New ww2 and modern

Started by Dave, 07 April 2016, 10:08:16 AM

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Dave

Hi All

Leon has still to photograph, but the following are done and ready to roll

centurion mk 2 arv
Humber Mk 2
Humber Mk3
Humber light reconnaissance car Mk3
M3 lee short 75mm gun
M3 Lee long 75mm gun
M3 Grant short 75mm gun
M3 Grant long 75mm gun

The Humber MK3 and Short barrelled Lee and grant will replace the existing codes, the older models will still be available.

Dave :)

Techno

Shouldn't that say "Leon has A still, to photograph" ?

Or haven't you announced the launch of Pendraken's new range of Gin & Vodka, yet ?   ;)

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Wulf

Hmm... a 10mm still, for a new Gangsters range...  8)

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How early are the early M3s? I know the earliest had twin hull MGs, but I don't know what the installation looked like...

Lord Kermit of Birkenhead

2 holes in the glacis plate, basically not visible. Removed before going into action as useless.

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Dave

Quote from: ianrs54 on 07 April 2016, 12:04:22 PM
2 holes in the glacis plate, basically not visible. Removed before going into action as useless.

IanS

I agree, holes plugged and welded up

Dave

Wulf

Good, always thought they'd be useless.

Ithoriel

I've seen reference to the M3 Lee having 3 - 8 MGs but the images I've seen show a co-ax with the 37mm and either a top turret with an MG or not turret and a pintle mounted AAMG instead.

Where the heck did the others go?

M3 Stuart seems to have suffered from excess MGs too with the sponson mounted ones being lost early on.

Did the US simply have so many 30 cals it didn't know what to do with them?
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I know some early Shermans had 4 MGs stuck in the front hull.

Did they do the same on the M3?
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There was definately a 1930s school of thought that put as many MGs as possible on to a tank, with little thought about how they would be used.

the British went with little turrets that required more crew, and ended up filling up with gas, and were probably shot traps.

The Amercians seemed to go with adding lots of fixed ones to the hull, on the galcis of Shermans and Grants and the sides of Stuarts.

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