"M260 SGT YORK 1/72 Wespe/Revell" Topic
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| Tango01 | 06 Jul 2022 9:07 p.m. PST |
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 ColCampbell  | 07 Jul 2022 6:32 a.m. PST |
Actually the "Sergeant York" was designated the M-247. link And it was never produced for active service due to technical problems and cost overruns. Jim |
| microgeorge | 07 Jul 2022 8:37 a.m. PST |
A shame that the vehicle was named for York, who was a remarkably good shot. The irony doesn't get any thicker. |
| Tango01 | 07 Jul 2022 3:38 p.m. PST |
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| gamershs | 07 Jul 2022 4:52 p.m. PST |
When you take a targeting system from an aircraft and put it into a ground anti aircraft system without extensive testing you have problems. |
| Frederick | 07 Jul 2022 6:02 p.m. PST |
As I recall the M-247 was an expensive ineffective US vehicle modeled after the Soviet ZSU-23-4, an inexpensive ineffective Soviet vehicle |
| Tango01 | 08 Jul 2022 3:53 p.m. PST |
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| Wolfhag | 11 Jul 2022 3:50 p.m. PST |
It had lots of problems: Forgotten History: The M247 Sergeant York and Its Propensity to Lock Onto Latrines Instead of Enemy Aircraft link Wolfhag |
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