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Not sure where they’re headed- but I looked out our office window and saw this. Bon Voyage!

💪: laurahorvaht
📍: redbullhu

Vf6 (poorly made EV) meets a train

Goose running the show on platform 5 last night! 😂

The "tank target" is a rare piece of World War II training equipment used by the Amberley Home Guard. It was recently highlighted as a feature of the Amberley Museum's Home Front Weekend, scheduled for May 16–17, 2026. 

About the Tank Target

• Purpose: These targets were designed to simulate a moving enemy vehicle. During the war, the Home Guard used them to practice aiming and attacking techniques with weapons like Molotov cocktails, sticky bombs, or spigot mortars (Blacker Bombards).
• "Out and Running": For the upcoming museum event, this historic target is being put back into operation. It is set up to move back and forth on a dedicated track, giving visitors a live demonstration of how local volunteers trained to defend the Sussex countryside.
• Modern Use: As the museum jokingly notes, it is much safer to "aim" at this target with a camera nowadays than with the improvised explosives of the 1940s.

The Amberley Home Guard Context

The Amberley unit was a well-organized volunteer group in West Sussex. Historical photos from the museum's collection show these members equipped with a variety of weapons, including machine guns, mortars, and field radios. The upcoming weekend aims to recreate this wartime encampment, featuring vintage vehicles, uniforms, and period equipment. 

Taken from WeChat videos China.

Taken from WeChat videos China