Brazos Evil Empire: February 2015

Friday, February 27, 2015

Leonard Nimoy, Spock of ‘Star Trek,’ Dies at 83

A great loss to us fans, an iconic actor and man of many
other accomplishments. We'll not see his like again....
Leonard Nimoy

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Tanker's Tuesday: TAM Main Battle Tank

The Tanque Argentino Mediano ("Argentine Medium Tank"), or TAM, is the main battle tank in service with the Argentine Army. Lacking the experience and resources to design a tank, the Argentine Ministry of Defense contracted German company Thyssen-Henschel. The vehicle was developed by a German and Argentine team of engineers, and was based on the chassis of the German Marder infantry fighting vehicle. The TAM met the Argentine Army's requirement for a modern light-weight and fast tank with a low silhouette and sufficient firepower to defeat contemporary armored threats. Development began in 1974 and resulted in the construction of three prototypes by early 1977 and full-scale production by 1979. Assembly took place at the local 9,600 meters squared TAMSE plant, founded for the purpose by the Argentine government. Economic difficulties halted to production in 1983, but manufacturing began anew in 1994 until the army's order of 200 tanks was fulfilled.

TAM TANK

Monday, February 23, 2015

Welcome Back!

Brazos Evil Empire: Farewell, You'll Be Missed!: It is with great sadness that I learned that due to physical disability Peter Shulman's War Is Over, the page will stay up fo...

Up Date! Mike Creek said...

He has resumed his war and has a Facebook page with recent updates.
Mike Bunkermeister Creek

Thursday, February 19, 2015

Irish Innovation

If you're in Ireland and you can't make it to the pub, now the pub can make it to you! With Inflate-A-Pub, you can rent this 500 square foot pub for your party. For about $400 a night, it comes complete with a bar and tables. Who said bouncy-houses were just for kids?!

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Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Tanker's Tuesday: British 10 inch Mortar Carrier

British 10 inch Mortar Carrier
This is a conversion of the US M-7 Priest to carry the British
10 inch mortar. It was used for laying heavy smoke and WP.
Only 9 were made.

I'm thinking with a little modification it can be used by the
Israelis

http://gamodls.com/Scripts/NewItems.htm

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Lockheed AH-56 Cheyenne Attack Helicopter

http://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=258

AH-56

Lockheed AH-56A Cheyenne Weapon Systems (1967-1972)

AH-56 Cheyenne attack helicopter

Tanker's Tuesday:MBT70 Models

Brazos Evil Empire: Tanker's Tuesday:MBT70 Models

Put this up a while back and someone asked if I had an extra one, as it turns out

I do have one that I don't need, so contact me if your still interested.

Saturday, February 7, 2015

X-Wing Miniatures Board Game Terrain

Wargame News and Terrain: The Plastic Soldier Company: World War One Boardga...

Wargame News and Terrain: The Plastic Soldier Company: World War One Boardga...: The Plastic Soldier Company: The latest adaptation of Richard Borg's Command & Colours system. Bringing the epic battles of Worl...

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Tanker's Tuesday:Nagmachon

The Nagmachon which the IDF has in its possession is an upgrade of the Nagmashot, which is based on the body of the Centurion tank. The changes and improvements which were first applied to the vehicle were intended to allow it to act as an engineering vehicle.It served as an APC in the service of the Corps of Engineers as a vehicle for clearing paths, and as a vehicle for combat engineering. The main improvements made to the vehicle were the armor plating, and additional engineering equipment which was installed on its underbelly, providing it with protection against underbelly and side explosives. Hence, it is named the "underbelly-protected APC" (Nagmachon). The Nagmachon has served for years as a vehicle for the Corps of Engineers in the Southern Lebanon action area. In the 90s, when the Puma came into use (a combat engineering obstruction navigating vehicle), the Nagmachon's purpose was changed to that of a troop transport for infantry. It then began to perform scouting missions and general security missions in hazardous areas. Together with the changes in its operations, it was upgraded and changed in order to be more appropriate for its new purpose. Two MAG 7.62 mm machine guns and special rests for personal weapons were added, and in the most recent models the suspension system was upgraded to be similar to that which can be found on the Merkava tank. The Nagmachon is considered a very efficient vehicle for urban warfare, and the IDF uses it in the areas of Judea, Samaria, and the Gaza region.