Interesting info there, though yes also wondering why they can't just make replica tanks with the same specs as the originals, modernization improvements for safety notwithstanding.
Good to see the mystery of open-top vehicles finally being solved, though I wonder about cases like the M36 and M10 tank destroyers with armored roof conversion kits.
The ability to restore recovery vehicles into combat tanks though may provide an alternative explanation for how Oarai got a Tiger (P): they may have simply converted a Bergepanzer Tiger (P) into the combat version.
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