±Recent Visitors

Recent Visitors to Com-Central!

±User Info-big


Welcome Anonymous

Nickname
Password

Membership:
Latest: cgsimpson
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 6645

People Online:
Members: 0
Visitors: 760
Total: 760
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Community Forums
02: Community Forums
03: Home
04: Home
05: Community Forums
06: Photo Gallery
07: Community Forums
08: Photo Gallery
09: Community Forums
10: Community Forums
11: Community Forums
12: Photo Gallery
13: Community Forums
14: Community Forums
15: Community Forums
16: Community Forums
17: Community Forums
18: Home
19: Home
20: Downloads
21: Community Forums
22: Member Screenshots
23: CPGlang
24: Community Forums
25: Community Forums
26: Photo Gallery
27: Photo Gallery
28: Community Forums
29: Community Forums
30: Community Forums
31: Community Forums
32: Home
33: Community Forums
34: Photo Gallery
35: Community Forums
36: Community Forums
37: Community Forums
38: Home
39: Community Forums
40: Home
41: Home
42: Photo Gallery
43: Home
44: Photo Gallery
45: Community Forums
46: Community Forums
47: Community Forums
48: Home
49: Member Screenshots
50: Community Forums
51: Downloads
52: Community Forums
53: Your Account
54: Home
55: Community Forums
56: Community Forums
57: Community Forums
58: Downloads
59: Community Forums
60: Community Forums
61: Downloads
62: Community Forums
63: Photo Gallery
64: Photo Gallery
65: Community Forums
66: Photo Gallery
67: Community Forums
68: Community Forums
69: Community Forums
70: Community Forums
71: Community Forums
72: Community Forums
73: Photo Gallery
74: Community Forums
75: Community Forums
76: Community Forums
77: Downloads
78: Photo Gallery
79: Photo Gallery
80: Home
81: Community Forums
82: Community Forums
83: Community Forums
84: Community Forums
85: Community Forums
86: Community Forums
87: Home
88: Community Forums
89: Photo Gallery
90: Community Forums
91: Community Forums
92: Community Forums
93: Community Forums
94: Downloads
95: Community Forums
96: Community Forums
97: Member Screenshots
98: Community Forums
99: Community Forums
100: Community Forums
101: Community Forums
102: Photo Gallery
103: Photo Gallery
104: Photo Gallery
105: Home
106: Home
107: Community Forums
108: Community Forums
109: Community Forums
110: Community Forums
111: Home
112: Photo Gallery
113: Photo Gallery
114: Community Forums
115: Photo Gallery
116: Community Forums
117: Downloads
118: Community Forums
119: Community Forums
120: Community Forums
121: Photo Gallery
122: Home
123: Community Forums
124: Community Forums
125: Community Forums
126: Community Forums
127: Community Forums
128: News
129: Home
130: Photo Gallery
131: Statistics
132: Community Forums
133: Community Forums
134: CPGlang
135: Community Forums
136: Community Forums
137: Home
138: Community Forums
139: Photo Gallery
140: Community Forums
141: Photo Gallery
142: Community Forums
143: Community Forums
144: Community Forums
145: Community Forums
146: Community Forums
147: Community Forums
148: Photo Gallery
149: Community Forums
150: Downloads
151: Downloads
152: Member Screenshots
153: Home
154: Community Forums
155: Community Forums
156: Community Forums
157: Community Forums
158: Community Forums
159: Home
160: Community Forums
161: Community Forums
162: Community Forums
163: News Archive
164: Community Forums
165: Community Forums
166: Community Forums
167: Community Forums
168: Community Forums
169: Home
170: Community Forums
171: Home
172: Community Forums
173: Community Forums
174: Community Forums
175: Community Forums
176: Community Forums
177: Home
178: Community Forums
179: Community Forums
180: Community Forums
181: Community Forums
182: Statistics
183: Photo Gallery
184: Community Forums
185: Community Forums
186: Community Forums
187: Home
188: CPGlang
189: Community Forums
190: Community Forums
191: Community Forums
192: CPGlang
193: Community Forums
194: CPGlang
195: Community Forums
196: Photo Gallery
197: Community Forums
198: Photo Gallery
199: Community Forums
200: Community Forums
201: Photo Gallery
202: Community Forums
203: Community Forums
204: CPGlang
205: Community Forums
206: Community Forums
207: Community Forums
208: Downloads
209: Community Forums
210: News Archive
211: Community Forums
212: Community Forums
213: Community Forums
214: Community Forums
215: Community Forums
216: Photo Gallery
217: Downloads
218: Photo Gallery
219: Community Forums
220: Member Screenshots
221: Community Forums
222: Community Forums
223: News Archive
224: Photo Gallery
225: Community Forums
226: Community Forums
227: Photo Gallery
228: Home
229: Community Forums
230: Community Forums
231: Member Screenshots
232: Home
233: Home
234: Home
235: Community Forums
236: Community Forums
237: Photo Gallery
238: Photo Gallery
239: Community Forums
240: Photo Gallery
241: Community Forums
242: Community Forums
243: Community Forums
244: Community Forums
245: Community Forums
246: Home
247: Community Forums
