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Wulpenstein [2015-04-21 12:14:18 +0000 UTC]
I wonder. was there any Sherman fireflys over there?
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jcapricorn [2012-06-01 01:35:43 +0000 UTC]
Where's this place?
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warman707 In reply to jcapricorn [2012-06-01 02:23:22 +0000 UTC]
It was at a military base called Camp Roberts in California.
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jcapricorn In reply to warman707 [2012-06-01 02:27:43 +0000 UTC]
Wow that's great !! Is it there in America, are they selling some World War 2 stuffs?
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warman707 In reply to jcapricorn [2012-06-01 16:25:22 +0000 UTC]
It's here in America. And we are always buying and selling WWII stuff over here. haha!
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jcapricorn In reply to warman707 [2012-06-02 01:28:20 +0000 UTC]
Ok, do u also selling Tank Crew gear and 82nd Airborne gear?
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warman707 In reply to jcapricorn [2012-06-02 18:06:23 +0000 UTC]
Me personally? I don't have anything really to sell, since I really only have one of everything right now. But we do have websites that sell all that stuff.
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jcapricorn In reply to warman707 [2012-06-03 08:12:37 +0000 UTC]
so what's the website anyway?
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warman707 In reply to jcapricorn [2012-06-03 09:22:10 +0000 UTC]
A short list of them.
1. At The Front
2. Man The Line
3. WWII Impressions
Those are the main sites I look at so far. Otherwise I mainly buy from stores first hand.
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Rob-Cavanna [2010-06-17 21:52:10 +0000 UTC]
Aalways love this rounded hull shape the most on the Shermans. M4A1s I think...
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Rob-Cavanna In reply to warman707 [2010-06-18 02:38:12 +0000 UTC]
Seems like an awesome event you got into. So much vintage armor in great (and running) condition!
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warman707 In reply to Rob-Cavanna [2010-06-18 03:18:58 +0000 UTC]
Yeah at all the events I attend there is so much history around. It's a very bennificial hobby to get into.
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Rob-Cavanna In reply to warman707 [2010-06-22 00:12:29 +0000 UTC]
If you don't mind my asking, how did you get into this stuff?
It's one thing to see these awesome machine in a demo, something else entirely to engage in a big operation like this, multiple AFVs maneuvering, tossing satchel charge at a halftrack, etc...
Did you have to do some special training?
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Rob-Cavanna In reply to warman707 [2010-06-22 14:55:48 +0000 UTC]
Very impressive stuff! Who is in charge of supplying all of the materiel and AFVs? Is all the armor coming from one collection? Delivered on flatbeds? The logistical issues are like a real military operation... and who pays for GAS? Running just one Sherman for an hour is like running a bunch of Hummers all day!
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warman707 In reply to Rob-Cavanna [2010-06-22 18:54:16 +0000 UTC]
Well the first few reenactments people in your group can help supply you with a uniform and a weapon, but after 2 battles or so they expect you to get your own uniform set up.
But most of the vehicles are personal collection, or from museums. And usually the unit pays for gas with our unit fee and what not. So what ever we put into the group makes the world go round. haha!
And yes all of our military vehicles are delivered to the locations on flat bed trucks...or in this case big rigs. Some people also just tow their jeeps on the back of their own cars or trucks.
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Rob-Cavanna In reply to warman707 [2010-06-22 21:49:25 +0000 UTC]
Wow. Thanks for the info, man. I find this stuff fascinating. It's as close as you can get to history, right? Living it.
Dang... private collection! I want my own Sherman! Oh, yeah. I'll take that over a porche for my mid-life crisis!
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warman707 In reply to Rob-Cavanna [2010-06-24 03:09:21 +0000 UTC]
Yeah man that's what I thought as well. You can only get so much out of a book. But to be there to hear feel and "breath" the history, it's on a whole new level.
And yeah you get used to trailing behind some tanks and AFVs and get that fresh batch of Disel fuel in the morning. haha!
And what would I pick?....hum....tough question. Although I have had more interaction with the Stuart tank, it's a cool little vehicle. But if there was anything else I would choose that isn't really "armored" would have to be a willys jeep. Easier to transport, and a little cheeper on the gas front. haha!
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Rob-Cavanna In reply to warman707 [2010-06-24 13:50:29 +0000 UTC]
Despite being under-gunned and lightly armored, the Stuart was still popular w/ crewmen while it lasted. -Why they called it 'the Honey'. There's a nice one sitting in the middle of my town: [link]
Willys jeep would be much easier to own and maintain. And you could actually use it on a regular basis if you wished.
I can't answer that question at all. Perhaps a nice armored car.
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warman707 In reply to Rob-Cavanna [2010-06-25 15:10:36 +0000 UTC]
Quantity over quality. haha!
Oh and an M8 is a pretty good armored car.
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jinwylie [2009-03-23 05:58:10 +0000 UTC]
Looks like a photo from a mission in South Africa dude that awesome.
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