From: Steve Grammont (islander@midmaine.com)
Date: Wed Mar 13 2002 - 22:46:15 PST
Thanks for the link!
>I ran into this web page today that a (lucky) guy put up with some
>photos he took during a recent tour of Jacques Littlefield's
>collection. He has some nice shots, and has made an appeal that folks
>who know more about what he saw contact him in an effort to improve his
>photo captions.
I just did that by sending him a bunch of info. For the list's pleasure,
here it is!
Steve
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Photo #1 - French Renault FT 17. Very large number produced (8,000+).
Photos #6 and #7 - Yes, this is the US M3 37mm AT gun on the M4 carriage.
Could also be a M3A1 on a M4A1, but can't tell from pictures.
Photo #9 - Looks to be a US M60 of some type or another. Really hard to
tell from picture as M47 and M48 are similar (he has at least 3 M60s and
1 M47). Not sure what you mean by "windows". Do you mean the small
"windows" on the commanders copula? They provided 360 deg view around
the tank and are a critical part of the tank. Most tanks in WWII started
out without such vision ports, and they were clearly inferior to the ones
which did. The Soviets still don't use copulas so as to keep the
silhouette lower.
Photo #10 - US M16
Photo #11 - Soviet T-72. Still in production in Russia and the Ukraine
as far as I know, but only for export.
Photo #12 - M551 Sheridan Light Tank
Photo #14 - Soviet T34/85
Photo #16 - Stumpped! To the best of my knowledge this is not a US or
British platform. I suspect this is Soviet or some other East Bloc nation.
Photo #21 - Stumpped! Turret is similar to Chieftain, but suspension
system is not like any post war UK/US tank I have ever seen. Tracks are
curiously similar to WWII German tracks used on the Panther and King
Tiger tanks. Never seen this type of track on any other vehicle. Also
note the US M1919A1 Browning MG on the turret. Largest tank ever built
was the German Maus. Only two built, but at 183 tons, why would you need
more? <g> The only surviving one is in Moscow. Largest production run
tank was, I think, the King Tiger II at around 72 tons.
Photo #23 - US M36 90mm GMC (Gun Mortar Carriage). This one was aquired
from the former Yugoslav Army, along with other M36s and M18s.
Photo #24 and 25 - Sturmgeschütz III G (early) with added armor. This
one was aquired from Finland, which had bought them from Germany in 1944
and used against the Soviets during their final summer offensive which
knocked Finland out of the war.
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