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This Post WW2 forum is intended for asking and discussing reference or historical related issues pertaining to any time after WW2 (1945+) subjects.
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 Subject:  Re: ARMO ASU-85List thread.  
  
 Date:  Jul 4, 2002
 From:  Kurt Laughlin 
"Steve Frost"

> Soviet and Russian Self Propelled Guns and Air Defence Vehicles, Bastion
> Books, listed on avaipress.com. Haven't read the book, have never seen
> it, so I can't comment on quality of information. Some people don't like
> aviapress.com for their ordering/shipping/etc. so I won't get into that.

Many of these Russian books are also available from Armybook.com, as is this
one, but it seems to be of the "Encyclopedia of German Tanks" format which
isn't much help.

> Aren't the PT-76, ASU-85 and ZSU-23-4 hulls all similar? Wasn't one a
> variant of the others? Could a reference on the PT or the ZSU help with
> the lower hull at least?

I think the PT-76 was more distinct from the other two, but not sure.

> Not to be too silly, but can you read Cyrillic? I found this link but
> haven't the foggiest what it says. Appears to list the dimensions of the
> ASU-85 but not sure which are which.

Yup, that's it. Unfortunately, dimensions - without specific indications as
to where they are taken - are next to useless for establishing scale or
accuracy. That fact hasn't prevented others from forging ahead, however. .
.

KL
 
Thread Listing 
  ARMO ASU-85 - S.E. Dimmick - Jul 2, 2002
. . . Re: ARMO ASU-85 - Kurt Laughlin - Jul 3, 2002
. . . . . . Re: ARMO ASU-85 - Steve Frost - Jul 4, 2002
. . . . . . . . . Re: ARMO ASU-85 - Kurt Laughlin - Jul 4, 2002
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: ARMO ASU-85 - Steve Frost - Jul 4, 2002
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: ASU-85 plans - Saul Garcia - Jul 5, 2002
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: ASU-85 plans - Kurt Laughlin - Jul 5, 2002
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: ASU-85 plans - - Jul 24, 2002
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: ASU-85 plans - Kurt Laughlin - Jul 24, 2002
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: ASU-85 plans - - Jul 30, 2002
. . . . . . Re: ARMO ASU-85 - Christophe Jacquemont - Jul 14, 2002
. . . Re: ARMO ASU-85 - Hassan Howard - Jul 5, 2002
. . . . . . Re: ARMO ASU-85 - Kurt Laughlin - Jul 5, 2002
. . . . . . . . . Re: ARMO ASU-85 - Christophe Jacquemont - Jul 6, 2002
. . . . . . Not enough coffee!! - Hassan Howard - Jul 6, 2002
. . . Re: ARMO ASU-85 - Christophe Jacquemont - Aug 4, 2002
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