#1: "Paging Mr. Smart, paging Mr. Smart..." Author: Doug_Kibbey, Location: The Great SatanPosted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 2:54 am ---- Bob,
From the "bullet deflector" thread, my attention was caught by something I overlooked at the time in my efforts to grab a lot of pics in a limited window of time....
Knowing the penchant for the restoration staff (the principals of which I recognized from the recent "Tank Overhaul" episode on the "Elefant" and who I immortilized in digits in a pic with the then newly painted "Mae West") to indicate "hits" with silver paint, I notice a number of these on the .50 casemates and what appears to be a pistol port shield. Were these "test hits" with protection in mind? Know with what caliber(s)?
If the guys want their pic, I can send or post. Being TV stars now, they probably don't care....
#2: Re: "Paging Mr. Smart, paging Mr. Smart..." Author: bsmart, Location: Central MarylandPosted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:39 am ---- Yes those appear to be bullet hits. Not sure of caliber, I'll look a little closer when I'm up there with the CDSG folks on Thursday (Maybe we'll get a second opinion from 'Armyjunk'. Is anyone else joining the 'Defenses of Baltimore' tour?) I'll try and find out if there is anything in the records but from past history I doubt it.
I've found several other 'Aberdeen Veterans' suffer from having impacts on them. The first Chrysler built M-3 that is in Newark Delaware has two penetrations in the lower hull between the bogies from memory they appear to be 3" or 57mm. I suspect that those were from testing days at Aberdeen.
