Re: [MV] What Kind of Tank Is This?

From: Ryan Gill (rmgill@mindspring.com)
Date: Thu Jun 12 2003 - 07:23:13 PDT


At 10:22 PM -0400 6/11/03, Steve Grammont wrote:

>So, while the extra turret armor shield absolutely means the vehicle is a
>M5A1, the lack of one does NOT mean it is a M5. As far as I know, there
>is no obvious outward sign that tips one off that the vehicle is one or
>the other. The big difference I know of is that the M5A1 has a gyro
>stabilized gun, which is an internal issue.

Square vs Pizza shaped Turret Crew hatches and the presence of the
radio in the turret bustle vs in the sonson? Thus, the larger turret
of the A1?

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