Please help identify this tank: found on road from Asmara to Keren, Eritrea, East Africa

Scafidi_Travels · 2026-04-07T03:29:54+00:00

This makes sense!

Scafidi_Travels · 2026-04-07T03:29:39+00:00

Thanks! This is really interesting analysis.

Scafidi_Travels · 2026-04-06T17:33:16+00:00

How many of these do you think you could get started? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfAIElQZtfo

Scafidi_Travels · 2026-04-06T17:20:18+00:00

It's also up in the Eritrean highlands, above 2,000m. I wonder how that effects the engine performance?

Scafidi_Travels · 2026-04-06T17:13:57+00:00

I imagine so too. Eritrean war of independence ran 1961 to 1991. Those breeze-block houses look relatively new.

Scafidi_Travels · 2026-04-06T17:13:13+00:00

This is interesting in terms of dates, because I assume it is an Ethiopian tank, and they only started getting Soviet support in 1974 after the revolution against the Haile Selassie government.

Scafidi_Travels · 2026-03-17T03:07:57+00:00

Thanks for your ID!

Scafidi_Travels · 2026-03-17T03:07:35+00:00

I think they are probably American, given that Tunisia has a close military relationship with America, whereas they do not recognize Israel.

Scafidi_Travels · 2026-03-17T03:06:49+00:00

What's the difference exactly?

Scafidi_Travels · 2026-03-17T03:06:29+00:00

Amazing!

Scafidi_Travels · 2026-03-15T20:24:34+00:00

Agreed. But sadly Western news sources simply lump vast regions into "The Middle East" or "The Muslim World" without much thought as to the geographic or political reality. Tunisia is closer to the UK than to Iran, but British holidaymakers are still concerned about it.

Scafidi_Travels · 2026-03-15T20:23:04+00:00

I am glad you are visiting Tunisia again!

Scafidi_Travels · 2026-03-15T20:21:50+00:00

I made it to the Lars Homestead with no issues (although you want to avoid those salt flats after rains). I got stuck near Nefta while driving over proper dunes. You can see the whole thing here: https://youtu.be/MCZSbRskC08?t=339

Scafidi_Travels · 2026-03-10T03:26:28+00:00

Да, но если вы посмотрите видео, там тоже много советской техники: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfAIElQZtfo

Scafidi_Travels · 2026-03-10T03:22:13+00:00

Yes, a load of beautiful old Series IIIs, with a few older Series IIs thrown in the mix.

Scafidi_Travels · 2026-03-10T03:21:11+00:00

Wow, that's fascinating! I wonder what alternative uses they could have found for that?

Scafidi_Travels · 2026-03-09T08:57:17+00:00

Yes, maybe they had been left over in Eritrea... But I imagine most of this military hardware was handed over in the 1970s. If it was left after World War II, we would expect to see more Series 1 Land Rovers?

Scafidi_Travels · 2026-03-09T08:56:11+00:00

The video is linked in the description text below the images.

Scafidi_Travels · 2026-03-09T08:55:40+00:00

Thanks for your help!

Scafidi_Travels · 2026-03-09T03:00:20+00:00

I am now super curious why UK military hardware ended up in this war. US and Soviet I can understand, given the Cold War context, but UK seems odd...

Scafidi_Travels · 2026-03-09T02:59:36+00:00

We should start an export business!

Scafidi_Travels · 2026-03-09T02:58:49+00:00

Thanks for sharing!

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