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  1. Adrian Barrell
    Annie, so good of you to join, welcome. I would have loved to have met your father and it is to my eternal regret that I did not put more effort into tracing him sooner. I assume from this that he was indeed Capt. Clapperton of the Royal Tank Regiment? I did try the Regimental Association as soon as I found out about my tank but they had no record of him as a member. Did your father leave any photographs or memoirs?
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    The big question is, will Jack? He may have retreated into a cave by then......
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    Great, I'll see you there!
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    Am I the 'one tank owner'? I have heard of a little complaining directed my way in the style of 'It's allright for him, he's getting his transport paid'. Well I'm not. As I understand it, Jack is hoping to make a contribution to costs for all tanks but it is subject to sponsorship. I have had to negotiate a good deal because it's coming from my pocket. Not getting at you Keith, just thought I ought to put the record straight.
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    Dodge drums are very flexible being of thin wall construction. They can be difficult to skim in a lathe as they are prone to vibration. I would grind them rather than cut them if posible.
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    Aah, thanks for that!
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    :rofl::clap:
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    Well done on the prizes! Nice pictures, obviously Lord Montagu on the mobility scooter but who is the chap in the RTR tie? I recognise him but (to my shame, I suspect) I can't think why.....
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    A little but the numbers were issued in huge batches at the point of order so you can't tie it down very precisely. T152649 was part of contract number SM 1012 which covered 10,791 Shermans of various models, a large proportion of what the British Army received. M4A2(75)s were built by five manufacturers with a production run of 8,053 from April 1942 to May 1944. Production reached a peak in December 1942.
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    17 days to go...... Is anyone else going to be there on the Thursday? If not then 18 days to go!
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    Mike, the numbers are not as useful as allowing a date. They do give info as follows. C in an octagon indicates manufacturer, in this case American Steel Foundries in Chicago. E4186 is the Ordnance drawing number 2A 1653 is the part number LO and BU1176 are the heat numbers indicating grade of steel and final treatment. It is almost certainly a 1943 built example and the 35 ton weight is, as you say a little heavy, 35 US tons battle weight is right. I doubt it weighs 20 tons now but it must be getting close, that engine pack is 2 tons alone.
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    Technical details look fine! I wonder if the upper hull languished around the yard for long?
  13. Adrian Barrell
    Quite, I'd love a Crusader!
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    I love the '1944 built, fought at Alamein'...... I suspect it is a 1943 build date but even then too late for Alamein. Nothing like a bit of invented history!
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    Almost! Sherman V, BARV and M40.
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    Good choice! :thumbsup:
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    They sound like they're being tortured! Can hear them coming a mile off......
  18. Adrian Barrell
    I would have thought that meant 8' 0" Wheel Base rather than model W B. I think that is a Q2.
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    Oi! Don't even think about it........:iamsmiling:
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    You ought to hear what we call him behind his back........!
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    Robin, my answers are seldom definative! Perhaps I should elaborate on my theory. I think the boxes are armoured to protect their contents, not contain an explosion. They look similar to British grenade boxes from inside AFV's so I suspect they are to hold something delicate or explosive either on the outside of any vehicle or the inside of a non-armoured vehicle. Without an indication of size it's hard to be sure about the contents, perhaps you could help with some sizes or try a grenade for size?
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    Grenades would be my guess.
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    Roy only went along as navigator........
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    Oh yeah! Welcome to our world....:banana:
  25. Adrian Barrell
    Meanwhile, back at the Bedfield tank factory....... Tony has been putting together the 17 pr ammo stowage racks. There is four of these in each vehicle, each holding 11 rounds in a head to tail layout. I only have one round sadly so you have to use your imagination a little....! After I drew them all out, I bought in the laser cut profiles, it is much cheaper than cutting them all out ourselves but making the infill pieces is still a lot of work. The centre clamps are split horizontally to enable removal of the rounds. One down, three to go...........
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