SadSack Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 Most if not all Sherman tank varients had a 2" smoke mortar built into the tanks turret front. Supply of 2" smoke varied from as low as 12 rounds for an M4(105)Sherman, All the way up to 27 rounds for the Firefly VC. Also noticed the U.K. Achilles Tank Destroyer had this smoke mortar along with 36 rounds ! My question is. Were these internaly mounted smoke mortars used to provide those tanks with a smoke screen of some sorts in an emergency situation ? ... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestreak 77 Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 Hey SadSack, I believe so, that they had them only for emergency's when under attack. If you do a search under smoke you will probably find a more detailed answer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestreak 77 Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 BTW I think i read that they where just hand held smoke launchers through a hole in the top (i think) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Yeide Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 I have read many an account by American tankers, and I have never seen a reference to someone actually using the thing. When they wanted smoke, they fired WP. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SadSack Posted October 21, 2005 Author Share Posted October 21, 2005 Thanks fellas 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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