Furry tanks anyone?

BattlerBritain · Post by **BattlerBritain** » Thu Sep 22, 2011 3:13 pm

Now I know some people go to extraordinary lengths to camouflage their tanks but covering a Libyan T-72 in Camel fur (or is it sheepskin?) in the desert is taking it to extremes!

See if this link works...
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/photos/revolut ... 47019.html

chrisswim · Post by **chrisswim** » Thu Sep 22, 2011 5:32 pm

Great photo, probably cheaper than painting it every few years. Cost of labor and camel hair or sheep skin.....more economical???

voltigeur · Post by **voltigeur** » Thu Sep 22, 2011 6:01 pm

Funny as it looks up close I bet it is a good and effective camo when viewed at a distance.

piersyf · Post by **piersyf** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 5:29 am

It would also be an interesting question to ask whether it keeps the tank warmer or cooler inside; the leather and full fleece could act like ceiling batts, but the heat generated inside would be kept there...

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Mk 1 · Post by **Mk 1** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 5:39 am

We had a flood in our garage once, about mumble mumble BIG NUMBER mumble years ago. I seem to recall some of my GHQ T-72s came out looking about like that.

Who'd 'a' thunk it was a look that would come into style?

Hmmm, rather than T-72s, they may have been "T-74s" per the catalog at that time. In other words T-72M1's from Uralmash, IIRC.