Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: ACEC Cobra
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The Ateliers de Constructions Electriques de Charleroi Cobra was a series of AFVs based around a common diesel-electric power train. In the War Heritage Institute collection they have an APC and a de-armed light tank variant. Belgian Linkies: https://warheritage.be/en https://belgiumbattlefield.be/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheChieftainArmor Twitter...erm.. X: https://twitter.com/Chieftain_armor Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chieftain_moran/ And TikTok (Not that there's much on it yet) https://www.tiktok.com/@the_chieftains_hatch Financial donations: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/The_Chieftain Direct Paypal: https://paypal.me/thechieftainshat Or just use the Youtube Thanks feature. Merchandise https://the-chieftains-retail-hatch.creator-spring.com/
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