31/10/2026
Yesterday was a strange day. While doing some research (which I continued today), I suddenly came across a new photo of Foch—and from an angle that hadn't been shown before, too. Hooray!And naturally, they start right away: "Hold on a second, something’s not right here."There is something very strange about this machine!!!! Naturally, I immediately checked the registration number (A), and yes—it is the same machine from the parade, most likely from the same photo shoot. But something is seriously wrong!!!In a moment, I’ll list what’s wrong with it, but first, here’s my take on what happened and why (in my opinion, one of the other photos has also been "fixed," though not to the same extent). Basically, the original photo was of very poor quality; the person handling these images either lacked natural intelligence or was simply lazy, so they used artificial intelligence to "fix" it. And the AI ended up hallucinating a total monstrosity—a real "freak of nature" (or, as the Russians would say, a *chudo-yudo ryba-kit*).So, let's see how the SI has fared (as the orange moron would say)... incidentally, this could also be interpreted as "Stupid Intelligence."Point "B" – the running gear comes from something completely different; furthermore, the left and right sides are mismatched. Point "C" – the Foch has 5 return rollers; evidently, the AI failed to spot all of them in the shadows. Point "D" – should we really be surprised that the idler wheel is transparent, allowing us to see the asphalt right through it? Here’s a funny one: Point "E" – what we’re looking at is the track tensioning mechanism... which, on the Foch, looks completely different. Besides, that component is attached to the idler wheel, which is located at the opposite end of the vehicle. Point "F" – nothing surprising; the muzzle brake was evidently blending in with the trees, so the AI simply "corrected" the end of the barrel. At point "G" on the actual vehicle, the exhausts are located. They were evidently not clearly distinguishable, so they have been replaced by what I assume are racks for jerry cans. In fact, the entire lower rear hull plate is a work of pure imagination. At point "H"—where lifting hooks should actually be located—it is possible that what is shown is actually correct. There are two other points I neglected to mention: a hatch has appeared on the hull side. In the other photos, one can see signs of something having leaked there; the AI interpreted these as the edges of a hatch—and, naturally, the tracks have been "corrected" as well. I’m thinking that, if I can muster the energy on Monday, I might write to the site (https://www.chars-francais.net) and ask for the original photograph. I could also perhaps ask someone here to work on the image so that I can send it back to them in a format suitable for publication. As I mentioned, I spent a significant amount of time today—though it is Saturday, after all, and I was also needed for family activities—going through another archive of French materials (around 6,000 files). I’m about halfway through; nothing new regarding Foch, but I did come across other interesting and potentially useful items—the kind of things I’ve been looking for for a long time. That’s all for today.
