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At 10.01 27/03/00 EST, you wrote:
>In a message dated 3/27/00 4:54:28 AM Pacific Standard Time,
>tcb@hasher.demon.co.uk writes:
>
><< I dont know about "Plastic" MBT's... but didnt Dunlop produce them in
rubber during WW2 ?
>
> Tim
> >>
>Quite true... talk about mileage! lol The rubber tanks were also joined by
>plywood versions mounted over a car or lorry chassis, none of these ploys
was
>ever shown to be effective and I think their careers were pretty short
lived.
>Jack
Mar 28 2000
Yes! Also the Germans in WWII made a lot of them (perhaps of wood) a sort
of sovrastructure mounted on kuebelwagen cars. The purpose was to let the
aircraft recognition believe about a "lot" of tanks available from the
enemy...
However, the British tank I have seen at the TV News last week was NOT a
rubber or dummy, it was a real one... A pity I was too far from the TV set
and by the time I got up and went near it, it was gone...
The speaker said "plastic", however there are very strong polymers which
are very hard to penetrate...
Any info from the British Listers? I am curious to know more (Richard,
Gordon, Nige...)...
Regards and Get Them Rolling!
Raimondo - M.V.P.A. 15878
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