EnsignExpendable Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 Interesting. So it it still an M4A3E8 or what's the index? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted May 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 Yeah it's just a rarer version of the E8 or a M4A3 75 w HVSS tank. Most of these were converted to M4A3 76 HVSS tanks post war using turrets from M4A1 and M4A2 76 tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnsignExpendable Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 Cool, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter_Sobchak Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 I found a few old ads featuring Sherman tanks. This one from Continental is pretty damn cool. I wish I had the original to frame. Jeeps_Guns_Tanks, Donward and Meplat 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnsignExpendable Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 That's an interesting Sherman turret in that first ad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted May 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 It's the special version for handicapped er I mean left handed tankers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter_Sobchak Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 Here are some more. LoooSeR, LostCosmonaut, Jeeps_Guns_Tanks and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter_Sobchak Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 The author of this dissertation might be a kindred spirit. War-Winner: A Re-Appraisal of the M4 "Sherman" Tank in World War II Belesarius 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnsignExpendable Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 8 hours ago, Walter_Sobchak said: The author of this dissertation might be a kindred spirit. War-Winner: A Re-Appraisal of the M4 "Sherman" Tank in World War II Text isn't justified, margins are unsuitable for printing and binding, 0/10, not up to engineering report standards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnsignExpendable Posted May 24, 2017 Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 Did Shermans ever have two machineguns at the same time, like shown here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted May 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 18 minutes ago, EnsignExpendable said: Did Shermans ever have two machineguns at the same time, like shown here? Kinda, but not on early models like that one. This was done on the second gen Sherman tanks with the all around vision cupola, because the .50 mount moved from the comanders hatch ring to a mount on the back of the turret really only usable to someone on the back deck. Plus the mount they used on this model is all wrong. I haven't seen a 55 gallon drum like that either in most cases they had to refuel using 5 gallon cans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter_Sobchak Posted May 25, 2017 Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 I've only ever seen it on late war Third Army tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter_Sobchak Posted May 25, 2017 Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 Meplat, Jeeps_Guns_Tanks, Donward and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter_Sobchak Posted May 25, 2017 Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 Donward and Meplat 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted May 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 Awesome Stories Walt! I love the Cape Gloucester one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted May 27, 2017 Report Share Posted May 27, 2017 Quote American tank raised by divers of the Northern Fleet # SF from the sunken transport "Thomas Donaldson" in the Barents Sea Met749 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted May 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2017 Is that an old pic or did they recover another one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnsignExpendable Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 I saw a few Shermans this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted May 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 Gotta love museums with working tanks! Did you go to the event EE? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnsignExpendable Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 Yup, I was there for most of the first day and the start of the second. Going through my photos and videos right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted May 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 How many Shermans did you fondle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnsignExpendable Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 None, like the photos show, they were all hidden far away in anticipation of reenactments. I did get to sit pretty close to the front to see one drive though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnsignExpendable Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 Here's the video of the battle reenactment. Only the Canadians would reenact a battle they lost, but seeing as how the German reenactors at the event outnumbered the Commonwealth at least ten to one, they must be playing to their audience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter_Sobchak Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 The National Interest is the fucking worst. Shermans vs Tigers: Tank Wars at the Battle of the Bulge SH_MM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted May 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 6 hours ago, Walter_Sobchak said: The National Interest is the fucking worst. Shermans vs Tigers: Tank Wars at the Battle of the Bulge Wow that's like debunked crap and strait up wrong info lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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