248: Photo Gallery
249: Home
250: Community Forums
251: Home
252: Community Forums
253: Community Forums
254: Community Forums
255: Community Forums
256: Community Forums
257: Community Forums
258: Community Forums
259: Community Forums
260: Community Forums
261: Community Forums
262: Home
263: Community Forums
264: Community Forums
265: Community Forums
266: Your Account
267: Community Forums
268: Community Forums
269: Community Forums
270: Home
271: Home
272: Community Forums
273: Community Forums
274: Community Forums
275: Community Forums
276: Community Forums
277: Community Forums
278: Photo Gallery
279: Statistics
280: Community Forums
281: Community Forums
282: Community Forums
283: Community Forums
284: Photo Gallery
285: Home
286: Community Forums
287: Community Forums
288: Community Forums
289: Home
290: Community Forums
291: Photo Gallery
292: Home
293: Member Screenshots
294: Home
295: Community Forums
296: Community Forums
297: Member Screenshots
298: Community Forums
299: Community Forums
300: Home
301: Home
302: Photo Gallery
303: Community Forums
304: Community Forums
305: Community Forums
306: Community Forums
307: Community Forums
308: Community Forums
309: Photo Gallery
310: Photo Gallery
311: Community Forums
312: Community Forums
313: Community Forums
314: Photo Gallery
315: Photo Gallery
316: Downloads
317: News
318: Community Forums
319: Community Forums
320: Community Forums
321: Community Forums
322: Community Forums
323: Photo Gallery
324: Home
325: Your Account
326: Home
327: Community Forums
328: Photo Gallery
329: Community Forums
330: Community Forums
331: Downloads
332: Community Forums
333: Community Forums
334: Home
335: Community Forums
336: Community Forums
337: Your Account
338: Community Forums
339: Home
340: Home
341: Photo Gallery
342: Photo Gallery
343: Community Forums
344: Community Forums
345: Community Forums
346: Community Forums
347: Community Forums
348: Photo Gallery
349: Community Forums
350: CPGlang
351: Home
352: Community Forums
353: Home
354: Community Forums
355: Community Forums
356: Community Forums
357: Community Forums
358: Photo Gallery
359: Community Forums
360: Community Forums
361: Community Forums
362: Community Forums
363: Community Forums
364: Community Forums
365: Member Screenshots
366: Community Forums
367: Community Forums
368: Community Forums
369: Community Forums
370: Community Forums
371: CPGlang
372: Downloads
373: Community Forums
374: Community Forums
375: CPGlang
376: Photo Gallery
377: Home
378: Community Forums
379: Community Forums
380: Community Forums
381: Treasury
382: Photo Gallery
383: Community Forums
384: Photo Gallery
385: Photo Gallery
386: Community Forums
387: Community Forums
388: Community Forums
389: Treasury
390: Community Forums
391: Photo Gallery
392: Community Forums
393: Community Forums
394: Community Forums
395: Community Forums
396: Downloads
397: Community Forums
398: Community Forums
399: Community Forums
400: Community Forums
401: Community Forums
402: Community Forums
403: Community Forums
404: Home
405: Community Forums
406: Community Forums
407: Community Forums
408: Community Forums
409: Community Forums
410: Downloads
411: Home
412: Photo Gallery
413: Community Forums
414: Photo Gallery
415: Home
416: Community Forums
417: Community Forums
418: Community Forums
419: Community Forums
420: Community Forums
421: Photo Gallery
422: Your Account
423: Photo Gallery
424: Community Forums
425: Photo Gallery
426: Member Screenshots
427: Community Forums
428: Community Forums
429: Community Forums
430: Community Forums
431: Photo Gallery
432: Community Forums
433: Your Account
434: Home
435: Community Forums
436: Photo Gallery
437: Community Forums
438: Photo Gallery
439: Photo Gallery
440: Community Forums
441: Member Screenshots
442: Home
443: Community Forums
444: Member Screenshots
445: Community Forums
446: Community Forums
447: CPGlang
448: Community Forums
449: Community Forums
450: Community Forums
451: Photo Gallery
452: Photo Gallery
453: Photo Gallery
454: Search
455: Home
456: Community Forums
457: Community Forums
458: Community Forums
459: Community Forums
460: Community Forums
461: Community Forums
462: Home
463: News Archive
464: Community Forums
465: Community Forums
466: Community Forums
467: Community Forums
468: Home
469: Photo Gallery
470: Photo Gallery
471: Community Forums
472: Community Forums
473: Community Forums
474: Photo Gallery
475: Community Forums
476: Community Forums
477: Photo Gallery
478: Community Forums
479: Community Forums
480: Community Forums
481: Community Forums
482: Community Forums
483: Community Forums
484: Community Forums
485: Photo Gallery
486: Home
487: Community Forums
488: Community Forums
489: Community Forums
490: Community Forums
491: Community Forums
492: Community Forums
493: Community Forums
494: Community Forums
495: Community Forums
496: Home
497: Community Forums
498: Community Forums
499: Home
500: Community Forums
501: Community Forums
