Tank Photos, Dialup Warning! More Pics added, Tons of pics! - Page 6

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Tank Photos, Dialup Warning! More Pics added, Tons of pics! (Page 6 of 6)

Posted: 3/22/2005 10:39:29 AM EDT

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The extra weld on armor seen on the turret and sides was common late war. I think alot was made from panther armor.

I thought it was generally factory added as part of the the "Wet" ammo storage protection package.

The added armor was discontinued with the wet storage, as it was deemed redundant, the factory added armor on the turret was originaly a fix for defective "thin" castings.

However that turret armor in the picture is thicker and more roughly cut than the factory jobs.

This Sherman has added frontal armor, flat plate kits were sent out to be installed in the field, some crews snagged two or three of these to give their tanks up to three inches of added frontal armor, as you can imagine, survival was a strong motivator.

Posted: 3/22/2005 11:27:48 AM EDT

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Until I read your caption. I thought that photo was taken much earlier in the war. As that is an early M4 with the three piece transmission housing and small gun shield over the mantel. One thing I noticed is that there seems to be a second layer of armor plate welded to the right side of the turret. I wonder if that tank had been knocked out before and was returned to service.

Quite a few early Shermans made it all the way to the end of the war, there was one photo I saw, taken at a base in germany, with shermans of every configuration all parked in tight rolls, there was a very early M4A1, with rounded cast hull, no added armor, somehow had survived to the end.

Posted: 3/22/2005 11:32:21 AM EDT

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M4A3E8

M4A3E2 "Jumbo"

Posted: 3/22/2005 11:43:31 AM EDT

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Actualy that is a M4AE2 "Jumbo". Looks like that when through a field modificatoin where a 76mm gun was placed in the turret. IIRC they started to do the field mods to the E2s around march of 45.

Here is another photo of a Jumbo.

Posted: 3/22/2005 12:03:22 PM EDT

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M-18 Tank destroyer

Posted: 3/23/2005 1:05:16 AM EDT

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Sorry to break the interesting discussion about the M4 but here is a pic of a "snow" Leopard hrax".
http://hem.bredband.net/pansar3/peteri/00040.jpg

More in this series at www.mainbattletanks.net

Posted: 3/23/2005 11:28:52 AM EDT

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Sorry to break the interesting discussion about the M4 but here is a pic of a "snow" Leopard Or more precisely a Strv 122 named "Anthrax".

hem.bredband.net/pansar3/peteri/00040.jpg

More in this series at www.mainbattletanks.net

Nice picture, feel free to add as many as you like, I find the CV90/120 family very interesting, I'm pleased to hear from someone who has first hand knowledge.

Posted: 3/23/2005 11:30:56 AM EDT

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This looks very interesting, to our resident tankers, would that remote .50cal mount interfere with vision too much?

Posted: 3/23/2005 12:02:23 PM EDT

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Posted: 3/23/2005 12:43:33 PM EDT

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Tag, this thread is just too friggin cool.

Posted: 3/23/2005 1:00:40 PM EDT

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excellent pics guys, especially the shermans.

Posted: 3/23/2005 1:16:14 PM EDT

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I've stayed up way too late last couple of nights looking at the two tank threads and the military picture thread. Thanks for the loss of sleep, keep up the good work.

Posted: 3/23/2005 1:50:05 PM EDT

[#13]

The reactive tiles on the skirts are a great idea unless you're the guy who has to PMCS the track!

Posted: 3/23/2005 2:07:03 PM EDT

[#14]

edited.

Posted: 3/23/2005 2:40:44 PM EDT

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Just for the heck of it, here are some tanks and a lot of NOT tanks!

Posted: 3/23/2005 10:46:22 PM EDT

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And now for something a little different....Bushmaster Truck.

Posted: 3/23/2005 10:49:08 PM EDT

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A cut away T-55, I hope they didnt leave this outside too long.

Posted: 3/23/2005 10:52:33 PM EDT

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I think theres a M113 under there somewhere.

Posted: 3/23/2005 11:15:30 PM EDT

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The Isrealis make the scariest looking "urban combat vehicals".

Heavy APC.

Posted: 3/24/2005 5:59:23 AM EDT

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WTF is that??

Posted: 3/24/2005 6:13:02 AM EDT

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img188.exs.cx/img188/6913/10950324930441nh.jpg

WTF is that??

A giant suppressor for a self-propelled howitzer. Its somewhere in Germany, IIRC. The locals complained about the noise from the guns firing, so thats what the crews have to use when testing the guns.

Kharn

Posted: 3/24/2005 8:56:37 AM EDT

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tag

Posted: 4/27/2005 12:47:33 PM EDT

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WTF is that??

A giant suppressor for a self-propelled howitzer. Its somewhere in Germany, IIRC. The locals complained about the noise from the guns firing, so thats what the crews have to use when testing the guns.

Kharn

So if the Germans' howitzers are silent do the French mime a surrender? Do they mime being in an invisible POW camp?

Posted: 5/3/2005 8:07:05 AM EDT

[#24]

Tag.......BTT........More heavy armor please!

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