the_shadock Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Hello, I would like to see if the history or unit of this tank can be found : http://the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France/m4a2_normandytankmuseum/index.html It is obvious that this early M4A2 was used in the British Army. It still has a "T-number" and a nickname, but it is yet hard to read : Looks like "LINKI ...." and T-22xxx Is there any possibility to find the unit to which this tank belonged, from a partial nickname and T-number ? thanks Pierre-Olivier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 (edited) The name isn't a name. It is 'LINK 1 of 2' or similar which was part of the shipping stencilling. I can make out a T-27**** but that is all. The only batch of Shermans that fit that range was T-269094 - T-271093 to contract S/M 1046. Of those 2000 tanks, only 1094 were in the correct range so that narrows it down a little! It it is a T-22****, it would be from T-224284 - T-225283, 1000 Sherman III or T-228470 - T-230469, a mixed order of Sherman III and V, only 1530 of which are in range. Edited March 21, 2012 by Adrian Barrell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmac Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 (edited) 'LINK 1 of 2' Adrian, what does LINK reference in terms of shipping details? P-O, where did that M4A2 spend its retirement? It looks undamaged and in an excellent condition for the basis of a restoration, must have been on a quite area of the range! Edited March 21, 2012 by ajmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Adrian, what does LINK reference in terms of shipping details? I can't quite remember.......! Peter Brown did an article in Tracklink that covered some of that IIRC, I'll dig it out and have a shufti. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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