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Flamethower Shermans in WWII?
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Posted: Monday, June 20, 2005 - 10:34 PM UTC
How many versions of flamethower Shermans are there during WWII? I tried searching google and found 2 diff versions.


This is a regular M4 fitted with a flamer right?

Another one I found:


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Posted: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 - 12:53 AM UTC
I believe the canadian Ram (a Sherman variant) also had a flame thrower variant!
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Posted: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 - 01:48 AM UTC
Ralph
There were also 4 sherman crocodiles built using the trailers and flame guns from the Churchill Crocodile, I have one planned as my entry into Burn Baby Burn.

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Posted: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 - 02:46 AM UTC

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Ralph
There were also 4 sherman crocodiles built using the trailers and flame guns from the Churchill Crocodile, I have one planned as my entry into Burn Baby Burn.

Pete


Hehehe... that was also actually my plan. I wanna convert one of my Shermans to a flamer version, but I'll pick the easiest one. Perhaps the M4 looks like the easiest convertion.
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Posted: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 - 03:06 AM UTC
Ralph
for more pics and info on your second pic go here

Sherman pics

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Posted: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 - 03:14 AM UTC

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Ralph
There were also 4 sherman crocodiles built using the trailers and flame guns from the Churchill Crocodile, I have one planned as my entry into Burn Baby Burn.

Pete


Hehehe... that was also actually my plan. I wanna convert one of my Shermans to a flamer version, but I'll pick the easiest one. Perhaps the M4 looks like the easiest convertion.
Dragon does an M4A3 flamethrower tank called the M4A3 HVSS POA-CWS-H5.
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Posted: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 - 03:38 AM UTC
I believe there was a type called the M4A1R3, of which only 4 were ever built. It simply had the hull MG replaced with a flamethrower.
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Posted: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 - 11:54 PM UTC

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I believe there was a type called the M4A1R3, of which only 4 were ever built. It simply had the hull MG replaced with a flamethrower.


Hmm... that would be nice. Is that anyway like the OT-34/85? I mean the flamer of the OT-34/85 the same with the M4A1R3? Got any pics?
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Posted: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 - 04:00 AM UTC
Sorry, no pics. The only thing I know about it is that its called the M4A1R3, and that the only external change from the regular M4A1 was a flamethrower barrel in place of the hull .30 cal MG. All the other modifications were internal. Very simple scratchbuild.
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