±Recent Visitors

Recent Visitors to Com-Central!

±User Info-big


Welcome Anonymous

Nickname
Password

Membership:
Latest: cgsimpson
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 6645

People Online:
Members: 0
Visitors: 505
Total: 505
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Community Forums
02: Photo Gallery
03: Home
04: Community Forums
05: Community Forums
06: Community Forums
07: Home
08: Community Forums
09: Photo Gallery
10: Downloads
11: Photo Gallery
12: Community Forums
13: Photo Gallery
14: Home
15: Community Forums
16: Community Forums
17: Photo Gallery
18: Photo Gallery
19: Community Forums
20: Home
21: Home
22: Community Forums
23: Community Forums
24: Community Forums
25: Community Forums
26: Photo Gallery
27: Your Account
28: Photo Gallery
29: Community Forums
30: Photo Gallery
31: Community Forums
32: Photo Gallery
33: Community Forums
34: Photo Gallery
35: Community Forums
36: Community Forums
37: Community Forums
38: Photo Gallery
39: Community Forums
40: Community Forums
41: Community Forums
42: Photo Gallery
43: Community Forums
44: Community Forums
45: Community Forums
46: Downloads
47: Community Forums
48: Community Forums
49: Community Forums
50: Community Forums
51: Search
52: Home
53: Downloads
54: Photo Gallery
55: Community Forums
56: Community Forums
57: Photo Gallery
58: Community Forums
59: Community Forums
60: Home
61: Community Forums
62: Photo Gallery
63: Statistics
64: Community Forums
65: Community Forums
66: Community Forums
67: Community Forums
68: Photo Gallery
69: Community Forums
70: Community Forums
71: Community Forums
72: Community Forums
73: Community Forums
74: Community Forums
75: Community Forums
76: Your Account
77: Community Forums
78: Community Forums
79: Community Forums
80: Photo Gallery
81: Photo Gallery
82: Home
83: Community Forums
84: Home
85: Member Screenshots
86: Community Forums
87: Community Forums
88: Community Forums
89: Community Forums
90: Community Forums
91: Community Forums
92: Photo Gallery
93: Community Forums
94: Community Forums
95: Community Forums
96: Statistics
97: Home
98: Community Forums
99: Community Forums
100: Community Forums
101: Community Forums
102: Community Forums
103: Community Forums
104: Community Forums
105: Community Forums
106: Member Screenshots
107: Community Forums
108: Community Forums
109: Downloads
110: Community Forums
111: Community Forums
112: Community Forums
113: Community Forums
114: Community Forums
115: Community Forums
116: Community Forums
117: Photo Gallery
118: Community Forums
119: Community Forums
120: Community Forums
121: Community Forums
122: Home
123: Community Forums
124: Community Forums
125: Community Forums
126: Photo Gallery
127: Photo Gallery
128: Community Forums
129: Community Forums
130: Community Forums
131: Community Forums
132: Community Forums
133: Home
134: Community Forums
135: Community Forums
136: Home
137: Photo Gallery
138: Community Forums
139: Community Forums
140: Community Forums
141: Home
142: Community Forums
143: Photo Gallery
144: Community Forums
145: Home
146: CPGlang
147: CPGlang
148: Community Forums
149: Home
150: Community Forums
151: Photo Gallery
152: Community Forums
153: Community Forums
154: Community Forums
155: Community Forums
156: Community Forums
157: Downloads
158: Community Forums
159: Community Forums
160: Home
161: Photo Gallery
162: Home
163: Community Forums
164: Community Forums
165: Community Forums
166: Community Forums
167: Community Forums
168: Community Forums
169: Community Forums
170: Community Forums
171: Community Forums
172: Member Screenshots
173: Community Forums
174: Your Account
175: Community Forums
176: Your Account
177: Home
178: Downloads
179: Community Forums
180: Community Forums
181: Community Forums
182: Photo Gallery
183: News Archive
184: Community Forums
185: Photo Gallery
186: Community Forums
187: Photo Gallery
188: Community Forums
189: Community Forums
190: Community Forums
191: Community Forums
192: Photo Gallery
193: Community Forums
194: Community Forums
195: Community Forums
196: Photo Gallery
197: News Archive
198: Community Forums
199: Community Forums
200: Community Forums
201: Downloads
202: Community Forums
203: Community Forums
204: Community Forums
205: Community Forums
206: Downloads
207: Community Forums
208: Photo Gallery
209: Community Forums
210: Home
211: Community Forums
212: Community Forums
213: Community Forums
214: Community Forums
215: Community Forums
216: Photo Gallery
217: Community Forums
218: Community Forums
219: Community Forums
220: Statistics
221: News
222: Community Forums
223: Community Forums
224: Community Forums
225: Your Account
226: Community Forums
227: Community Forums
228: Community Forums
229: Photo Gallery
230: Community Forums
231: Home
232: Your Account
233: Photo Gallery
234: Community Forums
235: Community Forums
236: Photo Gallery
237: Community Forums
238: Community Forums
239: Photo Gallery
240: Community Forums
241: Community Forums
242: Home
243: Community Forums
244: Community Forums
245: Community Forums
