| Tango01 | 24 Oct 2014 10:20 p.m. PST |
Cool!
From main page
link Hope you enjoy! Amicalement
Armand |
 ColCampbell  | 25 Oct 2014 8:16 a.m. PST |
One wonders what the results would have been had there been any number of M6s shipped to Europe. My rather vague recollection is that the decision not to ship M6s was that they were heavier and slightly bigger than the M4s and thus took up more space in the cargo ships. It is a very nice model, just bristling with guns. Jim |
| Tango01 | 25 Oct 2014 10:53 a.m. PST |
Glad you like it Jim!. (smile) Amicalement
Armand |
| HardRock | 25 Oct 2014 1:12 p.m. PST |
I remember an article that claimed one was found in the Ardennes in the mid 70's. Probably a field test.
I can't find the article anymore, so it's just memory. |
| skippy0001 | 25 Oct 2014 2:18 p.m. PST |
Great for What-Ifs and ImagiNations. Those bow guns were fifty calibers! |
| wminsing | 25 Oct 2014 6:41 p.m. PST |
Yes, the original intent was to equip the Independent Tank Battalions that were often attached to Infantry divisions with the heavier M6 rather than the M4. But in a classic case of the right had not knowing what the left hand was doing, the departments in charge of getting stuff built and shipped to Europe decided that since it was either 7 M4s or 5 M6 (IIRC) for the same capacity they would only authorize the M4! -Will |
| Charlie 12 | 25 Oct 2014 7:39 p.m. PST |
Doubt it would have made much impact. By the time it would have been useful (post D-Day), the M4 was already well on the way to matching it for firepower. Add in the extra logistics and it just wasn't worth it. Better to wait for the follow on M26. And that coax 37mm (and dual hull mounted MGs) would been more of a headache than an asset. |
| 15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 25 Oct 2014 10:14 p.m. PST |
It's more slab sided than the Sherman. Unless its armor is significantly thicker I don't think it'll be any more popular to US tankers than the 'Ronson.' |
| Rdfraf | 26 Oct 2014 8:45 a.m. PST |
But if the M6 had been deployed we would have seen modifications added over time like one saw with M4. It might have been quite a different tank by 1944. |
| wminsing | 27 Oct 2014 7:34 a.m. PST |
Yes, I think Rdfraf's point is good; the M6 might have offered different development opportunities than the Sherman, the ability to support larger weapons and heavier armor as improved models entered service, etc. All counterfactuals, but interesting to think about. -Will |
