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18 Mar 2018 3:40 p.m. PST
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Gunfreak  | 18 Mar 2018 4:15 a.m. PST |
Besides the fireflies would the irish guards use the 3 or 5?
I bought the 3 but realised it might have been the wrong tank.
It's not a big deal. It's my first tank and so mostly a practice thing. But will be good to know until next time. |
| King Monkey | 18 Mar 2018 4:27 a.m. PST |
Sherman Vs for the armoured divisions, Sherman IIIs (or I or II) for the independant armoured brigades. You could always paint your III as an 8th Armoured Brigade tank. |
| Marc33594 | 18 Mar 2018 6:46 a.m. PST |
While these are the tank holdings for June 44 it is still a good reference. link King Monkey is correct. The three Regiments of the 5th Guards Armored Brigade, Guards Armored Division (Grenadier Guards, Coldstream Guards and Irish Guards) used the Sherman V (M4A4). However the Division's Reconnaissance tank Regiment, the Welsh Guards, used the Cromwell. Once again: link |
| Gunfreak | 18 Mar 2018 11:50 a.m. PST |
Thanks for helping a dazed and confused tank noob. |
| Marc33594 | 18 Mar 2018 11:59 a.m. PST |
We stand on others shoulders :) Quite a few here helped me out when I was starting on my project to do Guards Armored Division to Rapid Fire scale including what markings were correct. |
| Gunfreak | 18 Mar 2018 12:08 p.m. PST |
I've only studied this for about two weeks. Drowned in info about large and small hatches, various tracks, engines, cannons, welded hulls, ect ect. |
| Marc33594 | 18 Mar 2018 2:46 p.m. PST |
I run the Sherman modeling site over on Yahoo and believe me I know! Few books might help though they can be pricey: Sherman: A History of the American Medium Tank by R.P. Hunnicutt. Long considered the "bible" Son of Sherman Volume 1
The Sherman Design and Development: A complete and illustrated description of the U.S. M4 Sherman tank series in the Second World War by Patrick Stansell and Kurt Laughlin. Despite saying it is Volume 1 it is very complete (the rumored Volume 2 will contain modeling information) and probably the most comprehensive single source Armored Thunderbolt: The U.S.Army Sherman in World War II by Steven Zaloga. Most readable of the three by far and good information. |
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