Tank salvage yard in Iraq.

[Lonesome715]

This is a tank yard here in Mosul. There are a lot of cool relics out here. I even found some old soviet equipment with GM engines. I am a little confused on that one. Sadly, there is also some mangled U.S. equipment in the same yard. I have not included those photographs for obvious reasons. Well, enjoy.

 

[Lonesome715]

Some more

 

[Lonesome715]

I'll post some more later. Right now I have to get to the chow hall.

 

[ARMYMAN30YearsPlus]

Are you in Mosul? It looks kinda familar. The site of the big shoot in Kuwait has all the vehicles we toasted on the highway of death piled up in the desert really creepy to look over it and it won't take long before the Kuwaiti police are there chasing you out.

 

[MilitaryRestoration]

man I would love to be in that yard... or have any one of those... :-/ one day, one day.... i will have a tank hehe it is my goal.!

 

[Lonesome715]

Are you in Mosul? It looks kinda familar. The site of the big shoot in Kuwait has all the vehicles we toasted on the highway of death piled up in the desert really creepy to look over it and it won't take long before the Kuwaiti police are there chasing you out.

Yep, I am at H-2 and the yard is located across the street at H-4. I have some photographs from Anacanda where they store the recent vehicles like that. It is brings a feeling of sorrow over you just to walk through the lines of vehicle. I cannot help but wonder how many Americans died in those vehicles.

I would like to see that in Kuwait. It would be interesting to see the history I have read about.

 

[Lonesome715]

man I would love to be in that yard... or have any one of those... :-/ one day, one day.... i will have a tank hehe it is my goal.!

I'll try and send a piece at a time home for you.

 

[Lonesome715]

I think this is the rest...

 

[Lonesome715]

Oops, ran out of room. Here are the final few.

 

[Lonesome715]

Here are a few I put in another thread.

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&p=275135#275135

 

[Lonesome715]

I have seen that here. Some local nationals were working here on base and got fired. One guy declined the ride home and got kidnapped outside the gates.

 

[Lonesome715]

I found some more I have taken.

 

[Lonesome715]

I meant to post this one.

 

[fusn]

taji has loads of armor regret not having a camera

 

[Lonesome715]

I heard they have a shop their that gets them running again.

 

[BKubu]

Very cool. Thanks for sharing. The Soviet truck...either a Kraz or a Ural, but I think it is the former...looks like it could be a runner with some maintenance. Pretty cool!

 

[Lonesome715]

There are a few out there. That one is in the best shape but the whole interior has been stripped.

 

[kcimb]

That one unknown tank..I think it's a BTR-50/Czech OT-62 with possibly some specialy equipment added.


ETA: Some kind of t-54/55 variant..engineering/recovery vehicle. Gap between the 1st and second roadwheels.

 

[Lonesome715]

I figured it was a recovery vehicle. But I do not know the names of them.

 

[kcimb]

I figured it was a recovery vehicle. But I do not know the names of them.

I beleive it's the VT-55A.

At MOS school we had to identify enemy combat vehicles like the t-55, t-62, BMP1/2, BRDM1/2, Helicopters, etc.