Walter_Sobchak Posted September 11, 2017 Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 17 hours ago, Jeeps_Guns_Tanks said: Wow, so I looked up Irzyk on Amazon, he has one book, called 'He rode up front for Patton', that is out of print and goes for big bucks, 300 to 700! Irzyk is the guy that wrote up this defense of the Sherman tank right after WWII. Its been available various places online and Zaloga included it in the appendices of his Patton VS the Panzers book. He has also been in some of the crappy US TV documentaries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted September 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 11 minutes ago, Walter_Sobchak said: Irzyk is the guy that wrote up this defense of the Sherman tank right after WWII. Its been available various places online and Zaloga included it in the appendices of his Patton VS the Panzers book. He has also been in some of the crappy US TV documentaries. Oh yeah. It's one of my favorite sources to shut up sherman haters. I have a post about and it's on pdf on my downloads page. I would love to meet him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meplat Posted September 12, 2017 Report Share Posted September 12, 2017 On 9/11/2017 at 9:05 AM, EnsignExpendable said: I still giggle every time I see the word "assy". I do too, but probably not for the same reason.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted September 13, 2017 Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 Here's an odd one.....I recall a discussion from the Missing Lynx modelling forum about a Sherman subtype with suspension fitted with spacers to allow the use of tracks with double-duckbills, like this: The site where I found the image attributes this as a M4A1 Flamethrower: http://www.odfever.com/folly/Galleries/M4A1/M4A1.htm Here's another picture of a different vehicle with the same spaced suspension & double-duckbills, but with a chevron track: This one is described as an M4A1E6 on this page: http://the.shadock.free.fr/sherman_minutia/m4a3e4/m4a3e4.html But the description doesn't mention the changes to the suspension. Hoping you might know the designation for this type (pretty sure it was a M4A1 variant, E4 or E6 does ring some bells), maybe you have a section on it, I'd quite like to build one as a curiosity. Met749 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted September 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 E9 They did cover it over on Sherman Minutia. http://the.shadock.free.fr/sherman_minutia/e9suspension/e9suspension.html I'm not sure if they saw any combat in WWII. Sgt.Squarehead 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted September 13, 2017 Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 Dammit, I stopped looking at E8.....I've seen stills of at least one of these tanks in action on ML, IIRC it was in US markings and had the Duckbills in situ, which was what drew attention to it in the first place (may have been an eBay find, there are a couple of guys there who specialise in trawling the site for pictures). Sadly Photobucket utterly destroyed any realistic possibility of me finding it again in short order, if I happen upon it by chance you'll be the first to know. PS - Forgot to say cheers for the link, spot on, it has everything I should need, so.....Cheers! Jeeps_Guns_Tanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter_Sobchak Posted September 14, 2017 Report Share Posted September 14, 2017 I saw one of these M4A3E9's earlier this summer in Eastern Ohio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter_Sobchak Posted September 14, 2017 Report Share Posted September 14, 2017 So some rich jerkoff lawyer from Texas bought himself a Sherman tank. Pretty sure this thing came from France. Probably auctioned from the Normandy museum that shut down last year perhaps. You can see the same tank in this video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted September 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2017 It's an M4A4, but it looks like it's been converted to an R975 I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter_Sobchak Posted September 14, 2017 Report Share Posted September 14, 2017 32 minutes ago, Jeeps_Guns_Tanks said: It's an M4A4, but it looks like it's been converted to an R975 I think. Why do you think it's been converted to an R975? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted September 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2017 10 hours ago, Walter_Sobchak said: Why do you think it's been converted to an R975? The A57 is really hard to find parts for on the USA. I only know of two that run with the right motor. Plus it looks like it has part of an m4a1 or m4 engine deck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter_Sobchak Posted September 14, 2017 Report Share Posted September 14, 2017 5 minutes ago, Jeeps_Guns_Tanks said: The A57 is really hard to find parts for on the USA. I only know of two that run with the right motor. Plus it looks like it has part of an m4a1 or m4 engine deck. Well Jeeps, your theory was close. I found the auction catalog from the Normandy D-day Museum sale, and it says this tank is an M4A4 with a Ford GAA engine. http://issuu.com/artcurialbpt/docs/3114?e=6268161/12789934 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnsignExpendable Posted September 14, 2017 Report Share Posted September 14, 2017 Weird that the R957 was the one that survived the longer, all the British documents I find about it complain that it's hot garbage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter_Sobchak Posted September 14, 2017 Report Share Posted September 14, 2017 Hey Jeeps, was the T49 all metal track more common on UK Shermans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted September 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 On 9/14/2017 at 7:39 AM, Walter_Sobchak said: Well Jeeps, your theory was close. I found the auction catalog from the Normandy D-day Museum sale, and it says this tank is an M4A4 with a Ford GAA engine. http://issuu.com/artcurialbpt/docs/3114?e=6268161/12789934 Interesting, a GAA is of course the best motor to swap in if you can get you mits on one. On 9/14/2017 at 8:09 AM, Walter_Sobchak said: Hey Jeeps, was the T49 all metal track more common on UK Shermans? Based only on picture evidence, I would say yes, but that was the prefered, or demanded track type for the Soviets too. You see it on some US tanks, but it seems pretty rare. The Brits also had some steel chevron type only they used commonly. I think the T62. