Hamble Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Hi all, Picked up this warning tag which appears to be for a Valentine/Covenanter and refers to the turret being locked forward while the compass is in use. Does anyone know anymore about this? Why was it specific to these two tanks and where abouts on the tank it would have been? Thanks, Hamble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC312 Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 There is a compass binnacle in front of the driver. I assume the turret moving round with the main gun swinging over the driver compartment would affect the compass magnetic field. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy8men Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 i'm not sure why the tag wouldn't apply to all tanks but if you want to give it a good home i'd like it for my covenanter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamble Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 23 hours ago, BC312 said: There is a compass binnacle in front of the driver. I assume the turret moving round with the main gun swinging over the driver compartment would affect the compass magnetic field. Very interesting, I imagine with these tanks being so low profile the gun gets close to the drivers area. I have a feeling the driver may have got annoyed with this tag and threw it out as it was found in a field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Pearson Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 I have always wondered if the Valentine DD model had a similar tag but marked as "turret must be to the rear" so as to allow using the compass afloat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzkpfw-e Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 On 2/14/2020 at 1:30 AM, John Pearson said: I have always wondered if the Valentine DD model had a similar tag but marked as "turret must be to the rear" so as to allow using the compass afloat? If the turret was to the front, the gun would foul the floatation screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Pearson Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 On 2/15/2020 at 9:29 PM, Pzkpfw-e said: If the turret was to the front, the gun would foul the floatation screen. Yes, that is what I was referring to. "Land" tanks are sometimes told to go for a specific distance on a particular compass bearing so to ensure accuracy, the turret is put into the straight ahead position and the compass adjusted for maximum accuracy but this is not the case with Valentine DD tanks. Their operational orders would be to attack a particular bunker etc, probably in view. The approach swim however was always done on a compass bearing and while swimming, the Valentine DD would have its turret reversed, hence my suggestion that the compass would be adjusted with the turret reversed and a special tag issued to note that fact. The reason I queried rather than stated it is because my tank does not have such a tag although all the others seem to be present. (Sherman DD did not have this problem, they floated with turrets to the front) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC312 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Are you at the Overlord show this year with the Valentine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Pearson Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Yes, I have agreed to go to the Overlord Show. You going? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC312 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Yes i go every year when i can. You'll have to give me a guided tour of your fantastic machine. I saw it last year but there was no one to chat to about it. Great bit of kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Pearson Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 I thought it was never left alone to be honest so there should have been someone about, pity you missed us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 12 hours ago, John Pearson said: Yes, I have agreed to go to the Overlord Show. You going? Are you going to Cosby again as its the last year ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Pearson Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 No, haven't been asked to go to the Victory show I am afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 8 minutes ago, John Pearson said: No, haven't been asked to go to the Victory show I am afraid. That's a shame, I'm sure they must of overlooked you as yours is the rarest exibit there. Or were you not intending to go anyway this year ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Pearson Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 I know this may sound a bit odd but I usually work the other way round; show organisers tend to contact me and ask me to attend their show. I can't manage all requests maybe due to time or maybe travel costs but I try to agree to attend as many as I can (it is only a hobby after all!) It is very rare that I am actually looking around for a show to attend so if I haven't been asked then the question as to whether I intended to go or not doesn't arise. I have to say that I thought the Victory Show was an absolute cracker, pity it rained so much when I was there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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