John Kettler Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 The other night, brother George, who delights in driving me nuts with grog tests I generally fail abysmally, sent me a couple of pics from Zaloga's NORDWIND Osprey. For once, I got one mostly right. Page 87 shows one (likely a second but not much visible) original pattern Sherman M4A1 75 (narrow M34 mantlet), in a configuration so old it's got the Grant suspension. He was dumbfounded by the discovery. I got the basics correct, but had nothing to say about the suspension. We're talking the very same model I discussed elsewhere with reference to the lack of magnified gunner's optics. My bet is it was retained for the HE clout the 76 mm armed tanks didn't have. The tanks are in front of a nicely damaged (good tutorial) two story house. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 What, no pic??? For shame! Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted June 4, 2018 Author Share Posted June 4, 2018 Michael Emrys, He texted me the pic, and I'm low tech. Best I could do was a page number. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted June 4, 2018 Author Share Posted June 4, 2018 (edited) Michael Emrys, You just won the jackpot! Regards, John Kettler Edited June 4, 2018 by John Kettler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted June 4, 2018 Author Share Posted June 4, 2018 The above photo is better than the one in the book, since it's not cropped, allowing a far better look at the tank behind the first one. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Ta-dah! Thanks, John. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 That is one ancient Sherman, with a pretty damned geriatric one right behind it.....Nice find. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerKommissar Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Geriatric or not, they seem to be putting in work in some tough conditions. Fantastic vehicles -- love that camo! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Is that a Brit or American uniform on the guy standing on the engine deck? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted June 6, 2018 Author Share Posted June 6, 2018 MikeyD, Judging by the prisoner escorts, who are GIs, my money would be on the tanker's being American, too, though I could be wrong and can't check given the limits of the pic, my lack of image analysis tools and not the best eyesight. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 If this picture was taken in Alsace-Lorraine, as the title of the book referred to suggests, then I think the presence of a British soldier would be unlikely, and the presence of a British tank even more so. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falaise Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Shermans of the first Army De Lattre de Tassigny french Army ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Crowley Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 The caption says that the tanks come from the 709th Tank Battalion which was supporting the 75th Division during the Colmar fighting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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