Surviving Pz 68 Tanks Last update: 16 June 2018 Listed here are the Pz 68 tanks that still exist today. http://www.sphf.se/Axvall/Pz68.htm Pz 68 (M-77707) - Axvall Tank Museum (Sweden) - running condition Trevor Larkum, June 2008 - http://preservedtanks.com/Profile.aspx?UniqueID=1190 Pz 68 (M-77798) - Muckleburgh Collection, Weybourne (UK) - running condition
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Surviving Pz 68 Tanks Last update: 16 June 2018
Listed here are the Pz 68 tanks that still exist today.
http://www.sphf.se/Axvall/Pz68.htm
Pz 68 (M-77707) - Axvall Tank Museum (Sweden) - running condition
Trevor Larkum, June 2008 - http://preservedtanks.com/Profile.aspx?UniqueID=1190
A total of 390 Pz 68 tanks were built between 1971 and 1984. Starting with 1988, 195 tanks were upgraded to the Pz 68/88 configuration. The tanks remained in active service up to 2003 Between 1970 and 1985 69 Entpannungspanzer 65 were built. They were all upgraded to 65/88 configuration from 1993 to 1995. First tanks entered service in 1972; they remained in active service up to 2008 30 Bpz 68 were built between 1974 and 1977. They were upgraded in the 1988-1992 period. Their entered service in 1976 and were retired in 2011 10 Zielpanzer 68 were built during the 1972-1974 period. They remained in active service from 1972 to 2007, used as live target tanks 4 Panzerartilleriekanone 68 prototypes were built in 1969. They never entered active service 2 Fliegerabwehrpanzer 68 prototypes were built in 1977-1978, mounting a Gepard's turret over a Pz 68 chassis. They never entered active service
I'm looking for photos of those tanks:
Pz 68 (M-77727), Witney (UK) Pz 68 (M-77775), Armeemuseum, Burgdorf (Switzerland)) Pz 68 (M-77795), Wichtrach (Switzerland) Pz 68 (M-77796), Oberscherli (Switzerland) Pz 68 (M-77807), Military Museum of Southern New England, Danbury, CT (USA) Pz 68 (M-77926), Teufenthal (Switzerland) Pz 68 (M-77947), Swiss Army, Romont (Switzerland) Pz 68 (M-77956), Thun (Switzerland) Pz 68 (M-77960), Armeemuseum, Burgdorf (Switzerland) Pz 68/88 (M-77985), Oberscherli (Switzerland) Pz 68/88 (M-77997), RUAG, Thun (Switzerland) Pz 68/88 (M-78002), Hollnich (Germany) Pz 68/88 (M-78021), Oberglatt (Switzerland) Pz 68/88 (M-78066), Army base, Thun (Switzerland) Pz 68/88 (M-78070), AC Zentrum, Spiez (Switzerland) Pz 68/88 (M-78084), Bitburg (Germany) Pz 68/88 (M-78087), Ramsen (Switzerland) Pz 68/88 (M-78088), Armeemuseum, Burgdorf (Switzerland) Pz 68/88 (M-78116), Degersheim (Switzerland) Pz 68/88 (M-78081) seen at the 40-45 museum in Uithuizen (Holland), however the museum has been closed in october 2003. Many vehicles were moved to Overloon and Army Cars Zwijndrecht. But this tank doesn't seem to be in either place Any Pz 68 tank that I forgot...
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