I found on page 45 of the Concord #7050 'US Tank Battles France 1944- 1945' by Steven Zaloga 3 photos of early (ie Direct Vision-3 pîece transmission...
... I think the only conclusion you can draw from these pix is that a couple of M4A1s with direct vision had applique plates in front of the drivers' hoods...
... From: heller1959 To: G104@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 7:20 AM Subject: [G104] DV M4A1s front appliqué plates I found on page 45 of the...
Just a quick note re: my book, CUTTROATS. Just elven days after it became available, it has gone into a second printing! I don't think that those numbers are...
mytank60@...
May 9, 2006 11:53 pm
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Bob Just finished your book a few days ago. Very well done! I really enjoyed it. I like the way you told your story from the gut, warts and all. To many...
Hello everyone, I just updated my site with some pics of the Littlefield M4A3E2 restoration. Here's the link: http://www.toadmanstankpictures.com/restore.htm ...
I don't know where I've come up with this figure, but 11 pounds per square inch seems it MIGHT be it. Probably way off...as I say it just sorta pops up in my...
mytank60@...
May 12, 2006 8:17 pm
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Hunnicutt lists the following (not sure what he means by "Mk. IV" - M4A3?) M4 - 13.7 psi M4A3 - 13.7 psi M4A3(76) HVSS - 11 psi M4A4 - 13.2 psi All figures at...
Sir, According to Hunnicutt's, the M4 series gun tanks equipped with the narrow VVSS tracks (rubber) had a ground pressure of between 13.2 and 13.7 psi ...
Thanks Kurt! ... chevrons but takes the weight / (track width x ground contact length x 2). ... seen, not to mention that tanks or all sizes seem perfectly...
A friend of mine is looking for photo proof of the rumoured use of M4A3 W VVSS ex75 rearmed with the 76mm gun by the Tokyo Ordnance Depot (see Hunnicutt page...
On the good news I remember seeing a photo of one in the background of a Korea War photo. The bad news is I can't remember what newsgroup I was in when I saw...
Kevin... If there's ANYTHING you want to know about a Sherman tank and can't find the answer elsewhere, you'll find it here, for sure. Welcome to the group. ...
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May 16, 2006 5:38 pm
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Just ordered my copy of Cutthroats. Should be here in a few days. Can't wait to get it. Jim ... From: mytank60@... To: G104@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
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May 17, 2006 4:17 am
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I finished up my copy in about a week. I thought the book was very interesting. I've read a number of books about USAF pilots, but the only other tank story...
Possibly a long shot, but is there any resource available that lists the names of vehicles involved in Sicily. I'm trying to narrow down what vehicle my...
I have an armored vehicle and I need the fire extinguisher system that is plumbed to two CO2 cylinders under the floor boards of most armored vehicles -...
Did you try David Yamulla? ... From: daninnm <dan@...> To: G104@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sat, 20 May 2006 01:52:30 -0000 Subject: [G104] Need valves...
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May 20, 2006 2:28 am
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Is there a general rule of thumb for when the bomb thrower was installed on the Sherman turret's left front corne Thnx RC [Non-text portions of this message...
... A "Progress of Modifications" doc states "No tank without this item to be accepted after 11/1/43. It gives dates for the various builders, mostly 11/1/43. ...
... From: Joe DeMarco To: G104 Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 8:00 AM Subject: Re: [G104] Bomb thrower on Sherman 75mm turret: when? ... A "Progress of...
I was just visiting the Axis History forum when I found the following links to some Yugoslavian Sherman stuff: M32 <http://makete.net/galerija/album201?page=1>...
Hello all, Not a bolt-counter, just a huge Sherman fan with a question; recall the old Monogram 1/32nd kit of the M4A1 DV hulled, M3-bogied "Calliope"...
Hi Steve: Bob Holt has a website with a number of pictures of old Shermans in Italy, including some with rocket launchers. There may be some pics of something...
There are options for the old Mongram "beater". The M4 isn't too bad if you give it a LOT of work. The M4A1 "Screaming Mimi" has the wider M34A1 gun mount,...
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