The Challenger

16/10/2025

Ferdinand self-propelled guns being assembled in the Nibelungenwerk factory near St. Valentin in Austria, 1943. The factory was Germany’s largest and most advanced tank production facility. Its output exceeded 300 tanks a month in the first half of 1944 with over half of all Panzer IV's being produced here. 😟

15/10/2025

Why I joined the Tank Regiment 🤣🤣
Kudos to those that do but no thanks 🤣

14/10/2025

WN 60 (Widerstandsneste 60) a German strongpoint in Normandy. One of three posts in the village of Colleville-sur-Met opposite Omaha beach. The defences included 2x 75mm guns, 1x 20cm anti-aircraft guns, 2x 50mm mortars , 1x R35 tank turret and several flamethrowers.

13/10/2025

My first ever job as a gunner on the Chieftain 😀

13/10/2025

With its Iconic brand Identity Harley-Davidson has become so much more than just a motorcycle manufacturer. As the actor Robert Patrick said "You don’t buy a Harley with your mind, you buy it with your heart and your balls." With a rich history dating back to 1903 Harley-Davidson manufactured more than 88,000 motorcycles for military use between 1941 and '45.

10/10/2025

09/10/2025

A Swiss Panzer 87 (Leopard2A4). Production first started in Germany (35 vehicles), but in 1987, it moved to Thun in Switzerland where a further 345 more vehicles were built between 1987 and 1993. The Swiss Panzer 87 featured a number of differences to its German counterpart including a somewhat different turret rear (slightly different shape, added camouflage net stowage box)
and different machineguns (Swiss 7.5mm MG 87) 😃

08/10/2025

07/10/2025

The Sniper-Military history has shown that a single sniper in the right place at the right time can change the course of battle.
During WWII Simo Häyhä a Finish sniper (Nicknamed the White Death) had at least 505 confirmed kills. He didn’t use a scope for his rifle so that the reflection would not give him away and would put snow in his mouth to mask his warm breath. He was eventually shot in the face with an explosive bullet but survived. When asked how did he get so good, he said “Practice”.
He passed away in 2002 aged 96
Video-Todays Sniper from the "Rifles" the British Army’s largest infantry regiment

07/10/2025

Polish Leopard 2A5's taking part in some driver training.😃
The main armament is often placed over the back decks during driver training (in the Gun Clamp -Travel Lock I believe the Americans refer to it as) for several reasons but in the main it means the commander can fully concentrate on the "driver" and his instruction and not be concerned about where the turret (and gun) are placed.
Video from 2016 in Zagan,Polan

06/10/2025

At last the kids allowed me to choose one for the bathroom 😍

05/10/2025