Hey ya guys .. ok i be needing some help here ..the Crossing the gap dio i am building for a customer .. now the help i need it this ..the wiring for the firing of the rockets, i can't find jack on a diagram of how it was wired so that the rockets could be fired .. Frenchy your help is needed here matey and all you other Sherman experts your help will be gladly welcomed .
What i need is any good pics or drawings of the wiring from the turret to the rockets themselves ,any help guys would be brilliant .

Phill

I don't have clear pics, but if you google the T34 calliope it looks like the wiring came down in two "bundles" of maybe three or four cables under each bank of tubes, with the lot entering the turret through the antenna mount on the bustle. If you do get good pictures or plans I'd like to see them too...

Tom

While it's not a prototype drawing or photo, the old Osprey "M4 Sherman" Modelling Manual ( ISBN 1841762075) has a chapter on modeling the M4A3 Calliope using the Verlinden conversion. Has a few good shots of the model all wired up; I think that could be of some help.

Hi Phill

I guess you'll find a lot of useful reference stuff in this impressive build log :

http://panzernet.com/foros/showthread.php?t=7033

HTH

Frenchy

That definately trumps my source, Frenchy, LOL ...good stuff; thanks for sharing

Guys thanks heaps for that and Frenchy mate ,,dude this is exactly what i needed ,I knew you would come up with something unlike us mear mortals who have trouble with this sort of thing so we turn to the Gods of information gathering and prey they can help
Ya did and now this thingy will look much much better ..cheers bigtime

Phill

I guess it's just a stroke of luck, Phill. I had recently came across this stunning Calliope build ...and then I saw your request.... Eh voilà !

Frenchy

It was perfect timing dude it couldn't have worked out better if you payed someone to make it happen ,,this info just made my life many times easier

Phill