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michaelmaltby
Colonel
the pic source: Bundesarchiv
michaelmaltby
Colonel
the pic source: Bundesarchiv
michaelmaltby
Colonel
the pic source: Bundesarchiv
Elvis
1st Sergeant
World's most famous picture of an M551 Sheridan tank...
Pic courtesy of Wikipedia.
Pic courtesy of Wikipedia.
michaelmaltby
Colonel
the pic source: Bundesarchiv
Elvis
1st Sergeant
Wurger,
What is that?
What is that?
Elvis
1st Sergeant
Pic courtesy of Wikipedia...
…from June 6th, 1944.
Sharp eyes will note that is not an M4, but an M10.
Interestingly, the pic credits it to The British (they're coming! they're coming!
).
That means the gun shown is more likely a 17 pounder, rather than a 3" Naval Gun.
Elvis
…from June 6th, 1944.
Sharp eyes will note that is not an M4, but an M10.
Interestingly, the pic credits it to The British (they're coming! they're coming!
).That means the gun shown is more likely a 17 pounder, rather than a 3" Naval Gun.
Elvis
Glider
Major
That isn't a 17pd. A 17pd had a much longer thinner barrel.
That's a soviet T-35 tank designed in 30' and introduced in 1933.
the pic source; Czołg T-35 | Histografy
michaelmaltby
Colonel
the pic source: Bundesarchiv
special ed
1st Lieutenant
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It looks like the tanks we used to draw as kids, with three turrets.
Elvis
1st Sergeant
...but wasn't that the change the British made to the M10, when lent them some?
Glider
Major
Not all the time. I thought that all were converted but clearly some were used in the original form because that is definitely not a 17pd.
Elvis
1st Sergeant
Well, here's a Sherman Firefly...
(pic courtesy of Christopher Chant's website)
...hard to tell with the muzzle brake attached, but its definitely a longer barrel.
You seem pretty sure, so I will agree on the basis that I just don't know enough about the two guns to make a better judgement call.
The former pic shows a 3" M7 and NOT a 17 pounder.
Elvis
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