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Marlow & Sons Construction Co. look over their work orders for the day,
including the construction of a village, with tank barricades. They build
quickly, never complain about the wanton destruction and, best of all,
they work for free!!!
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An impressive number of Dragon Teeth form the first line of defense for
the village, with the barn serving as the centerpiece. Near the end of the
3rd battle, the Tiger and Cromwell would be face to face inside of the
barn.
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Will Montgomery gets the Panther ready for battle after over a year of
inactivity. The Panther would be operated by Tom Tanner, which gave him
lots of new things to learn, but also kept him from taking battle photos.
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Frank Pittelli gets all of the Tri-Pact gear ready for battle, including the
Tiger, Navarone, UN Vehicle and Goer. A 4x8 trailer helps transport
everything and a well-refined process keeps everything rolling out on schedule.
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Steve Tyng answers a few questions from Gene Burbeck about the construction
of the Cromwell. Gene came all the way down from Minnesota and had plenty
of fun operating the Navarone Gun on Saturday and taking video on Sunday.
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Marty Hayes has the Leopard and Flak 88 ready to go. The Leopard's
gun is working properly and Marty expects to earn some big points
during the battle.
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Joe Sommer shows Paul Ratajczak some of the inner workings of the Hetzer.
Paul came in from Ohio, bringing along his almost-ready T34. Paul
proudly demonstrated that it was capable of driving around, thereby
earning him an official tank designation.
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Amir Tahvildaran tests all of the systems in his T34. Amir had some
radio and mechanical problems on Saturday, but with the help of Steve
and Joe he straightened out most of them overnight.
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John Pittelli describes to brother Paul Pittelli some of the problems
he was experiencing the day before with one of the Comet's drive motors.
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The commander's meeting begins so that teams can be selected and the battling
scenario can be selected. The 3rd battle would be a "Capture the Village"
scenario, in which each team has 30 minutes to defend the village against
the attacking team.
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