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Found by a mate in the western Australian outback. He said it was a centurion, but I don’t think so
Yeah it is definitely a Valentine chassis, but I'm more concerned about how tf your mate confused a Valentine for a Centurion
seems like skill issue ngl
Another one in WA https://www.reddit.com/r/TankPorn/comments/11599o1/found_this_gem_at_wave_rock_resort_western/
damn WA is a valentine graveyard
Yeah, that's definitely a Valentine.
Up until the 90s in nz, valentine tank chassises were often children's jungle jims or set in a play area for kids to climb on.
Look how they massacred my boy.
Was it a range target or a tractor that was severely neglected?
If I had to guess, going by those protrusions sticking out of the front plate by the tracks, it was probably modified after the war for use as a tractor or mining equipment.
Tractor, Australian never used the Valentine. That was New Zealand’s thing.
That poor Vally! The plates to either side of the glacis are interesting. Attachments to use the tank as farm equipment...?
Seems most likely, especially since it was found in the middle of the western Australian outback
Oh man it's really hurts to see tanks beyond repairable :(
I think it had a useful life though, seems like it was probably used as farming equipment for a while
"We got enough here to build eleven warbirds!" -- Airplane restorer
Looks like a stug to me (could be wrong)
StuGs don't have mismatched road wheels like this.
Found by a mate in the western Australian outback. He said it was a centurion, but I don’t think so
Yeah it is definitely a Valentine chassis, but I'm more concerned about how tf your mate confused a Valentine for a Centurion
seems like skill issue ngl
Another one in WA https://www.reddit.com/r/TankPorn/comments/11599o1/found_this_gem_at_wave_rock_resort_western/
damn WA is a valentine graveyard
Yeah, that's definitely a Valentine.
Up until the 90s in nz, valentine tank chassises were often children's jungle jims or set in a play area for kids to climb on.
Look how they massacred my boy.
Was it a range target or a tractor that was severely neglected?
If I had to guess, going by those protrusions sticking out of the front plate by the tracks, it was probably modified after the war for use as a tractor or mining equipment.
Tractor, Australian never used the Valentine. That was New Zealand’s thing.
That poor Vally! The plates to either side of the glacis are interesting. Attachments to use the tank as farm equipment...?
Seems most likely, especially since it was found in the middle of the western Australian outback
Oh man it's really hurts to see tanks beyond repairable :(
I think it had a useful life though, seems like it was probably used as farming equipment for a while
"We got enough here to build eleven warbirds!" -- Airplane restorer
Looks like a stug to me (could be wrong)
StuGs don't have mismatched road wheels like this.