckapunyal, and was part of the first shipment of Mark 3 vehicles received by the Australian Army in 1951/52, but did not serve in South Vietnam. Continue reading
Contributed by: Ron Puttee & Lindsay Sparkes
Date: January 1996
This series of images was taken in 1996 at the RAAC Memorial and Army Tank Museum, Puckapunyal Victoria, Australia.
Classroom Instructional Mountings (CIMs), as the name implies, were used for training crews in various drills under close supervision in a classroom setting. Continue reading
Date: October 1997
The Raupenschlepper Ost (RSO) was designed and built by Steyr of Austria and built under licence by Graf & Stift (Austria), Auto Union (Germany) and Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz (Germany). It was designed specifically for the Eastern Front and its main purpose was as a gun tractor, but other uses included snow plough, ambulance, anti-tank carrier and amphibian. Continue reading
Date: October 1997
This self propelled mount for the ubiquitous Pak 40 was built on the chassis of the Steyr-designed Raupenschlepper Ost (RSO). 83 vehicles were converted to this version during 1944. Continue reading
Date: September 1997
This series of images was taken in September 1997 at the Musee des Blindes, Saumur, France. Continue reading
Date: April 2006
This series of images was taken in April 2006 at the Melbourne Tank Museum Auction, Melbourne Australia. Continue reading
Contributed by: Leife Hulbert & Peter Hartup
Date: April 2006
This series of images was taken in April 2006 at the Melbourne Tank Museum Auction, Melbourne Australia. Continue reading