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Old May 19th, 2008, 05:31 PM
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Keen eye P-D, and after you had me look closer I also noticed one has headlights and the other does not.
Good one Cyberia! I missed the lights!
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This photo is alleged to be of a pre-war experimental American amphibious truck, but that's about all the info I have. Any thoughts?
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For fording rivers perhaps.
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No information on these odd vehicles other than they were captured by the Germans in Poland and pressed into service. Obviously intended for rail, but I've never seen anything like them before.
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Great stuff Cyberia! Try this one for "freak of the week"... This my friends, is a TRACKED submarine with flamethrowers! Yah!


"The “Seeteufel” or “Sea Devil” was a tracked two-man amphibian midget submarine ..."
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BORGWARD SEETEUFEL - Tracked Amphibious Midget Submarine
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Great stuff Cyberia! Try this one for "freak of the week"... This my friends, is a TRACKED submarine with flamethrowers! Yah!


"The “Seeteufel” or “Sea Devil” was a tracked two-man amphibian midget submarine ..."
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BORGWARD SEETEUFEL - Tracked Amphibious Midget Submarine
That is a strange one P-D. Any more info on it?
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That is a strange one P-D. Any more info on it?
There's some really good info on this link to a book. Go to page 197, chapter 18:
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No information on these odd vehicles other than they were captured by the Germans in Poland and pressed into service. Obviously intended for rail, but I've never seen anything like them before.
It seems the guys on board seem to feel the same way.Judging from the expressions on their faces! I'd bet at least one of em sent the picture home for laughs.
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No information on these odd vehicles other than they were captured by the Germans in Poland and pressed into service. Obviously intended for rail, but I've never seen anything like them before.
It seems the guys on board seem to feel the same way.Judging from the expressions on their faces! I'd bet at least one of em sent the picture home for laughs.
If not for the location, I would have swore it was a ride at a fair.
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Sorry, couldn't resist...


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