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Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 10:16 pm Post subject: Rocket Sherman
Or whatever you call it! BIGGER IMAGE HERE _________________ "TUMBLEWEED"

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Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 11:11 pm Post subject: Re: Rocket Sherman
Calliope, Being similar in appearance to the pipe organ type instrument commonly seen at a circus or fair. _________________ Joe_D

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Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 12:23 am Post subject: Re: Rocket Sherman
Only known survivor... Neil

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Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 1:06 am Post subject: Re: Rocket Sherman
It appears that the survivors rocket tubes are way smaller than the other. Perhaps a smaller rocket type or size? Its a pity only one survived. Don

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Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 1:07 am Post subject: Re: Rocket Sherman
Any of these around? Side turret mount, jettisonable. Variant was also mounted on M26 and a different arrangement altogether for the M24.

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Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 8:16 am Post subject: Re: Rocket Sherman
There were many variations of tank mounted rocket launchers. IIRC the one shown used shorter tubes because it was meant for spin- rather than fin-stabilized 4.5-inch rockets. KL

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Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 12:39 pm Post subject: Re: Rocket Sherman
- Neil_Baumgardner Only known survivor... Neil T72 Launcher _________________ TTFN Jim If your not a member of JED then your not serious about anything military.. ********************* www.jedsite.info JED Military Equipment *********************

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Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 12:40 pm Post subject: Re: Rocket Sherman
- Doug_Kibbey Any of these around? Side turret mount, jettisonable. Variant was also mounted on M26 and a different arrangement altogether for the M24. T99 Launcher _________________ TTFN Jim If your not a member of JED then your not serious about anything military.. ********************* www.jedsite.info JED Military Equipment *********************

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Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 9:31 pm Post subject: Re: Rocket Sherman
Whut then, would this be? There is no caption.

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Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 9:51 pm Post subject: Re: Rocket Sherman
- Doug_Kibbey Whut then, would this be? There is no caption. M17 _________________ TTFN Jim If your not a member of JED then your not serious about anything military.. ********************* www.jedsite.info JED Military Equipment *********************

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Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 1:33 am Post subject: Re: Rocket Sherman
That is the Engineer Armored Vehicle, in this case an M4A1 with the EAV conversion kit applied. KL

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Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 1:38 am Post subject: Re: Rocket Sherman
What's this? British I think. _________________ "TUMBLEWEED"

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Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 1:41 am Post subject: Re: Rocket Sherman
Sherman Mk.V ’Tulip’ M4A4 Sherman V with 60lb Rockets

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Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 5:05 pm Post subject: Re: Rocket Sherman
It appears that the survivors rocket tubes are way smaller than the other IIRC ther were two different types one with a box shaped tube cluster and another with a "T" shaped tube cluster _________________ The only good skwerril is a dead un

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Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 3:54 pm
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1) I wonder what search terms brought that photo out of the Life collection? I have tried many combinations but never got a hit on a rocket tank

2) there were a number of different rocket launchers tried on M4 series tanks. The 4.5 inch T34 "Calliope" types were the most used and the most recorded in Europe. The M17 (T40) were almost used on DDay, but the 7.2in rockets lacked accuracy. Some tanks still had the launcher welded attachments on them. In Italy some T40 "boxes" were used to mount a batch of the triple 4.5 inch tubes from P47s.

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