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Armor and ground forces of the Allied forces during World War II.
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M4A3E8 in the Ardennes *pic*
andy007
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Wellington, New Zealand
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Posted: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 - 09:59 PM UTC
Hi all,
I am I correct in saying that it is thought that no M4A3E8's were invovled in the BAttle of the Bulge?
If I am wrong iam sorry.
Anyhow here is a pic I found of one in snow and White wash.
Enjoy
Easy_Co
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England - South East, United Kingdom
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Posted: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 - 11:01 PM UTC
That model made its debut in the bulge,that tank is called block buster and commanded by Capt James Leech.Im not an expert on shermans I just recalled the set of photo's of that tank in steve Zalogas battle of the bulge one good book it has answered a lot of questions for me and some great dio ideas.
tazz
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Posted: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 - 04:33 AM UTC
thats a great pic of this sherman.
i never seen a sherman like this before.
i just found a web site that this tank was in Korea and in the bugle,
but this site can be wrong
http://www.awm.gov.au/korea/weapons/sherman/sherman.htm
thebear
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Posted: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 - 06:29 AM UTC
Yes Andy the M4A3E8 made its debute during December .What is cool about the picture is the tracks ..I didn't know that they were already in use in the winter of 44/45..How cool is that! Thanks for the picture.

Rick
andy007
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Posted: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 - 09:36 AM UTC
No worries guys,
Rick, shows you how much I know.......I thought those tracks were always on the E8 :-)
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