Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted September 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 Yeah, it looks like Fisher M4A2? http://the.shadock.free.fr/sherman_minutia/manufacturer/m4a2fisher/m4a2fisher_variants.html EnsignExpendable 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnsignExpendable Posted September 27, 2018 Report Share Posted September 27, 2018 @Jeeps_Guns_Tanks any idea how the D200A differed from the RD1820? Was any change made at all when the engine was standardized? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnsignExpendable Posted October 4, 2018 Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 https://g.redditmedia.com/VEgD3iy0rn5NtU-iTAQ5K952q3gPNLVunZefzNdZq8s.gif?w=728&fm=mp4&mp4-fragmented=false&s=224ee25e0e7796feb9a59a0c84890f72 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted October 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 1 hour ago, EnsignExpendable said: https://g.redditmedia.com/VEgD3iy0rn5NtU-iTAQ5K952q3gPNLVunZefzNdZq8s.gif?w=728&fm=mp4&mp4-fragmented=false&s=224ee25e0e7796feb9a59a0c84890f72 I bet that's guys down at DriveTanks.com! That looks like a lot of fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meplat Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 On 10/4/2018 at 4:28 PM, EnsignExpendable said: https://g.redditmedia.com/VEgD3iy0rn5NtU-iTAQ5K952q3gPNLVunZefzNdZq8s.gif?w=728&fm=mp4&mp4-fragmented=false&s=224ee25e0e7796feb9a59a0c84890f72 There is vid of the M18 I used to deal with, blowing people's hats off. It was not a gag, it really caught them unaware. "King Shit" though is still the PAK40 the Hamiltons restored , that set the noise muffs on my camera aflame, and corrupted the SD card . (Maybe it anschlussed it) Yes, I was a bit too close. Jeeps_Guns_Tanks and Scolopax 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted October 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Meplat said: There is vid of the M18 I used to deal with, blowing people's hats off. It was not a gag, it really caught them unaware. "King Shit" though is still the PAK40 the Hamiltons restored , that set the noise muffs on my camera aflame, and corrupted the SD card . (Maybe it anschlussed it) Yes, I was a bit too close. That's pretty funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnsignExpendable Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 Some Sherman bits and pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted October 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 11 minutes ago, EnsignExpendable said: Some Sherman bits and pieces. Any backstory on that stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scolopax Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 23 minutes ago, Jeeps_Guns_Tanks said: Any backstory on that stuff? Some snooping going off background details shows me that it's the Saumur tank museum's derelict yard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnsignExpendable Posted October 8, 2018 Report Share Posted October 8, 2018 Yup, it was at the museum. Hopefully the parts won't sit out there for long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnsignExpendable Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 @Jeeps_Guns_Tanks do you know if there were any M2-armed Shermans with only one hull MG? I have a British report where it's almost certainly a tank with an M2 (the first to arrive in Africa), but the description says there is only one hull MG instead of there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meplat Posted October 14, 2018 Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 On 10/9/2018 at 12:42 PM, EnsignExpendable said: @Jeeps_Guns_Tanks do you know if there were any M2-armed Shermans with only one hull MG? I have a British report where it's almost certainly a tank with an M2 (the first to arrive in Africa), but the description says there is only one hull MG instead of there. It was pretty common for U.S. tanks to arrive with MG's separate. They'd ship the tank when it was ready and figure the rest was "plug-n-play" as far as the MG's. (For the most part, they were). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted October 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 EE did you mean M2 machine gun or the Short M2 75mm gun that some Lee and Grants got? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egorogr Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 Hello Is there any detailed photos or schemes of early split hatch cupola's race lock assembly? It seems to be similar to later type in general, but looks different in details. Karamazov 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnsignExpendable Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 On 10/14/2018 at 7:58 PM, Jeeps_Guns_Tanks said: EE did you mean M2 machine gun or the Short M2 75mm gun that some Lee and Grants got? 75 mm gun M2. Their Sherman didn't have an AA .50 cal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted October 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 7 hours ago, EnsignExpendable said: 75 mm gun M2. Their Sherman didn't have an AA .50 cal. The only Sherman I know of that, shipped with an M2 was the first production model delivered the to the Brits, they still have it too, it was named Michael, but at some point during the war it had an M3 installed. It was not used in combat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted October 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 16 hours ago, egorogr said: Hello Is there any detailed photos or schemes of early split hatch cupola's race lock assembly? It seems to be similar to later type in general, but looks different in details. I have this, it's from the ORD 9 SNL G-205 parts catalog for the M4A3 ' And this slightly different one from the ORD 9 on the M4A2 egorogr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnsignExpendable Posted October 19, 2018 Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 57 minutes ago, Jeeps_Guns_Tanks said: The only Sherman I know of that, shipped with an M2 was the first production model delivered the to the Brits, they still have it too, it was named Michael, but at some point during the war it had an M3 installed. It was not used in combat. There was definitely more than one. Both Michael and the first tank to arrive in North Africa had an M2 gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egorogr Posted October 19, 2018 Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 6 hours ago, Jeeps_Guns_Tanks said: I have this, it's from the ORD 9 SNL G-205 parts catalog for the M4A3 And this slightly different one from the ORD 9 on the M4A2 Thanks Is there any description of how it works? It seems A - handle controled brake, which changes, how easily cupola could be rotaded. And E - knob (D on the second picture) locked cupola in certain positions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted October 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 4 hours ago, egorogr said: Thanks Is there any description of how it works? It seems A - handle controled brake, which changes, how easily cupola could be rotaded. And E - knob (D on the second picture) locked cupola in certain positions. I can dig up the section on it in the manual later this evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter_Sobchak Posted October 19, 2018 Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 There were at least two Sherman tanks with the M2 gun. One was T-25189, which still had the side hatches on the hull and was used by US Ordnance for testing. The second was T-25190 and did not have the side hull doors. This vehicle was dubbed "Michael" and sent to the UK. Both were produced at the Lima Locomotive Works. At least, that's what Hunnicutt says in "Sherman" on page 124 and 125. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnsignExpendable Posted October 19, 2018 Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 The tank I am referring to was sent to Tel-El-Kebir in August of 1942. It still had the old M2 gun and you can see the distinctive counterweight in the camouflage diagrams they distributed. The ones distributed only a few months later depict the standard M3 gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter_Sobchak Posted October 19, 2018 Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 1 hour ago, EnsignExpendable said: The tank I am referring to was sent to Tel-El-Kebir in August of 1942. It still had the old M2 gun and you can see the distinctive counterweight in the camouflage diagrams they distributed. The ones distributed only a few months later depict the standard M3 gun. You are correct. In Armored Thunderbolt by Zaloga he has a picture of an M4A1 with the M2 gun in a British workshop in Egypt on page 36. The caption says "a handful" of early Sherman tanks had the M2 gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted October 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 2 hours ago, EnsignExpendable said: The tank I am referring to was sent to Tel-El-Kebir in August of 1942. It still had the old M2 gun and you can see the distinctive counterweight in the camouflage diagrams they distributed. The ones distributed only a few months later depict the standard M3 gun. Interesting, as Walt indicated, Zaloga says a handful were made, I never actually noticed the counterweight in that pic before. The Sherman Militia site says 40 were made with the early rotor sight, I wonder if all those got the M2? Image linked from Sherman Minutia Is your Sherman pic in one of the books you just got EE, can you see if has the rotor sight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnsignExpendable Posted October 19, 2018 Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 Looks like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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