Hi
Can anybody tell where I can find a pic of a ww2 usmc sherman that has a portable water tank on the back I cant find any ,I got Marine tank battles in the Pacific book and there is no pics in there of any kind of water tank can any body have any ideas?
Thanks Lee

USMC 4th tank battalion on Iwo Jima used rear deck water tanks extensively. The book to get is Tank Warfare on Iwo Jima by David Harper. I just flipped through the book and counted 11 pictures showing M4A3s with a rear deck water tank, some close up.

More pics on the internet:

"Doris" Iwo Jima:
http://www.hardcorpsmodels.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=8&Itemid=28

"Ironside" Saipan:
http://www.hardcorpsmodels.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=28

"Coed" Iwo Jima:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Ronson_flame_tank_Iwo_Jima.jpg

Saipan:
http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?imgurl=c40f3809c1b35e3a&q=saipan+source:life&usg=__UszVsDz1P6XftA5KyRYGN7Lcr1U=&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsaipan%2Bsource:life%26start%3D180%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN

Good luck with your project.

-Doug

Hi Doug
thanks so much for your help this dio is gonna take forever it seems
Thanks Lee

Here are some more:

Nice model of M4A2 King Kong on Saipan:
http://www.network54.com/Forum/110741/message/1226332400/Finished-+M4A2+Sherman+4th+Marine+Tank+Battalion%2C+Saipan+1944

Really cool model of Crispy, 4th tanks Iwo Jima:
http://ru.armorama.com//features/1851

M4A2 King Kong on Saipan:
http://www.npswapa.org/gallery/album36/sn3167_kingkongtnk

The water tank itself was a spare fuel tank from an M3A1. The Academy M3A1 kit includes a pair, though they would need some modification. The straps are molded on and there is no indentation and cap on the side. I read somewhere these tanks are slightly too small, but I cannot find the source of that comment.

-Doug

Lee,

find yourself a copy of "Iwo Jima tank battles" put out by squadron signal, with Dave Harper is the author. IT is worth every dime! Loads of pics, awesome color profiles, after action reports, just awesome book for any USMC sherman fan.

Andy

Osprey's "Modelling the Sherman Tank" has a section on Iwo Shermans including scratch building the water tank.

John

Hi All
I want to thank everbody for all there help
Thanks Lee

Hi
its taking awhile alot of work
Thanks Lee