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Turret of Vanatorul de Care R-35/45| miro |
Posted: August 29, 2006 06:20 pm
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Soldat  Group: Members Posts: 35 Member No.: 848 Joined: March 14, 2006  |
Maybe You will be interested - in private collection in Slovakia is last remaining turret (as far as I know) of this Romanian vehicle:
http://dufi.wargames.sk/MiG/index.php?curr...77-7757_IMG.JPG |
 
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| mihnea |
 Posted: August 29, 2006 07:10 pm
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 Capitan  Group: Members Posts: 682 Member No.: 679 Joined: September 26, 2005 |
I can't believe my eyes... It still has the markings on, the yellow stripe.
Do you know were this extremely rare piece is located or were was it found? Can it be visited? |
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| miro |
Posted: August 29, 2006 07:31 pm
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Soldat Group: Members Posts: 35 Member No.: 848 Joined: March 14, 2006 |
I have very few info right now. I found it by chance on one Slovak military forum. It is somewhere near Levice, where Romanian soldiers crossed river Hron in 1945. I will try to find more about it. |
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| miro |
Posted: September 04, 2006 03:48 pm
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Soldat Group: Members Posts: 35 Member No.: 848 Joined: March 14, 2006 |
I found contact to owner of this turret, so I will ask directly him about the origin of this rare piece. So far I have one good message - it can be visited freely at his yard.
So, are You going to visit Slovakia?  |
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| Victor |
Posted: September 04, 2006 07:16 pm
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 Admin  Group: Admin Posts: 4350 Member No.: 3 Joined: February 11, 2003 |
The 2nd Tank Regiment lost several R-35s in the initial fighting after crossing the Hron at Dol. Pial. This turret can belong to one of them.
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| miro |
Posted: September 05, 2006 07:30 am
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Soldat Group: Members Posts: 35 Member No.: 848 Joined: March 14, 2006 |
Yes, I read here in Slovakia, that during the operations between rivers Hron and Nitra, there were 8 Renaults destroyed and 2 damaged. I am curious, where exactly this one was found. I already asked the owner via e-mail, but so far without response. |
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| mihnea |
Posted: September 06, 2006 06:26 pm
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Capitan Group: Members Posts: 682 Member No.: 679 Joined: September 26, 2005 |
Hopefully next year I will make a visit to Slovakia, Levice is close enough to Banska-Bystrica, where I heard that there is a nice liberation museum. Could you ask the owner of the turret if he has some better photos of it, it would be nice to see them as there are very few details of the gun extension.
I found the same info in the book “Third Axis Fourth Ally” written by Mark Axworthy unfortunately I don’t think that the statistic differentiates between R-35 and R-35/45 and some of those 10 tanks are R-35/45. This post has been edited by mihnea on November 22, 2006 09:34 pm |
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| Messerschmitt |
Posted: October 25, 2006 04:56 am
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 Sergent major  Group: Members Posts: 241 Member No.: 975 Joined: June 27, 2006 |
i don`t understand why does this guy have a torpedo, a R-35/45 turret, some tank ammunition and rusty helmets but at least he could keep them in a better condition as an honour!
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| Cristian |
Posted: October 25, 2006 05:28 am
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Plutonier  Group: Members Posts: 250 Member No.: 415 Joined: December 10, 2004 |
Maybe he must go to work!
 http://dufi.wargames.sk/MiG/index.php?page...006&startFrom=0 For most people , those things are scrap metal, is a good thing the guy kept them as they are,even in such conditions |
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| New Connaught Ranger |
Posted: October 25, 2006 07:13 pm
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 Colonel  Group: Members Posts: 941 Member No.: 770 Joined: January 03, 2006 |
Hallo Messerschmitt The "torpedo" is in fact a bomb, look closely at the fixng brackets to mount it in a bomb bay or under the wings, the design of the fins look something like the rear of a torpedo but there is no propellor, as is apparent on the next picture. http://dufi.wargames.sk/MiG/index.php?page...77-7758_IMG.JPG to see more pictures click on the [ ďalší obrázok ] button, looks like a re-enactment group were there to give a display as well Kevin in Deva |
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| Messerschmitt |
Posted: October 26, 2006 04:55 am
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Sergent major Group: Members Posts: 241 Member No.: 975 Joined: June 27, 2006 |
hmmmm...
 i wonder if that engine is from a tank  |
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| Messerschmitt |
Posted: November 03, 2006 07:17 am
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Sergent major Group: Members Posts: 241 Member No.: 975 Joined: June 27, 2006 |
Maybe,but for some people this things are pure gold so he could sell them to the collectors |
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| mihai |
Posted: November 11, 2006 12:52 pm
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 Sublocotenent  Group: Members Posts: 450 Member No.: 30 Joined: July 08, 2003 |
Yes,This is pure gold for histrical reserchers of this topices! Mihai |
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| chisi |
Posted: November 11, 2006 02:37 pm
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Fruntas  Group: Members Posts: 74 Member No.: 429 Joined: December 21, 2004 |
I wonder if in some romanian military Museum exists VdC R35...
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| nox |
Posted: December 30, 2006 11:19 am
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Fruntas Group: Members Posts: 92 Member No.: 642 Joined: August 07, 2005 |
the other side
 I would like to see other sides  This post has been edited by nox on July 26, 2008 09:34 pm |
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