Pz.Kpfw38(t) from 1969?

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Pz.Kpfw38(t) from 1969?

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Post by Erik E » 11 Mar 2003, 01:20

Looks like this turret came straight from Woodstock........

Don`t know if I should :D or :cry:
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Post by Korbius » 11 Mar 2003, 01:29

Hi Erik, is that part of a fortification bunker, or was the turret just discarded in that place and spraypainted too?
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Post by Erik E » 11 Mar 2003, 01:33

It is a part of a fortification!
The next turrets are ca 100 meters in each direction, forming the second line of "Landfront Stavanger"

This photo is from the turret 100 meters westwards, the way I like them best :D

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Post by Korbius » 11 Mar 2003, 01:35

Thanks again for sharing the info and these great images with us :D
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Post by Erik E » 11 Mar 2003, 01:39

I`m looking forward to your searches too! :D

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Post by Daniel L » 11 Mar 2003, 01:50

Very nice pictures Erik. It must have been Späte's groundcrew that has been there. :D

Best regards/ Daniel
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Post by Christian Ankerstjerne » 11 Mar 2003, 01:51

It's the work of the Red Baron! :P

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Post by Redbaron1908 » 12 Mar 2003, 00:44

Christian Ankerstjerne wrote:It's the work of the Red Baron! :P

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Very funny :lol: thanks for the intresting pictures Erik
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Post by Andy H » 12 Mar 2003, 02:50

Hi Eric

Most pics I've seen of these the turret hatch seems to be welded shut, but on the 2 pics above they are open. What was inside and was any of the original fixings still in situ?

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Post by Erik E » 13 Mar 2003, 21:39

Hallo Andy!

None of the hatches I have seen has been welded!
I have probably visited 20 turrets, and none of them ar closed this way.....

Most of the interior is gone. On a few examples some parts are still in place, but very rusty!
The turret once was equipped exactly like it was on the tank!

Here is a few interior shots.
2 from PzKpfw 38(t) and one from a PzII turret
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Post by Korbius » 13 Mar 2003, 21:52

Hi Erik, how did the gunners inside the turrets turn them, was it manual or with some kind of battery?
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Post by Erik E » 13 Mar 2003, 22:08

It was only done manually!
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Post by Redbaron1908 » 14 Mar 2003, 00:39

Erik who defended these forticications only the germans or did the Norwegians(sp) also use them
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Post by Erik E » 14 Mar 2003, 21:45

I`m not sure what you mean with (sp) ???

Most of them were built in 1943 by the Germans.

After the war, some of them were sold as scrap, but most of them remained in the Norwegian army. I don`t know how long they were operational, but I guess most of them were unarmed in 1946-48......

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Post by Redbaron1908 » 15 Mar 2003, 00:19

Erik by (sp ) I meant spelling I did not know if I was spelling that word correctly and thanks for the info I was not sure if they were just left alone after the war
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