246: Community Forums
247: Community Forums
248: Community Forums
249: Your Account
250: Community Forums
251: Community Forums
252: Home
253: Photo Gallery
254: Home
255: Community Forums
256: Community Forums
257: Home
258: Community Forums
259: Community Forums
260: Photo Gallery
261: Community Forums
262: Community Forums
263: Downloads
264: Community Forums
265: Your Account
266: Photo Gallery
267: Community Forums
268: Photo Gallery
269: Community Forums
270: Home
271: Community Forums
272: Photo Gallery
273: Home
274: Community Forums
275: Community Forums
276: Community Forums
277: Community Forums
278: Photo Gallery
279: Home
280: Home
281: Photo Gallery
282: Community Forums
283: Community Forums
284: Home
285: Community Forums
286: Community Forums
287: Community Forums
288: Community Forums
289: Home
290: Community Forums
291: Downloads
292: Photo Gallery
293: Home
294: Photo Gallery
295: Photo Gallery
296: Community Forums
297: Photo Gallery
298: Community Forums
299: Photo Gallery
300: Community Forums
301: Community Forums
302: Community Forums
303: Community Forums
304: Community Forums
305: Photo Gallery
306: Community Forums
307: Community Forums
308: Photo Gallery
309: Community Forums
310: Community Forums
311: Home
312: Community Forums
313: Community Forums
314: Community Forums
315: Community Forums
316: News
317: Community Forums
318: Photo Gallery
319: Home
320: Community Forums
321: Community Forums
322: Community Forums
323: Community Forums
324: Statistics
325: Photo Gallery
326: Your Account
327: Photo Gallery
328: Photo Gallery
329: Home
330: Downloads
331: Community Forums
332: Community Forums
333: Photo Gallery
334: Community Forums
335: Community Forums
336: Community Forums
337: Community Forums
338: Community Forums
339: Community Forums
340: Community Forums
341: Community Forums
342: Community Forums
343: Community Forums
344: Home
345: Community Forums
346: Community Forums
347: Community Forums
348: Photo Gallery
349: Community Forums
350: Home
351: Community Forums
352: Downloads
353: Community Forums
354: CPGlang
355: Community Forums
356: Community Forums
357: Photo Gallery
358: Photo Gallery
359: Community Forums
360: Community Forums
361: Photo Gallery
362: Community Forums
363: Community Forums
364: Community Forums
365: Community Forums
366: Your Account
367: Community Forums
368: Community Forums
369: Community Forums
370: Photo Gallery
371: Community Forums
372: Community Forums
373: Photo Gallery
374: Photo Gallery
375: Community Forums
376: Community Forums
377: Community Forums
378: Home
379: Photo Gallery
380: Community Forums
381: Community Forums
382: Community Forums
383: Home
384: Home
385: Community Forums
386: Community Forums
387: Community Forums
388: Community Forums
389: Community Forums
390: Photo Gallery
391: Home
392: Member Screenshots
393: Home
394: Community Forums
395: Community Forums
396: Photo Gallery
397: Community Forums
398: Community Forums
399: Community Forums
400: News Archive
401: Community Forums
402: Downloads
403: Community Forums
404: Community Forums
405: Community Forums
406: Community Forums
407: Community Forums
408: Home
409: Community Forums
410: Community Forums
411: Community Forums
412: Community Forums
413: Downloads
414: Community Forums
415: Statistics
416: Community Forums
417: Community Forums
418: Community Forums
419: Community Forums
420: Community Forums
421: Home
422: Community Forums
423: Community Forums
424: Community Forums
425: Home
426: Community Forums
427: Community Forums
428: Community Forums
429: Community Forums
430: CPGlang
431: Downloads
432: Community Forums
433: Community Forums
434: Community Forums
435: Community Forums
436: Community Forums
437: Community Forums
438: Photo Gallery
439: Community Forums
440: Community Forums
441: Community Forums
442: Community Forums
443: Community Forums
444: Community Forums
445: Community Forums
446: Home
447: Community Forums
448: Community Forums
449: Downloads
450: Home
451: Community Forums
452: Community Forums
453: Community Forums
454: Community Forums
455: Community Forums
456: Photo Gallery
457: Community Forums
458: Community Forums
459: Photo Gallery
460: Home
461: Community Forums
462: Community Forums
463: Community Forums
464: Community Forums
465: Community Forums
466: Community Forums
467: Photo Gallery
468: Member Screenshots
469: Home
470: Home
471: Community Forums
472: Community Forums
473: Photo Gallery
474: Home
475: Photo Gallery
476: Photo Gallery
477: Community Forums
478: Community Forums
479: Home
480: Photo Gallery
481: Home
482: Community Forums
483: Photo Gallery
484: Community Forums
485: Photo Gallery
486: Home
487: Community Forums
488: Community Forums
489: Photo Gallery
490: Photo Gallery
491: Photo Gallery
492: Community Forums
493: Community Forums
494: Community Forums
495: Your Account
496: Photo Gallery
497: Community Forums
498: Community Forums
499: Community Forums
500: Home
501: Photo Gallery
502: Community Forums
503: Tell a Friend
504: Community Forums
505: Community Forums

