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  1. Adrian Barrell
    I know what you meant Hanno! Your command of the English language puts many Brits to shame....
  2. Adrian Barrell
    This is 06ZR25.
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    :rofl:
  4. Adrian Barrell
    Charioteer ring has a greater section size than Sherman and being smaller in diameter is, I would think, stronger. Whoever says Cromwells ring is stronger than Sherman has clearly never seen one. It is fairly weedy in comparison.
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    In wartime it was not always possible to develop new ideas or at least expend the energy indulging what were often seen as being unrealistic ideals. Quite how you equate that attitude with some of the dubious descisions made with regard to British tanks, I wouldn't like to say! Having said all that, until you're in that mans shoes...... Cromwell to Charioteer required a larger turret ring and a consequent modification to the roof. Cromwell turret ring is 60" dia, Charioteer 64" and is a much more massive assembly. Sherman used a 69" turret ring and is noticeably more roomy inside than any equivalent British tank. The M50 conversion moved the trunnions forward in that beak like casting which is incidentally bolted onto the turret using the original gun mount holes. The consequent moving forward of the centre of gravity required the large casting welded on to the back of the turret. The 76mm gun was very similar in dimensions to the 75 other than in barrel length.It was not an equivalent of the 17 pr in any respect until the advent of the HVAP ammo. The 75 and 76 share many breech componants and the rings a are of a similar size. Ultimately, it was the size of the turret ring that gave Sherman the edge on it's ability to be upgunned.
  6. Adrian Barrell
    The Merritt-Brown was first used in Churchill and was designed to have a neutral turn facility. How it works is clearly described in the vehicle manuals. It is a brilliant design, though bloody complicated!
  7. Adrian Barrell
    I think you've answered your own question there Mike.
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    The Danish M10s came from Canadian stocks and some were supplied with CDP upon transfer. CDP is lighter, cheaper and kinder on roadwheel tyres than US track. It might give better traction in some conditions than certain US types, notable T51 flat rubber but I think it was the weight and cost that were the major benefits.
  10. Adrian Barrell
    And it's the main reason this stuff has survived! It is annoying if you want to buy something but in many cases it would have been long gone if not for one of these hoarders.
  11. Adrian Barrell
    Bodge is on a diet to allow Sherman driving so make sure you model him accordingly! :drive:
  12. Adrian Barrell
    Grasshopper, yes the M75 is quite large, it has 'presence'! Adrian, the photos all help justify the cost.....:cool2:
  13. Adrian Barrell
    Normally this would be the end of the story as far as our input goes, however, the owner has asked me to continue the thread showing the rest of the restoration to completion. This is being undertaken by Carl Brown and I will post more pictures soon.
  14. Adrian Barrell
    Eventually we finished all we were going to do and it was time to say goodbye (for now....). The Ram mentioned in the other thread was being delivered on the lorry so it was a simple matter of swapping them over. I use my M75 for jobs like this as it has a torque converter and a neutral steer facility, both of which make positioning accurately a lot easier. It weighs 18 tons and with rubber padded tracks, it copes with dead tanks nicely!
  15. Adrian Barrell
    The new rear engine mount and some of the assorted items on the rear plate, all of which had to be made from scratch.
  16. Adrian Barrell
    Oil tanks, showing the internal construction of baffles and flow diverters and fuel tank componants.
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    The cutout sections of the upper engine bulkhead and the lower rear plate, the latter in a before and after. This plate is 1" thick with a 45 degree bend in it and was one of the few parts we had to buy in. Also visible is the towing pintle bracket. The spectacle cutout is for the exhaust elbow/silencer casting.
  18. Adrian Barrell
    As an illustration of what we had to work with, here are a selection of pictures from Tony showing parts we made and patterns we had. The bulkead covers, floor sections and stowage boxes.
  19. Adrian Barrell
    Alastair, aah, when you said breech counterweight I assumed you were talking about the breech end! Yes, the muzzle weight is missing though I had aquired one so it went with the project.
  20. Adrian Barrell
    Steve, on the towing eyes as many M4 versions. Front and rear tallied so she still has her original diff housing.
  21. Adrian Barrell
    Steve, the serial number is 1310. No sign of a registration number unfortunately, it looks like it was blasted before going in the playground.
  22. Adrian Barrell
    The 17 pdr had just been welded in for display but the mantlet aquired for the restoration is also a 17 pdr one so it will stay as is. 3" guns aren't exactly easy to find either! When you say ''breech counterweight'', what do you mean? The first M10 17 pdr was delivered in May 44 with 10 regiments being equipped by July.
  23. Adrian Barrell
    Time to get the wading trunking out meethinks.....
  24. Adrian Barrell
    I don't think you need an HGV as it's not a 'vehicle constructed or adapted for the carriage of goods'. Unless you consider troops goods.....
  25. Adrian Barrell
    I wonder if that A30 is still around...... would be worth recovering if so, it would probably be the only survivor.
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