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted September 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 These are the latest Sherman drawings I've cleaned up. I'm working on the rest of the fuel system drawings, and will add a page dedicated to the M4s fuel system, starting with the M4A3. The Cupola drawing is the start of the drawings for the new upcoming turret page. I also have a ton of Corsair photos here. http://www.theshermantank.com/downloads-page-the-place-for-things-to-big-to-post-like-manuals/airplane-stuff/f4u-corsair-page-the-bent-wing-bird/ and a bunch of ship photos here, http://www.theshermantank.com/downloads-page-the-place-for-things-to-big-to-post-like-manuals/airplane-stuff/f4u-corsair-page-the-bent-wing-bird/ Simply because I like ships and planes... LoooSeR, Sgt.Squarehead, EnsignExpendable and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 Beautiful work Jeeps. Jeeps_Guns_Tanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnsignExpendable Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 Wooden road wheels! What will those kooky Australians think of next? Jeeps_Guns_Tanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter_Sobchak Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 6 hours ago, EnsignExpendable said: Wooden road wheels! What will those kooky Australians think of next? I think most sane people would have figured this out without needing to actually test it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnsignExpendable Posted September 21, 2017 Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 Trying my hand at this image cleanup thing. That text is a real pain in the ass. @Jeeps_Guns_Tanks, what font do you use to redo it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted September 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 A mix of times new roman and calibri. That looks like times new roman to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meplat Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 On 9/12/2017 at 10:09 PM, Jeeps_Guns_Tanks said: E9 They did cover it over on Sherman Minutia. http://the.shadock.free.fr/sherman_minutia/e9suspension/e9suspension.html I'm not sure if they saw any combat in WWII. Hunnicutt's book also has info on them. Without digging mine out of storage I recall a mention of them being fitted to the "Jumbos" as well. On 9/13/2017 at 10:23 PM, Walter_Sobchak said: I saw one of these M4A3E9's earlier this summer in Eastern Ohio. They look goofy as hell with "normal" tracks. On 9/14/2017 at 10:01 AM, EnsignExpendable said: Weird that the R957 was the one that survived the longer, all the British documents I find about it complain that it's hot garbage. Considering the British track record with tank engines in WW2, that's actually pretty funny. The '975 on a bad day was better than a lot of the garbage the Brits stuffed under armor, well into the 70's. *Cough L60*. On 9/17/2017 at 10:44 PM, Jeeps_Guns_Tanks said: Interesting, a GAA is of course the best motor to swap in if you can get you mits on one. Rodders have discovered the GAA. IIRC there are a bunch of wacky one-off's built using the GAA as the mill. It also was "rode hard and put away wet" too often. The 975 was a more primitive, but also more overbuilt engine than the GAA. A 975 will eat up abuse that would kill a GAA, and do it on one carb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted September 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2017 4 hours ago, Meplat said: Hunnicutt's book also has info on them. Without digging mine out of storage I recall a mention of them being fitted to the "Jumbos" as well. They look goofy as hell with "normal" tracks. Considering the British track record with tank engines in WW2, that's actually pretty funny. The '975 on a bad day was better than a lot of the garbage the Brits stuffed under armor, well into the 70's. *Cough L60*. Rodders have discovered the GAA. IIRC there are a bunch of wacky one-off's built using the GAA as the mill. It also was "rode hard and put away wet" too often. The 975 was a more primitive, but also more overbuilt engine than the GAA. A 975 will eat up abuse that would kill a GAA, and do it on one carb. Yeah, there is a guy in south America that has a GAA setup with a modern Ford ECM, turbos and fuel injection making 3000+ HP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meplat Posted September 23, 2017 Report Share Posted September 23, 2017 9 minutes ago, Jeeps_Guns_Tanks said: Yeah, there is a guy in south America that has a GAA setup with a modern Ford ECM, turbos and fuel injection making 3000+ HP. Considering it's a 1000+CID mill at rest, with solid gear driven OH camshafts, in an absurdly underworked install, that is not shocking in the least. A GAA with a simple 6-71 blower (all pre WW2 tech) would have yielded an easily produced and absurdly -powerful tank engine. Imagine early North Africa engagements, where late M3's and early M4's were leaving huge roostertails of dirt as their supercharged GAA mills came to speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted September 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2017 Yeah, the GAA was one bad ass mill, it had forged rods, with full floating wrist pins, I can't find a source on if the pistons were cast or forged, but I'd bet forged, since everything else was so heavy duty. I'm really curious why the Army didn't try and get a little more power out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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