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
Richardson Motor Pool
The AFV ASSOCIATION was formed in 1964 to support the thoughts and research of all those interested in Armored Fighting Vehicles and related topics, such as AFV drawings. The emphasis has always been on sharing information and communicating with other members of similar interests; e.g. German armor, Japanese AFVs, or whatever.
Go to page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6  Next
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page     Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board

View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
JimWeb
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 1439
Location: The back of beyond
PostPosted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 11:34 pm
Post subject: Re: Richardson Motor Pool

- Dontos
just wanted to confirm 1 thing :
the so-called T6 Sherman with Spigot Mortars is called a T11 in Wikipedia's Sherman variants article :

Mine Exploder T11 - 6 forward firing mortars to set off mines. Experimental.



Hmm I can't find a trace of that designation anywhere so I would love to see the reference for it...

_________________
TTFN
Jim

If your not a member of JED then your
not serious about anything military..

***********************
www.jedsite.info
JED Military Equipment
***********************
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website ICQ Number
bsmart
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 23, 2006
Posts: 2523
Location: Central Maryland
PostPosted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 3:30 am
Post subject: Re: Richardson Motor Pool

I'm looking at Searching For Perfection: An Encyclopedia of U.S. Army T-Series Vehicle Development 1925-1958 by Savid R. Haugh

It agrees that the T6 was a V shaped mine plow and the T11 had 6 spigot mortars. Same designations are mentioned in British and American Tanks of World War II by Chamberlain and Ellis

_________________
Bob Smart ([email protected])
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
Dontos
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 3436
Location: Vine Grove, KY
PostPosted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 3:48 am
Post subject: Re: Richardson Motor Pool

- Neil_Baumgardner


Don, can you post individual photos (instead of a collage) of these in your album?

Thanks,

Neil


....Done

Regards
Don
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website AIM Address Yahoo Messenger Photo Gallery
tanker2010
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Aug 20, 2006
Posts: 264
Location: Kansas City, Mo.
PostPosted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 8:52 am
Post subject: Re: Richardson Motor Pool

It agrees that the T6 was a V shaped mine plow and the T11 had 6 spigot mortars. Same designations are mentioned in British and American Tanks of World War II by Chamberlain and Ellis


If you look on page 464 of Hunnicut's Sherman book, you'll find the T5 mine plow. That's what it looks like it has the mounts for. Also if you look on page 468, you'll find the T12 mine exploder with the spigot mortars. I'm not so sure those rods on the upper portion of the front slope are for spigots.
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
the_shadock
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: May 27, 2006
Posts: 2865
Location: Normandy, France
PostPosted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 9:31 am
Post subject: Re: Richardson Motor Pool

well, I think that getting some pictures from some books would help a bit.

Anyway, the M4A4 @ Fort Knox is either a T6 Mine Plow (with the V shaped mine plow), or the T11 Mine exploder (with Spigot Mortars).

