Hello Guys,

I need your help, to identify WW2 main battle tank Sherman, variant name.

See pictures to :

http://www.armyrecognition.com/forum/album_cat.php?cat_id=7

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Thanks for your help

Greetings.

Alain

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But the tank in your first pic is a Sherman M4A3 with 105mm Howitzer Support Gun.

Cheers
Henk

Hello,

Thanks for the first answer. Can you give me also the name version for the all Sherman pictures.
You can join our group, if you will.

Thanks for your help.

Greetings.

Alain

First one from the left to right:
-M4A3 105mm with rubber chevron tracks
-looks like an M4 Early, rubber chevron tracks
-another M4A3 105mm
-am not sure on this one, but it looks like it's a M4A3 76(w)
-another shot of the M4A3 76(w)

Bottom ones from left to right:
-another shot of the M4A3 105mm
-looks like a Firefly VC to me
-another shot of the Early M4
-M4A1?

Hello Alain:
I disagree w/Ralph on most of his conclusions (nothing personal Ralph):

First one from the left to right:
-M4 (105), not M4A3 (105) (note the raised air intake on engine deck)
-M4A4, not M4 (note the gap between suspension units and the lengthened hull, indicative of the A4)
-same M4 (105) as above
-M4A1 76(w), not M4A3 76(w). Cast hull = M4A1
-another shot of the M4A1 76(w)

Bottom ones from left to right:
-another shot of the M4 105mm
-Firefly VC (17pdr on M4A4 chassis)
-another shot of the M4A4 (not M4 early)
-M4A1 75(d), later production, small hatch with cast-in hull applique armor

Roy's got it mostly right (still nothing personal, Ralph) :-) except the last Sherman.

Roy, if you look at the running gear, it's sporting CDP track and behind the grouser vent is the remains of what I think is the Methyl Bromide fire extinguisher bracket. This points to this being a late Grizzly and not a Sherman.

Whattaya think?

Paul

Hello Guys,

Thanks for your all answer. I must give this information for next Issue of my magazine.

Many great thanks for your help.

Alain

Good one Paul. I was looking too much at the hull and engine types. I didn't know that grizzlies had the later cast in armor. Cool.