Looks really fun!
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They didn’t. The guide was just going through the different things they have for display. The Twin 37 was never talked about.
Ok, my bad then.
He said twin 37mm when referring to the Japanese twin 25mm gun.
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Which is not in the museum. I am also aware of what he said.
The Fort Sill Air Defense Artillery Museum is finally operational then, after years of silence?
Some of the rarest air defense vehicles and weapons in the entire world are located here and the U.S. Army decides to gatekeep it as a “training facility” like they do with many of their other historical collections.
At least private reservations are available I guess
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77mm of pen as of the 30mm currently in game. RIP shermans
It’s private and it makes sense why.
I really, really like this one.
Does it? I can understand keeping old Soviet weaponry hidden away for training as most of it is still in service elsewhere, but war trophies from WW2 are hardly of any strategical value nowadays.
And the thing about this issue is that it seems to be entirely Army-driven, as the Air Force proudly displays its collection in large museums across the country such as those in Ohio and Washington D.C.
Even more so, when you look outwards, you will see that most other nations like Russia, China, the UK, Canada, France, and many more are quick to build dedicated public museums for their fleets. I don’t think I’m unjust in thinking the U.S. Army’s treatment of captured vehicles is disappointing at best.
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If you publicly allowed civilians onto an active military base, you are playing a game of cards cause what stops some person who has ill intention from possibly causing harm. People always find a way. Another thing is, the potential risk of all of these relics being destroyed and not many or only 1 remain in existence.
Also, would cost a lot of money to keep the doors constantly open. Every country has museums closed off from the public, ex, The Active Japanese military base with the Type-3 Chi-Nu.
That said, its not 24/7 closed to the public, its more like limited access to the public.
My point is that while the U.S. Army currently uses their bases to store all these vehicles such as the Armor and Cavalry Collection in Fort Moore and the Army Ordnance Training Support Facility in Fort Gregg-Adams, I would much prefer if they were offbase museums like the aforementioned government/military operated ones that already exist for the Air Force where there is no risk of security issues. I am not suggesting that they open up the bases for public visitation.
You could say this about literally any museum/publically visible historical collection.
Same with any private or public museum. For example we see large private collections like those of the National Museum of Military Vehicles in Wyoming or the American Heritage Museum in Massachusetts not only manage to keep their doors open, but work on additional restorations to put on display.
And for a Government-owned military museum such as ones that already exist all over the globe, you can imagine that the additional funding will be quite useful until operations reach their full capacity.
And yet their is an even greater amount that are open, not to mention a majority of these closed off museums you speak of are not filled to the brim with rare tanks from almost 80 years ago like Panthers, Tigers, Jagdtigers, StuGs, Elefants, and so on.
I see your point, but the Japanese value their military history in different ways than the rest of the world, and so they are generally more secluded when it comes to historical equipment that they have built or operated. I do hope that this attitude will eventually shift with the eventual construction of the private National Defense Technology museum, but until then, it’s a bit unfair to compare it to the U.S.'s attitude of historical war machine rememberance.
When it comes to their modern military, however, they are quite enthusiastic to demonstrate it to their citizens as evidenced by the JGSDF Public Information Center containing almost entirely prototypes of active in-service vehicles, and the many, many open house periods and demonstrations they hold yearround that many of the photos we know today are a product of.
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Very sad that the armor collection at Fort Benning isn’t open to the public. It has a lot of stuff like XM803/MBT-70, XM-1, T30, and a lot of other stuff
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me want more truck
It’s basically a Sd.Kfz 6/2 but with a Flakpanzer I cannon on steroids. We should make it foldered along with the 6/2.
Its a full all wheel truck, it will be better than the Sd.Kfz.6.
In terms of mobility I assume? I mean, if you call it a light (armored) tank, then we can finally have something other than the Puma for scouting.
Personally, I think it would be best to remove the better AP shells from this vehicle and place it at a BR where the gun will be most balanced against aircraft.
I say this because I think the Bergepanzer 38t mounting the same gun would be a better pick for a scouting vehicle with full anti-tank capabilities.
So it will end up like the sd.kfz. 222?
Well the Sd.Kfz.222 does get the HVAP from the Panzer IIs, and as a result it’s uptiered much past it’s AA capabilities (although it never should’ve been an SPAA to begin with).
With the Steyr 3cm in this suggestion, I am hoping to see the opposite. It won’t be 2.0 of course, but I hope that it will be notably lower in BR than the Bergepanzer 38t so that I may play it as a proper AA vehicle.