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| Subject: | Re: ARMO ASU-85 |  |
| Date: | Jul 4, 2002 |
| From: | Steve Frost | |
Seems this beasty is much like the SU-76 series of vehicles. Many of
them made, many used, little to no information available to the
history/model buffs. Foo...
Maybe the Tankograd Gazette will do something on this vehicle soon. I
don't think they have yet, but it would seem almost a natural for them.
Good luck,
Steve
reply-to:sofrost@mindspring.com
Kurt Laughlin wrote:
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> "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 |
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 | 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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