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How about....an atomic sherman?
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Posted: Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 12:58 PM UTC
Dan Fong over at Missing Links, has posted a link to a rather curious collection of pictures - a series of M4s modified for some of the early nuclear tests. Some REAL potential for conversions there.

http://community.webshots.com/album/265276701nNqVoq?vhost=community
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Posted: Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 02:52 PM UTC
Is that one that smells nice? :-)

Vinnie
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Posted: Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 02:55 PM UTC
Yeah. Now if you'd change the 'R' to a 'T' it'd be even less fragrant..
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Posted: Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 03:38 PM UTC

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Yeah. Now if you'd change the 'R' to a 'T' it'd be even less fragrant..


Oooohhhh. But wouldn't it smell like trouble in that case #:-)
/ Robin
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Posted: Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 07:56 PM UTC

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Dan Fong over at Missing Links, has posted a link to a rather curious collection of pictures - a series of M4s modified for some of the early nuclear tests. Some REAL potential for conversions there.

http://community.webshots.com/album/265276701nNqVoq?vhost=community



Is this, that they were modified for nuclear power or for blowing up during tests?

Jeff
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Posted: Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 08:25 PM UTC
Apparently they were modified to carry personnel into the contaminated area following a blast.

One of the captions stated that Enrico Fermi rode in one that was lead lined to collect soil samples in the blast zone.
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Posted: Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 08:53 PM UTC
Very cool modifications. No doubt more info on these mods will surface. Would love to do one of these versions!! :-) :-)

Doug
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Posted: Friday, February 02, 2007 - 12:15 AM UTC
Some very interesting shots there Jim, but my favourite is the M3 Lee in Tunisia that has had a bit of a steering malfunction... :-)
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Posted: Friday, February 02, 2007 - 12:28 AM UTC
rather curoius pictures
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Posted: Friday, February 02, 2007 - 01:19 AM UTC

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Yeah. Now if you'd change the 'R' to a 'T' it'd be even less fragrant..


Oooohhhh. But wouldn't it smell like trouble in that case #:-)
/ Robin


Jim-
Does this have a 'festive brown' wrapper?
Cheers!
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