Joe, You might also want to check out the Fort Snelling Military Museum in the Twin Cities. We have an M4A2, an M4A3, and also an M4A1E8 that is partially...
Hello everybody, I'm back from my short trip and I've done some updates on my "Tanks in France" website. That's mainly Sherman tanks which are exposed in ...
New member here and naturally I have a question. Is the bolted transmission housing used on the M3 Grant, the M4, early M4A1 and the M4A4 all the same design...
I'm building the ''braille scale'' Firefly from Dragon models. I want to depict the famous ''Velikye Luki'', the tank of the Northamptonshire Yeomanry (33 Arm....
I am getting ready to build a model of an early M4A1 of the 1st Armored Division. I am trying to figure out what style boggies it has. Either the M3 style or...
Hi Brian: Welcome to the group. The three piece transmission covers vary somewhat in details but not in shape significantly. The details include the right...
Brian, Some Rules of thumb: Direct Vision=M3 Bogeys Hoods= Either M34 Gun Shield=Either M34A1=VVSS One Piece Transmission Cover=VVSS Three Piece=Either These...
I have a DML Vc Firefly kit ready to build, and intend to replace the original transmission cover assembly with a Formations resin unit. But the trouble I...
I want to thank all who replied to my question pertaining to boggie styles and the three piece transmission cover. I will be very interested in seeing any...
Hi Brian, some notes about the M4A1 in service in Italy in 1943/44. Most of the M4A1 looks fitted with the normal Sherman bogies but a good proportion of them...
From the sectional elavations it looks that the transmission cover is superimposed to the bottom plate, so the difference will be the thickness of the...
When looking for other engines to use in the M4, does anyone know if ACF ever pushed to get their 650hp V-12 'Defender' used, since that was a part of the ACF...
... Great! always wondered why that didn't happen back then,either rather then the twin sixes. IIRC, both that and even its bigger brother, the 8V-92 were...
... I believe Hall-Scott was pretty commited to production for the Navy. Many Laning craft used their engines. The Multibank and the Twin caddy V8s used in M5s...
... That was their Six, and were enough of those for the Higgens, plus for the Dragon Wagon and other heavy trucks. ... That what I was getting at. The V-12...
Another major issue was that the Army Ground Forces were opposed to having two types of fuel to transport and inventory, and focused on gasoline-powered ...
... This is a myth. The USMC did not favour the diesel engine. The USMC was simply further down the list of priorities and had to take what was handed to them....
... Do you know what the other uses were for the V-12? What was the horsepower range? Did it use many of the same components as the 6? The reason I ask is...
... It used many components of the 6 cyl invader, same bore and stroke, I wouldn't be surprised if it used the same SOHC head, as well. Besides Marine...
With 650 HP @ 2100 rpm one would have had a real M4 racer i guess. Pimp your tank? :-) Cheers, Dirk ... From: mike To: G104@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March...
Got my Concord British Sherman Tanks this past weekend from Great Models Web Store. Great overview from North Africa to the Far East. Nicely done color...
For those of you who are within range of College Station Texas... MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN G.I. is having thier open house this weekend. MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN...
For those who didn't see it earlier, the "Combat Garage" show will be on the History Channel again Friday March 16th at 11:00 pm. The episode features two...
Hi Joe, I heard there was a show on the Military Channel where they were completely restoring a Sherman. Did you or anyone else see it? If it really does...
There is a show on the Military Channel Called Tank Overhaul. They restore various tanks, I saw the one on the British Comet. I have DVRd several others,...
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