robin craig Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 I know it is not my genre but grand to see another piece of Canadian history kept in Canada. Hats off to you Al for securing that. By the way, your garage is easily big enough for it, you just to jack the whole thing up and add about 5 feet around the bottom. R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Here is an M4A2 76mm Wet HVSS variant of the Sherman. I purchased this last month and have a long term usage agreement with the Ontario Regiment Museum in Oshawa Ontario. My garage is big but definitely not Sherman size! It was built in 1945 and is one of 300 purchased by the Canadian Government in 1946 for $1,400 each. They were used from 1946 to about 1972 until fully replaced by Centurions. I drove them while in the reserves with the Ontario Regiment. It runs well but has a steering issue that is currently being sorted out. New tracks and other bits are waiting to go on. Wow that's a fantastic purchase!!! Will you post a "restoration" thread on the forum to keep us updated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted August 2, 2012 Author Share Posted August 2, 2012 Some more from War History Onlines Face Book... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted August 12, 2012 Author Share Posted August 12, 2012 Some more beauties... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyslancs Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 [h=1]GI's of the 1st Infantry Division "The Big Red One", hide the firing of a German sniper who has not yet been located, behind tanks Sherman M4A3E8 and M4A3(76)W from 745th Tank Battalion. Sankt Andreasberg, Lower Saxony, Germany. 14 April 1945.[/h] [h=3][/h] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyslancs Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Crew of a Sherman M4A3(76)W from the 14th Armored Division "Liberators" drive through a wired connection. For added protection against 'Panzerfaust', the tank was coated with sandbags. Rittershoffen, Alsace, north-eastern France. March 1945. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosco Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 This M10 is located by a war memorial at the cavalry barracks in Saumur, not far from the tank museum. Ross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosco Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 While on holiday in france last august I visited the Saumur tank museum (Well worth a visit if you get the chance). I dont know what variant this sherman is, I am awaiting the delivery of the sherman book by R.P. Hunnicutt so will then read up about it. Below the sherman is M10, Sexton and M3 Lee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosco Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Outside in the yard there were the following shermans. (I dont what variants) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RattlesnakeBob Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 the picture of the 'sandbagged' Sherman is great ..seen various measures taken before to beef up the armour but that one takes the prize I reckon PS: The Sherman at Utah Beach Museum (which I think is the same as one of those pictures outside the Saumur museum??) .what model Sherman is that ? Horizontal springs , big long gun , 'rounded' armour , wider tracks???????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzkpfw-e Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Utah Beach Sherman is an M4A1E8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snort Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 the picture of the 'sandbagged' Sherman is great ..seen various measures taken before to beef up the armour but that one takes the prize I reckon PS: The Sherman at Utah Beach Museum (which I think is the same as one of those pictures outside the Saumur museum??) .what model Sherman is that ? Horizontal springs , big long gun , 'rounded' armour , wider tracks???????? Sandbags also stopped small arms fire from bouncing around too I believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RattlesnakeBob Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Cheers ! I know which one it is I want then :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scammell4199 Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 There seems to still be quite a bit of WW2 armour about unrestored, if you know where to look and the current owners are prepared to part with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 The Saumur stuff is :- M4 The M3 Lee is actually an M31 arv M4A2 M4A1(76)HVSS M4A1 (behind the M24) M4A2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RattlesnakeBob Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 The Saumur stuff is :- M4 The M3 Lee is actually an M31 arv M4A2 M4A1(76)HVSS M4A1 (behind the M24) M4A2 Hey Adrian.... the one with '51' painted on the turret and USKUB on the hull ?....is that an Easy 8 ? M4E8?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcspool Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 the one with '51' painted on the turret and USKUB on the hull ?....is that an Easy 8 ? M4E8?? M4A1(76)W HVSS to use the correct nomenclature But often referred to as M4A1E8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_shadock Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 The Saumur stuff is :- M4 The M3 Lee is actually an M31 arv M4A2 M4A1(76)HVSS M4A1 (behind the M24) M4A2 Would like to bring some additional infos : M4 : very early M4(75) made by Pressed Steel Car in 1942, has Direct Vision and early bogies M4A2 : the one without turret has been made by Federal Machine and Welder in February 1943. It is one of two existing Shermans confirmed as having been built by FMW, out of 540 ever produced. M4A1(76) HVSS : made by Pressed Steel car, probably in 1945. Didn't ever served during WW2, has been given to France as part of the Mutual Defense Assistance Program in the 1950s and served in the French Army in the 1950s and 1960s. M4A1 : late large hatches hull, had an AMX-13 turret (used for tests in the French army in order to use Sherman chassis with better main gun), AMX-13 turret removed and they put an early 75mm turret that doesn't fit with the hull (should have a 76mm turret and main gun). M4A2 "Corse" : used as a test bed to equip Sherman tanks with the AMX-13 barrel in the 75mm turret, the design was later used on the M50 Super Sherman. Original WW2 tank used in the French 2d armored division, the markings belong to that tank, it is the original "Corse" that fought at Dompaire in September 1944. Built by Pullman Standard in 1943. * P-O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyslancs Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 was this a common mod?.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcspool Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 (edited) was this a common mod?.......... Yeah, whenever MacGyver or the A-team had some spare time on their hands Edited October 22, 2012 by mcspool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_shadock Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 (edited) I think that the most common upgrade was to weld thin bars in olrder to put sandbags all around the tanks, this one is a perfect example of "extreme relooking" : http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i308/Praetorian4AD/M4Sherman14thArmored2.jpg Few US army Shermans that fought in Europe are known with extra welded armor on them : http://www.network54.com/Forum/47208/thread/1245621593/1245792528/How+were+the+extra+armour+plates+welded+in+a+M4A3E8- http://www.wwiivehicles.com/usa/tanks-medium/m4-medium-tank-sherman/m4a1-medium-tank-sherman/m4a1-76-medium-tank-02.png The extra protection against ammunitions was a fitting also seen in the Pacific, sometimes it was made of wood : http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lenf695jbI1qesbnro1_1280.jpg Quite often seen on British and Canadian tanks too, often seen with additional tracks put all around the tank : http://www.canadiansoldiers.com/vehicles/tanks/shermanpics.jpg P-O Edited October 26, 2012 by the_shadock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Lee Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 I remember seeing a photo of a sherman tank running over a nazi flag somewhere, but the hull of the tank was coated with a layer of cement for extra protection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyslancs Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 now thats a hit!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyslancs Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 rear carrier............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyslancs Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 I remember seeing a photo of a sherman tank running over a nazi flag somewhere, but the hull of the tank was coated with a layer of cement for extra protection. like zimmerit coating? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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