This is a Chieftain Mk.5 originally delivered to Iran and captured by Iraq in the 1980s during the Iran-Iraq war. The photo wouldn’t be that strange, only – it’s from last year from Basra. The Iraqi actually repaired it with the intention to use it in battle along with some more obsolete vehicles such as the AMX-10P IFV. What became of it is unknown.
hi SS, good work as usual ;) Was wondering what do u think about the new WoT marathon (T25 pilot) concept@purpose? It looks much easier compared to previous marathons (all remember that dmg @ kills grinding for each nation, full month of “suffering” ), i must say it rly has surprised me (after 3+ years with WoT)..
I don’t follow WoT events much, but it seems like a pretty standard and pretty easy event to me. WG can afford to be generous after all :)
SilentStalker any idea on what is behind the Chieftain? looks like a german gun, WWII tank or towed anti-tank?
Aye. That’s a quite rare thing as well – it’s the Chinese 152mm Type 83 artillery gun. It was ever exported to one country – Iraq – and was only produced in small numbers.
Eh, it looks more like an M36 Jackson’s gun barrel if you ask me. Which makes sense given both it and the Chieftain would have been captured from Iran.