Hawkeye
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Post by Hawkeye on Mar 11, 2012 1:59:44 GMT -5
I'd never seen this before. Concrete armor on a 76MM Sherman. Attachments:
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Post by Boogiewoogie on Mar 11, 2012 9:36:35 GMT -5
I have a photo of 2nd Armored guys putting it on. The cement mixer is even in the picture.
Martin
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Post by Kirby on Mar 11, 2012 18:28:44 GMT -5
Steve Zaloga's book "Armored Victory 1945" has a lot photos of Shermans with concrete, sandbag and steel plate armor. Well worth the price if your an armor fan or modeler.
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Post by 82ndrecon on Mar 11, 2012 21:17:24 GMT -5
Martin,
Can you post the picture your talking about?
Thanks,
Mike
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Post by Boogiewoogie on Mar 12, 2012 9:25:24 GMT -5
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Post by m1stevehayes on Mar 12, 2012 13:14:12 GMT -5
makes me wonder , how did it work out.
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Post by cco23i on Mar 12, 2012 13:21:30 GMT -5
According to reports well. Also you will see Marines with wood and sand bags on the islands as the Jap magnetic bombs wouldn't stick.
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Post by MARNEPUPPY on Mar 12, 2012 13:52:47 GMT -5
Concrete would not stop the high velocity rounds. Shaped charge weapons and HEAT, sort of. "In tests conducted by the 709th Tank Battalion in February 1945 German Panzerschreck antiarmor rockets penetrated the concrete and the tank’s skin. The concrete, however, reduced the effectiveness of the German warhead inside the tank. According to the 753rd Tank Battalion, poured concrete reduced the danger of the crew being killed even if the tank was destroyed. The use of concrete became widespread enough that members of the 750th Tank Battalion spent hours with jackhammers removing up to six inches of concrete from their vehicles when they prepared to turn in their M4 medium tanks at the end of the war." www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA451272 |
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Hawkeye
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Post by Hawkeye on Mar 12, 2012 15:59:18 GMT -5
That was a great article, thanks for posting it.
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Post by 82ndrecon on Mar 12, 2012 20:32:07 GMT -5
Thanks Martin,
Mike
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Hawkeye
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Post by Hawkeye on Mar 14, 2012 11:06:23 GMT -5
A well sandbagged late model Sherman... Attachments:
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Post by cfc3612 on Apr 10, 2012 17:55:01 GMT -5
Just makes me think what else they did to try to come back home in one piece.
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