From: Joe Scheaffer (jsinvent@charter.net)
Date: Fri Feb 21 2003 - 19:25:33 PST
Me too!!!!!!
Buck & Rami Sharp wrote:
> ill go let me know when
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> Subject: Re: [MV] Found Tanks
>
> > I think we should organize an archeological
> > expedition to go over and get some (tanks). Can
> > use a few weeks away from the old lady. Maybe
> > Bruce can bring his girlfriend.
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> > From: "Ryan M Gill" <rmgill@mindspring.com>
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> > Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 6:06 PM
> > Subject: Re: [MV] Found Tanks
> >
> >
> > > At 5:41 PM -0500 2/21/03, Steve Grammont wrote:
> > > >
> > > >As to the condition, sitting totally encased in
> > mud is actually a good
> > > >thing. No oxygen, which is really needed to
> > cause serious corrosion.
> > >
> > > They should be treated like archealogical digs
> > for the first few
> > > phases of their recovery. The amount of gear,
> > parts, kit and other
> > > stuff in those vehicles should be time capsules.
> > Especially if the
> > > crew only had time to grab key gear before it
> > sunk into the mud. That
> > > PZIII still had it's hull MG. Wow....that's just
> > amazing when you
> > > think about it. Its as close to the "go back in
> > time and grab one
> > > from the motorpool" perfect idea that MV
> > collectors could get.
> > >
> > >
> > > >The ex-WWII battlefields in the East are
> > littered with this stuff. The
> > > >countries realize that they are worth
> > substantial sums of money and are
> > > >therefore eager to find these things.
> > Especially since they are state
> > > >property and that means the money goes right to
> > them.
> > >
> > > I have to wonder if one could locate some
> > Lendlease British and US
> > > gear over there still preserved.
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