To back up Peter Brown's comments, I know the photo holdings of a number of British regimental museums and have yet to see any showing 75mm (or for that matter...
... Which is interesting because the Canadians in Italy definitely used M4 105s in their regimental HQ Sqdns. Paul Roberts President Armor Modeling and...
I agree, it is interesting the British did not make use of the Sherman 105mm 'b'. British 'doctrine' enshrined in the organisation tables still included HE...
The following photos and movies, featuring some light and medium tanks, were made on December 19, 2004 ... and not in 1944 ! But the location is still named...
... The 9th Lancers in Italy used them very effectively. There were a couple of images of them in action hanging on the Corporals Mess walls back in the 80s. ...
Figures for Sherman 105mm from from "Half Yearly Reports on the Progress of the Royal Armoured Corps" - AFV Situation 15 Army Group 30 December 1944 Canadian 5...
Thanks Peter, As ever, you are a star - quality research well presented. Whatever happened to the tried and tested unsubstantiated rumour? December '44 is...
Details I posted came from the copies at the Tank Museum, there are also copies at the Public Record Office/National Archives in Kew [Non-text portions of this...
Checking my copy of the GGHG War Diaries, re-organization from Armd Recce Regt to Armoured Regt took place in Mar '45 in Iseghem. 33 Sherman Vs were sent from...
Ad found on MilWeb (http://www.milweb.net): "Very nice original WWII Sherman Tank model M4A3 With original Ford GAA engine, top condition inside/outside. Good...
The photographer says he took it on the island of Culebra, Puerto Rico. Note the A45 number on the turret, probably USMC marking. He said it was near a bombing...
I was out at the Army History and Education Center (former MHI) at Carlisle, PA today and was surprised to find M4A3 S/N 11473 in the field out front. IIRC...
... Kurt: Was this the one that someone mentioned as being 'seized' a while back, or was it one of the ones from one of the Virginia restorations guys? I...
I believe that this is the one that Frank Buck had for sale a few months ago. The History Center bought it from him. Actually, I should say that it was part of...
Combat Vehicles
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Jan 14, 2005 2:52 pm
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Jim, Let me get this right. The government is shooting up WW2 range targets and then buying back privately owned collector pieces with taxpayer money? Any...
Russ Morgan
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Jan 14, 2005 3:06 pm
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... Yes Russ, you got that right. Rest assured, it happens everywhere, so your government is in good company :-) On the other hand, it costs less taxpayer's...
... From: Combat Vehicles I believe that this is the one that Frank Buck had for sale a few months ago. The History Center bought it from him. Actually, I...
Hi to all, Member but not very busy in this group, I have an ask : Did the Sherman Aunt Jemina ever build on welded hull Shermann (M4A3, A2...)? Can this...
... If that's the case, it does seem odd, Russ. The PAO at the Anniston Army Depot once sent pix of some historic tanks they had down there. She said ANAD was...
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