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Armor/AFV: Modern - USA
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Korea War Sherman with a searchlight
Frenchy
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Rhone, France
Joined: December 02, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, August 20, 2019 - 07:01 AM UTC
Looks like a 18in Crouse-Hind one, like those fitted to M46's...


H.P.
Biggles2
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Quebec, Canada
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Posted: Tuesday, August 20, 2019 - 10:59 AM UTC
Can anyone decipher the name on the gun barrel? It appears to be "HELLFIRE...something"!
TAFFY3
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New York, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, August 20, 2019 - 11:51 AM UTC

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Can anyone decipher the name on the gun barrel? It appears to be "HELLFIRE...something"!


Hard to make out, but I think it says "Aunti
Em 1". Al
Biggles2
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Posted: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 - 02:51 AM UTC
Hmmm...time for Mk ll eyeballs!!
Armorsmith
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Pennsylvania, United States
Joined: April 09, 2015
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Posted: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 - 03:03 AM UTC
Interesting how the mantlet appears much darker than the rest of the vehicle. Also appears to be a white(?) stripe underneath the aperture on the mantlet as well.
ctkwok
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Alabama, United States
Joined: May 21, 2018
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Posted: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 - 05:45 AM UTC
I assume the dark mantlet was caused by the the depressed barrel and the mantlet is in the shadows.

The turret "balcony" is also quite interesting, I haven't seen a modification like that.
Chepster
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England - North West, United Kingdom
Joined: February 28, 2018
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Posted: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 - 07:52 AM UTC

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I assume the dark mantlet was caused by the the depressed barrel and the mantlet is in the shadows.

The turret "balcony" is also quite interesting, I haven't seen a modification like that.


My wife would kill me if promised a balcony and it turned out to just be a shelf
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