502: Photo Gallery
503: Member Screenshots
504: CPGlang
505: Community Forums
506: CPGlang
507: Community Forums
508: Your Account
509: Photo Gallery
510: Downloads
511: Community Forums
512: Community Forums
513: Community Forums
514: Home
515: Community Forums
516: Community Forums
517: Community Forums
518: Community Forums
519: Community Forums
520: Community Forums
521: Downloads
522: CPGlang
523: Community Forums
524: Photo Gallery
525: Community Forums
526: Home
527: Community Forums
528: Community Forums
529: Community Forums
530: Community Forums
531: Community Forums
532: Community Forums
533: Downloads
534: Community Forums
535: Community Forums
536: Community Forums
537: Community Forums
538: Community Forums
539: Home
540: Home
541: Home
542: Your Account
543: Community Forums
544: Community Forums
545: Home
546: Community Forums
547: Community Forums
548: Community Forums
549: Photo Gallery
550: Downloads
551: Your Account
552: Community Forums
553: Community Forums
554: Community Forums
555: Downloads
556: Community Forums
557: Community Forums
558: Community Forums
559: Your Account
560: Member Screenshots
561: Home
562: Community Forums
563: Community Forums
564: Community Forums
565: Community Forums
566: Community Forums
567: Community Forums
568: Community Forums
569: Community Forums
570: Photo Gallery
571: Community Forums
572: Community Forums
573: Downloads
574: Home
575: Community Forums
576: Home
577: Community Forums
578: Community Forums
579: Community Forums
580: Community Forums
581: Community Forums
582: Community Forums
583: Photo Gallery
584: Your Account
585: Community Forums
586: Downloads
587: Community Forums
588: Downloads
589: Community Forums
590: Community Forums
591: Home
592: Community Forums
593: Community Forums
594: Community Forums
595: Photo Gallery
596: Community Forums
597: Community Forums
598: Community Forums
599: Photo Gallery
600: Community Forums
601: Home
602: Home
603: CPGlang
604: Member Screenshots
605: Photo Gallery
606: Home
607: Community Forums
608: Community Forums
609: Community Forums
610: Community Forums
611: Photo Gallery
612: Community Forums
613: Photo Gallery
614: Community Forums
615: Community Forums
616: Community Forums
617: Community Forums
618: Community Forums
619: Community Forums
620: Community Forums
621: Community Forums
622: Community Forums
623: CPGlang
624: CPGlang
625: Community Forums
626: News
627: Downloads
628: News
629: Community Forums
630: Home
631: Community Forums
632: Home
633: Community Forums
634: Downloads
635: Statistics
636: Community Forums
637: Photo Gallery
638: Community Forums
639: Community Forums
640: Community Forums
641: Community Forums
642: Home
643: Community Forums
644: Community Forums
645: Photo Gallery
646: Community Forums
647: Community Forums
648: Home
649: Community Forums
650: Community Forums
651: Statistics
652: Your Account
653: Community Forums
654: Community Forums
655: Community Forums
656: Community Forums
657: Community Forums
658: Home
659: Community Forums
660: Community Forums
661: Downloads
662: Home
663: Community Forums
664: Community Forums
665: Home
666: Community Forums
667: Home
668: Community Forums
669: Community Forums
670: Community Forums
671: Community Forums
672: Photo Gallery
673: Community Forums
674: Photo Gallery
675: Home
676: Community Forums
677: Community Forums
678: Community Forums
679: Home
680: Community Forums
681: Community Forums
682: Community Forums
683: Community Forums
684: Community Forums
685: Community Forums
686: Community Forums
687: Community Forums
688: News Archive
689: Community Forums
690: Community Forums
691: Home
692: Community Forums
693: Community Forums
694: Community Forums
695: CPGlang
696: Photo Gallery
697: Community Forums
698: Photo Gallery
699: Community Forums
700: Community Forums
701: Photo Gallery
702: Home
703: Community Forums
704: CPGlang
705: Community Forums
706: Community Forums
707: Home
708: Community Forums
709: Community Forums
710: Home
711: Community Forums
712: Community Forums
713: Community Forums
714: Statistics
715: Photo Gallery
716: Home
717: Home
718: Home
719: Downloads
720: Photo Gallery
721: Community Forums
722: Community Forums
723: Community Forums
724: Community Forums
725: Community Forums
726: Community Forums
727: Photo Gallery
728: Community Forums
729: Community Forums
730: Community Forums
731: Home
732: Downloads
733: Community Forums
734: News
735: Community Forums
736: Community Forums
737: Community Forums
738: Community Forums
739: Photo Gallery
740: Community Forums
741: Community Forums
742: Community Forums
743: Community Forums
744: Community Forums
745: Community Forums
746: Member Screenshots
747: Community Forums
748: Photo Gallery
749: Home
750: Community Forums
751: Photo Gallery
752: Community Forums
753: Community Forums
754: Community Forums
755: CPGlang
756: Community Forums
757: Community Forums
758: Community Forums
759: Community Forums
760: Community Forums

