Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Tanker's Tuesday: The American Char B

The American Char B (M3 Grant/Lee) or where to put your heavy
gun without a turret big enough to take one.
Some real life photos, always liked the far east camouflage used on the Lee shown.

Also of interest is this was the basis for the Ram-Kangaroo APC http://www.militaryfactory.com/armor/detail.asp?armor_id=249
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5 comments:

  1. BillJanuary 8, 2013 at 1:20 PM

    Always liked this piece of crap, too tall under gunned and slow, and in the western desert the 8th
    army were pleased with them. They also soldiered on well in Burma.

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  2. Don MJanuary 8, 2013 at 1:23 PM

    Yes indeed, I have one book showing Lee on the attack up hill in Burma where the commanders are tossing hand grenades while engaging the Japanese.

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  3. ColKillgoreJanuary 8, 2013 at 6:16 PM

    It looks like somebody else raided the johnny lightning diecasts. I have a dozen of them divided between two versions they offered. They formthe core of my Soviets and British FOW armies. used in a 3rd edition battle here
    http://mlwodementia.blogspot.com/2012/04/flames-of-war-3rd-edition-aar.html
    ColKG

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  4. Don MJanuary 8, 2013 at 7:40 PM

    Yup they're Johnny Lightning diecasts alright, have these and a bunch of the Shermans.

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  5. Tim GowJanuary 11, 2013 at 6:37 AM

    As the designer of the T35 once said: "You can never have too many turrets!"

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