Collectable? Not if you want to stay healthy!

Keith Webb · #1 28-02-09, 21:41

Located on this site is a series of pictures of radiation affected MVs and helicopters.

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Many of the trucks have had their engines and wiring removed, despite the fact that they are contaminated. Most vehicles' bonnets stand open.The relics serve as a silent reminder of the world’s worst nuclear accident.

Phil Waterman · #2 28-02-09, 23:17

I have read some where that despite the contamination of the equipment at Chernobyl that there has been problems with parts theft. Gives a nasty reality to the term hot parts.

Tony Smith · #3 01-03-09, 08:40

You should start a new thread "In the Left Foreground"

Are they relic Lend-Lease CMPs?

Keith Webb · #4 01-03-09, 09:02

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Originally Posted by Tony Smith

You should start a new thread "In the Left Foreground"

Are they relic Lend-Lease CMPs?

Oh my... could it be possible?

I mean Lend-Lease Studebakers are one thing, but to expose CMPs to radiation... AARGGHH!

Lang · #5 01-03-09, 10:29

I think they are a couple of KAMAZ trucks.

Lang

Scott Bentley · #6 03-03-09, 01:40

It always amazed me at how the Soviets discarded massive amounts of Vehicles and Equipment. In this case there is no alternative, but I have seen working FROG and SCUD launchers along with massive amounts of Armour of all shapes and sizes discarded in Afghanistan. Some of the storage sites boggled the mind at sheer quantities.

Scotty