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Started by fsn, 20 July 2018, 01:53:28 PM

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We managed to get the M3 Lee back into the museum yesterday and that's made room for us to start on the M3a1 Stuart in the workshops. Never a dull moment.
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Could someone explain the priapic M3?  :o That 75mm looks to be twice as long as it ought to be!
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I don't know what they should really look like......

But if those have been 'poshed up'........what a storming job !

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Raider4

30 September 2021, 05:14:05 PM #632 Last Edit: 30 September 2021, 05:16:10 PM by Raider4
Quote from: fsn on 30 September 2021, 04:42:50 PM
Could someone explain the priapic M3?  :o That 75mm looks to be twice as long as it ought to be!

Two versions of the US 75mm fitted to the M3 Medium tank - the M2 (31 calibers) and the longer M3 (40 calibers). The M3 was also used on the M4 Medium tank.

And . . .

The Americans don't make it easy, do they. There's at least an M3 Medium tank, an M3 gun, an M3 Light tank and an M3 Half-track that I can name right off the bat.

toxicpixie

M3 White Scout Car also ;)

Did you mean the M3 submachine gun, the M3 37mm gun or the M3 75mm gun?

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Quote from: fsn on 30 September 2021, 04:42:50 PM
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Could someone explain the priapic M3?  :o That 75mm looks to be twice as long as it ought to be!

I suspect they used a wide angle lens that distorts most at the edges...

Perhaps they have elevated it to stop people walking into it
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Quote from: fsn on 30 September 2021, 04:42:50 PM


We managed to get the M3 Lee back into the museum yesterday and that's made room for us to start on the M3a1 Stuart in the workshops. Never a dull moment.
Www.armourgeddon.co.uk

Could someone explain the priapic M3?  :o That 75mm looks to be twice as long as it ought to be!

Is it  just "pleased to see you", or masquerading as a dalek.

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I think it's a panoramic lense - look at the back of the kubelwagon stretching...
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Raider4

Quote from: toxicpixie on 30 September 2021, 05:42:41 PM
M3 White Scout Car also ;)

Did you mean the M3 submachine gun, the M3 37mm gun or the M3 75mm gun?

There's also an M3 90mm gun, and an M3 105mm howitzer.  :(

toxicpixie

Quote from: Raider4 on 01 October 2021, 10:51:18 AM
There's also an M3 90mm gun, and an M3 105mm howitzer.  :(

Any more lurking around there... paging all M3... things...
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Quote from: toxicpixie on 01 October 2021, 12:57:30 PM
Any more lurking around there... paging all M3... things...

The M3 machine gun, a variant of the M2 (aka Browning .50 cal). Both of which use the M2 tripod. Also the M3 submachine gun (aka "grease gun").

steve_holmes_11

Quote from: Raider4 on 30 September 2021, 05:14:05 PM
Two versions of the US 75mm fitted to the M3 Medium tank - the M2 (31 calibers) and the longer M3 (40 calibers). The M3 was also used on the M4 Medium tank.

And . . .

The Americans don't make it easy, do they. There's at least an M3 Medium tank, an M3 gun, an M3 Light tank and an M3 Half-track that I can name right off the bat.

It's how Bilko kept his job in logistics without ever delivering any vehicles to frontline units.

steve_holmes_11

01 October 2021, 03:58:31 PM #644 Last Edit: 01 October 2021, 04:00:43 PM by steve_holmes_11
Quote from: toxicpixie on 01 October 2021, 12:57:30 PM
Any more lurking around there... paging all M3... things...



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