It appears that this vehicle can't be a T6 Mine Exploder, because this designation didn't exist..

Right ?

P-O

_________________
soldat_ryan @ hotmail.com

Looking for photos of Sherman manufacturer's plates
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website MSN Messenger
Neil_Baumgardner
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 3942
Location: Arlington, VA
PostPosted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 9:41 pm
Post subject: Re: Richardson Motor Pool

- Dontos
- Neil_Baumgardner


Don, can you post individual photos (instead of a collage) of these in your album?

Thanks,

Neil


....Done

Regards
Don


Thanks!

BTW, did you find an RN (or in this case "VRN") on the Ferret anywhere? Maybe inside?

For example, the Fox at RMP has the following VRN: 11FD26. The Ferret should have a similar number/letter/number combination somewhere on/in it...

Neil
Back to top
View user's profile
Dontos
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 3436
Location: Vine Grove, KY
PostPosted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 11:34 pm
Post subject: Re: Richardson Motor Pool

Neil

NO SN data on the Ferret,...yet.

However

Today with some vehicle movement within the MP I got photos of the following:

M114
T114
Hummel
AMX13
BRDM 2
Type 69
T72M1 (both)
T55 (w KTO)
T54 (early production)

posted images to follow..... Cool

Regards
Don
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website AIM Address Yahoo Messenger Photo Gallery
Dontos
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 3436
Location: Vine Grove, KY
PostPosted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 12:15 am
Post subject: Re: Richardson Motor Pool

Here are a few photos from today:

AMX13:


BRDM2:


Hummel




M114:


More to follow
Regards
Don
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website AIM Address Yahoo Messenger Photo Gallery
Garry_Redmon
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 398
Location: Kentucky
PostPosted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 1:10 am
Post subject: Re: Richardson Motor Pool

Don,
Is the Hummel going in convoy 2? I didn't remember it being on the list.

_________________
armorfortheages.com/
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website
Kurt_Laughlin
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 577

PostPosted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 1:44 am
Post subject: Re: Richardson Motor Pool

The M4A4 is not a mine exploder vehicle. It is a swimming device vehicle that had a small number of spigot mortars added for beach obstacle clearance.

I'm not sure if the swimming device it tested was the T6/M19, but that could be a source of the confusion.

What's the serial?

KL
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
Dontos
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 3436
Location: Vine Grove, KY
PostPosted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 2:02 am
Post subject: Re: Richardson Motor Pool

Kurt
The M4A4's SN is 20026.


Garry
Don't think the Hummel is on Convoy 2, it just got moved around so it provided a chance to get a good walk around series.

Regards
Don
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website AIM Address Yahoo Messenger Photo Gallery
Kurt_Laughlin
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 577

PostPosted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 2:23 am
Post subject: Re: Richardson Motor Pool

Yup, SN 20026 was one of the tanks sent to York Safe & Lock for conversion to a T6 swimming device vehicle.

KL
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
Joe_D
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 29, 2006
Posts: 2066
Location: Razorback Country
PostPosted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 5:39 am
Post subject: Re: Richardson Motor Pool

That might explain why the USMC had her before she went to Knox. Sounds like the mystery is solved.

Thanks Kurt

_________________
Joe_D
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
the_shadock
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: May 27, 2006
Posts: 2865
Location: Normandy, France
PostPosted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 9:24 am
Post subject: Re: Richardson Motor Pool

sorry, but I always want to know more about tanks :

-How did this T6 Swimming Device Vehicle manage to clear the way?

-Was it able to swim like DD tanks, or did it only run on a landing beach?

-What specific equipment did it use to clear the way, apart from the spigot mortars?

thanks

Pierre-Olivier

_________________
soldat_ryan @ hotmail.com

Looking for photos of Sherman manufacturer's plates
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website MSN Messenger
Kurt_Laughlin
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 577

PostPosted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 3:28 pm
Post subject: Re: Richardson Motor Pool

The T6 used large pontoons for bouyancy and was actually successful enough to be standardized as the M19. The pads on the front and rear of the M24 light tank were factory-applied mounts. It was used in the Pacific for landings, notably at Okinawa.

I don't think the mortars were anything but an experiment. They were just large bombs that could be shot ahead a short distance to blow a gap in an obstacle belt.

KL
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board
Page 4 of 6
All times are GMT - 6 Hours
Go to page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6  Next



Jump to:  


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You cannot download files in this forum