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
M3 Stuart Light Tanks, New at Ft Bliss Nu 6
The AFV ASSOCIATION was formed in 1964 to support the thoughts and research of all those interested in Armored Fighting Vehicles and related topics, such as AFV drawings. The emphasis has always been on sharing information and communicating with other members of similar interests; e.g. German armor, Japanese AFVs, or whatever.
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page     Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board

View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
Roy_A_Lingle
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 1997
Location: El Paso & Ft Bliss, Texas
PostPosted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 2:46 am
Post subject: M3 Stuart Light Tanks, New at Ft Bliss Nu 6

Hi Folks!

Museum Staff member showed me this one which is next the M3 Halftrack. This M3 DID come from Germany.
[img]
[img][/img]
Spot Report!
Sgt, Scouts Out!

_________________
"You can never have too much reconnaissance."
General G.S. Patton Jr.


Last edited by Roy_A_Lingle on Wed Nov 11, 2009 6:43 am; edited 1 time in total
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
Kurt_Laughlin
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 577

PostPosted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 9:49 pm
Post subject: Re: M3 Stuart Light Tank, 2nd one, New at Ft Bliss Nu 6

Roy, if you could get into one, I'd pick that one. It has the M23 mount with the lump on the gun shield. I'd be interested to know the tank's S/N and if the gun mount or data plate indicates any sort of nomenclature change or modification.

KL
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
MarkHolloway
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 2006
Posts: 2054
Location: Beatty, Nevada
PostPosted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 10:48 pm
Post subject: Re: M3 Stuart Light Tank, 2nd one, New at Ft Bliss Nu 6

Much better than the old ADA Museum!

_________________
"TUMBLEWEED"
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Photo Gallery
Dontos
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 3436
Location: Vine Grove, KY
PostPosted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 11:37 pm
Post subject: Re: M3 Stuart Light Tank, 2nd one, New at Ft Bliss Nu 6

Mark

I was thinking the same thing, as my last exposure to the ADA Museum was in 1979/80.

Hopefully there can be an active volunteer program there in El Paso to care for and take advantage of the 'windfall' of decent condition vehicles.

Regards
Don
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website AIM Address Yahoo Messenger Photo Gallery
Roy_A_Lingle
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 1997
Location: El Paso & Ft Bliss, Texas
PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:38 am
Post subject: Re: M3 Stuart Light Tank, 2nd one, New at Ft Bliss Nu 6

Hi Kurt! I Folks!

- Kurt_Laughlin

Roy, if you could get into one, I'd pick that one.
It has the M23 mount with the lump on the gun shield. I'd be interested to know the tank's S/N and if the gun mount or data plate indicates any sort of nomenclature change or modification.
KL


Will check with the Staff, see if they will let me go inside.

The lump on the gun shield. Here are three photos of that lump. It looks part of another gun shield that was cut up and welded onto this one. From what little I could see of the back side of the shield, it doesn't look like it anything was changed. Could that lump be a counter weigth?

SN off a rear tow lug is 8614.

[img][/img]
[img][/img]
[img][/img]

Follow up spot report!
Sgt, Scouts Out!

_________________
"You can never have too much reconnaissance."
General G.S. Patton Jr.
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
Roy_A_Lingle
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 1997
Location: El Paso & Ft Bliss, Texas
PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:42 am
Post subject: Re: M3 Stuart Light Tank, 2nd one, New at Ft Bliss Nu 6

Hi Folks!

