#1: M4 dozer and M4A3E8 Author: Rick_Eshleman, Location: Lewes, Delaware, USAPosted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 5:08 pm ---- Aberdeen test vehicles.
#2: Re: M4 dozer and M4A3E8 Author: Costas_TT, Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 10:45 pm ---- I suppose the metal plates attached to the side of the E8 prototype are to simulate a full combat load.
#3: Re: M4 dozer and M4A3E8 Author: Rick_Eshleman, Location: Lewes, Delaware, USAPosted: Sat Nov 10, 2012 2:12 am ---- Costas,
More than likely that's correct. Aberdeen regularly welded plates on prototypes to simulate the extra weight a fully loaded and/or uparmored vehicle would perform like. This even held true to the M1E1 Abrams, which had welded plates to simulate extra armor that the M1A1 Abrams would have. Rick
#4: Re: M4 dozer and M4A3E8 Author: Costas_TT, Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 3:02 pm ---- It was normal practice, especially when testing new engines, suspensions or transmissions.
#5: Re: M4 dozer and M4A3E8 Author: Deleted_User_5735, Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 2:52 am ---- It looks really great. Plain and simple good. Does not look strong,
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#6: Re: M4 dozer and M4A3E8 Author: binder001, Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 3:09 pm ---- The T7 dozer kit was adopted as the M2 dozer kit. Apparently there were quite a few M1 and M1A1 dozer kits left from WW2 so the M2 dozer was not widely produced.