Yes, I certainly enjoyed the fact that Chuck beat Uncle Sam. I knew Chuck, too, briefly as he had sent me some potential article possibilities when I was...
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Logan Hartke
loganhartke
Jan 28, 2013 10:59 pm
Ah, "b", the good ol' "Streisand effect" in action. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect Cheers, Logan...
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Adrian Harris
adrianharris21
Feb 6, 2013 12:18 am
I've just come across some photos here: http://freeforumzone.leonardo.it/discussione.aspx?idd=10236239 which seems to show an M4 Sherman but with welded Fisher...
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Adrian Harris
adrianharris21
Feb 6, 2013 12:25 am
... Thanks Roy but I have found a cheap copy of that book - "MV-17 on the T1E1 and T1E3" by Sid Arnold ? Should be with me this week with any luck. Adrian....
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Michael Canaday
mmcalc
Feb 6, 2013 1:33 am
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/1473/dsc0185ul.jpg Based on this photo, it appears that this was a Fisher M4A2 that was converted to take an M4 engine. Mike...
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Pierre-Olivier
the_shadock
Feb 6, 2013 6:45 am
that's right, this is an M4A2 Serial Number 8514. It has been converted from M4A2 to M4 for or by the Italian Army. They cut into the engine bay backplate and...
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Joe DeMarco
convent21218
Feb 6, 2013 4:29 pm
... By the serial number, it was made by Fisher Body in Dec, 1942. It was probably sent to the Commonwealth as Lend Lease & used in Italy. Note the British...
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Trent Telenko
trent_telenko
Feb 6, 2013 10:02 pm
The following document titles with everything you needed to know about US Army tank production numbers and lend lease recipients can be found in this list. ...
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Tom Gannon
gannon52
Feb 6, 2013 10:28 pm
The Italians also had M4A4s with the radial. I have an old photo from a Japanese magazine, if I can just find it! The APG re-engined M10 had a ...
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Richard Senzig
asungate
Feb 7, 2013 4:35 am
Hello, I am helping a friend restore a WWII M4A1 Sherman Tank and we need to know which model of flare gun was standard equipment on that tank. Does anyone...
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Joe DeMarco
convent21218
Feb 8, 2013 7:08 pm
Hi Rick, There's no mention of a flare gun in the On Vehicle Materials lists in the various US Tech Manuals. A 1944 TM lists 12 flares in a box over the...
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Chris
wroblew705
Feb 9, 2013 11:52 pm
Was wondering if anyone knows what the significance of the the small crosshair markings/patches are on the side of these M4's of the Polish 4th Armored...
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Michael Canaday
mmcalc
Feb 10, 2013 12:07 am
I always thought those looked like boresight targets for aligning the cannons with the gun barrels. Since a lot of the tanks that the 4th had were equipped...
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Michael Canaday
mmcalc
Feb 10, 2013 12:26 am
Found the drawing. It is for factory boresighting, but the same idea would apply in the field. A pair of tanks would probably park a specific distance apart,...
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Chris
wroblew705
Feb 10, 2013 12:32 am
Thanks for this Mike Very interesting and not something I'd known about! Do you think the 5 point crosshair aft of the of that center boresigting patch is for...
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Adrian Harris
adrianharris21
Feb 10, 2013 10:04 am
Thanks all - most informative. It is interesting to see the amount of work they were prepared to undertake to keep the Shermans going post-war. Adrian. ...
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Roy Chow
ericadeane
Feb 13, 2013 5:22 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH-UKpI0_sA Note at 1:16 of the clip that there's a Scorpion/Crab sort of mine flail attached to an M4A3 76W HVSS. With black...
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Richard Senzig
asungate
Feb 14, 2013 8:25 am
Hello Joe, The tank is a Canadian Grizzly M4A1 Sherman that is being restored as a WWII US Sherman. There is a metal bracket inside the rear of the turret near...
9592
tankmodeler@...
Feb 14, 2013 12:36 pm
If the internal fittings are still original, it _might_ be for a Very Pistol. The Grizzlies were not stowed as American vehicles, but used British practice...
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Joe DeMarco
convent21218
Feb 16, 2013 7:40 pm
... What you might do is leave the interior fittings as is; like if it is painted silver, not white, & has a British No. 19 Radio. For more of a US look, you...
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Thomas W
xstuff1
Feb 25, 2013 3:54 pm
Hello Group, The MVPA is the looking for anyone that has been refused a request to bring a former US made military vehicle back into the US....
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Mike Davino
MDavino
Apr 5, 2013 2:51 am
The end of an era: Â Â http://www.stripes.com/news/us-army-s-last-tanks-depart-from-germany-1.214977 Â Â Â The end of an era: ...
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Hanno Spoelstra
spoelstra.geo
May 11, 2013 12:18 pm
See http://www.com-central.net/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=16002: QUOTE This hulk of a 105mm howitzer armed Sherman, which was apparently one of the...
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Shawn Ferguson
shawn80433
May 11, 2013 12:30 pm
Wish I could see the pics. Sadly though, I think this restoration will be more complete than Cobra King's. To: G104@yahoogroups.com From:...
9602
spoelstra.geo
May 11, 2013 3:58 pm
Shawn, Here you go. You will notice it is in a typically ex-range condition, nowhere near the condition Cobra King was in before being restored. BTW, I think...
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Joe DeMarco
convent21218
May 11, 2013 8:04 pm
... The extensive stencils on the differential housing are not typical of WW II Shermans. The bottom part has something about the Batteries [are] Dry. The top...
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Hanno Spoelstra
spoelstra.geo
May 12, 2013 9:12 pm
... Hello Joe, Thanks for your extensive insight. I did not see this Sherman tank in person nor did I make the photos, I just forwarded the message from the...
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Dan
artillerydan
May 14, 2013 4:55 am
Hanno, Do you have pictures of TF Baum? My grandfather was a Staff Sargent on that raid. Also that leads to the story of him being captured. Just recently put...
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Hanno Spoelstra
spoelstra.geo
May 20, 2013 2:12 pm
... raid. Also that leads to the story of him being captured. Just recently put some various info together and realized he was one of the chosen few for that...
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Joe DeMarco
convent21218
May 20, 2013 3:50 pm
Dan, what is your Grandfather's name? I corresponded with someone about Target 25 a few years back. We may have had some language barrier issues, but IIRC, he...