It is starting to look like a lot of the 1st AD vehicle have that Sherman comb.
[img][/img]
Spot report!
Sgt, Scouts Out!

_________________
"You can never have too much reconnaissance."
General G.S. Patton Jr.
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
Kurt_Laughlin
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 577

PostPosted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 1:42 am
Post subject: Re: M3 Stuart Light Tank, 2nd one, New at Ft Bliss Nu 6

Roy - this is on some M3A1s and M5s. There are a couple of configurations out there. My guess is that it is a counterweight, but most M23 mounts didn't have them, so I'm not sure what was out of balance. I haven't found any documentation.

S/N 8614 was made in October 1942, which is the same month as these gun shields also appeared on M5s.

KL
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
Roy_A_Lingle
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 1997
Location: El Paso & Ft Bliss, Texas
PostPosted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 6:42 am
Post subject: Re: M3 Stuart Light Tank, 2nd one, New at Ft Bliss Nu 6

Hi Folks!

This is the first M3 Stuart to arrive. I have learn from a museum staff member that this vehicle was in storage at Ft. Still. The team that came down from Ft. Still to pick up the SAMs sent it here. A replacement gun mantel has been ordered to replace that sheet metal box that is on there now.
[img][/img]
I could not get a good look at the rear tow lugs and didn't find any numbers stamped into the armor.
Spot Report!
Sgt, Scouts Out!

_________________
"You can never have too much reconnaissance."
General G.S. Patton Jr.
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
Neil_Baumgardner
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 3942
Location: Arlington, VA
PostPosted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 3:24 pm
Post subject: Re: M3 Stuart Light Tanks, New at Ft Bliss Nu 6

Joe DeMarco believes that the first M3 Stuart is one that the Army recovered from Haiti.

Neil
Back to top
View user's profile
Roy_A_Lingle
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 1997
Location: El Paso & Ft Bliss, Texas
PostPosted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 10:39 pm
Post subject: Re: M3 Stuart Light Tanks, New at Ft Bliss Nu 6

Hi Folks!

The second M3 SN is 5972 on the Left Rear tow lug. I got my notes mixed up a bit. The vehicle I can not get a good look at is the M5 Stuart.

Follow up spot report!
Sgt, Scouts Out!

_________________
"You can never have too much reconnaissance."
General G.S. Patton Jr.
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
Roy_A_Lingle
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 1997
Location: El Paso & Ft Bliss, Texas
PostPosted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 11:32 pm
Post subject: Re: M3 Stuart Light Tanks, New at Ft Bliss Nu 6

Hi Folks!

The M3 Stuart that came down for Ft Still, Ser Number 5972 (Left Rear tow lug) has been cleaned up, repainted and now sets on a pad next to Robert E Lee Street, about 200 or 300 meters west of the Lee Gate.



That square sheet metal gun matel has been replaced with something that looks correct.
If any of your are thinking that 37mm gun barrel doesn't look right, that is because it is made out of pipe.

Spot Report!
Sgt, Scouts Out!

_________________
"You can never have too much reconnaissance."
General G.S. Patton Jr.
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
Roy_A_Lingle
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 1997
Location: El Paso & Ft Bliss, Texas
PostPosted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 10:52 pm
Post subject: Re: M3 Stuart Light Tank, 2nd one, New at Ft Bliss Nu 6

Hi Kurt! Hi Folks!

- Kurt_Laughlin

Roy, if you could get into one, I'd pick that one. It has the M23 mount with the lump on the gun shield. I'd be interested to know the tank's S/N and if the gun mount or data plate indicates any sort of nomenclature change or modification.
KL


I finally climbed up on this one, a week ago last Monday, and found that both of the hatchs on the top of the turret are welded shut! The only way into this one is through the driver and co-driver vision blocks. Sorry I am to fat now days to try that path.

Also, just in case I didn't report location status.
The M3 from Germany with the extra lump on the gun shield is now inside the building. It was one of the few vehicles to come in from Germany that didn't need to be repainted.

Spot Report!
Sgt, Scouts out!

_________________
"You can never have too much reconnaissance."
General G.S. Patton Jr.
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
Kurt_Laughlin
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 577

PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 2:50 am
Post subject: Re: M3 Stuart Light Tanks, New at Ft Bliss Nu 6

Ah poop.

Well, the next time the grandkids are in town give them a quick course on military equipment ID and squirt them into the front hatch!

Thanks,
KL
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board
Page 1 of 1
All times are GMT - 6 Hours



Jump to:  


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You cannot download files in this forum