Don't know it but possibly based upon a Studebaker T27 or less likely the T18 Boarhound. The wheel spacing favours the T27, but I'm just chancing my arm.
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witchbottles
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we have aa winner!!!
kcole4001
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Looks like a Dalek recovery vehicle!
witchbottles
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I thought it resembles Ferengi tech myself.....
witchbottles
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you're thinking too low.... try counting up a bit more
witchbottles
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Ya call that a boat, d'ya?!?! This here's a boat, mate.... 
Yuri0352
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British L1E3 amphibious light tank.View attachment 4273 Ya call that a boat, d'ya?!?! This here's a boat, mate....
witchbottles
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Actually designated the A4E3 Vickers light amphib tank, but close enough for a 1/2 point
The L1E3 was it's original designation with L for Light Tank. The British at some stage dropped the separate L designation in favour of A (Armoured?) for all AFVs. So you owe Yuri 1/2 point.Actually designated the A4E3 Vickers light amphib tank, but close enough for a 1/2 point
witchbottles
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Everyone took a stab at it and missed it is a T55E1 3" GMC - developed from requirements formed in Dec 1942 after the Kasserine debacle. It mounted a 3" gun capable of APC and HVAP ammunition only (no other types made for it in this gun tube configuration), and a rear arc (well, 270 degree rail mount from 3:00 to 9:00 facings) .50 cal M2 MG with an AA pintle mount (so a 4 FP AAMG with a S/R CA only in ASL terms. Counter back would have that "AAMG: N/A:VCA" annotation.)
Made in response to the PzKpfw IV models and the Tiger I models seeing service in Tunisia in late 42, early 43. It was rejected after trials of the three prototypes showed the M10 and M18 TDs to be better overall vehicles for the role intended. (this guy would be NT - very limited gun traverse).
So 2 points for the stumper and I gotta give 1/2 of one of them to Yuri - net gain 1.5 points for me...
Here's the wiki page for it
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T55E1_Gun_Motor_Carriage
KRL, Jon H
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I was watching the original Thinderbirds series and could of sworn it was from that!
witchbottles
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At least we now know where Hollywood got the chassis for the "moon crawler" you see in all the "B" rate sci-fi movies from the 60's.
witchbottles
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I like this guy - he appeared a better thought out idea than the Lynx. - anyone know if this appears in an ASL counter form already?
Yup, German Vehicle Note 9. Called "Aufklaerer 38(t)" in the notes but was the Aufklärungspanzer 38(t). I don't know if I would describe it as a better thought idea than the Luchs, but it definitely was a more economical vehicle using an obsolete chassis.
witchbottles
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What you think the caliber of that tube on top is ????
WW2 manufacture, never saw combat action in WW2. Did get deployed to Hungary in '56.
Post war!
A BTS, an ARV based on a T-54, could be any of the BTS-1 to BTS-4. I'm inclined to the BTS-4 as it has a snorkel tube mounted. That's the problem with Soviet kit, it might start as a T-54, be converted to a BTS-1, upgraded/rebuilt to BTS-2 and finally to BTS-4. BTS-3 was the Soviet designation of the Czech equivalent, the JVBT.
A BTS, an ARV based on a T-54, could be any of the BTS-1 to BTS-4. I'm inclined to the BTS-4 as it has a snorkel tube mounted. That's the problem with Soviet kit, it might start as a T-54, be converted to a BTS-1, upgraded/rebuilt to BTS-2 and finally to BTS-4. BTS-3 was the Soviet designation of the Czech equivalent, the JVBT.
witchbottles
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the original design was during the war - from a T-44 modified to a BTS-4-44M which is what this is
Hull made in Jan of 45, converted to BTS-4-44M in Dec of 45. . I did a bit of washing on the photo edit to drop out the original ""Google Search" results, which were dead on, and draw up the generic "BTS" result instead. -- ye it is a snorkel.
jrv
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Not sure why they pulled out the drain plug.
JR
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djohannsen
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JR, Vickers Medium Mark 1 chassis?
jrv
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I'm not sure. Did that have a drain plug in the bottom?
edit: further research suggests it was not.
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