±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: 555
Total: 555
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Community Forums
02: News Archive
03: Community Forums
04: Community Forums
05: Community Forums
06: CPGlang
07: Home
08: Community Forums
09: Community Forums
10: Community Forums
11: Community Forums
12: Community Forums
13: Community Forums
14: Community Forums
15: Community Forums
16: Community Forums
17: Photo Gallery
18: Statistics
19: Community Forums
20: Your Account
21: Home
22: Community Forums
23: Your Account
24: Community Forums
25: Community Forums
26: Your Account
27: Community Forums
28: Photo Gallery
29: Community Forums
30: CPGlang
31: Community Forums
32: Community Forums
33: Community Forums
34: Community Forums
35: Your Account
36: Community Forums
37: Community Forums
38: Downloads
39: Community Forums
40: Home
41: Community Forums
42: Home
43: Home
44: Community Forums
45: Community Forums
46: Community Forums
47: Community Forums
48: Community Forums
49: Home
50: Photo Gallery
51: Community Forums
52: Home
53: Community Forums
54: Community Forums
55: Community Forums
56: Community Forums
57: Community Forums
58: Community Forums
59: Downloads
60: Community Forums
61: Community Forums
62: Community Forums
63: Community Forums
64: Downloads
65: Community Forums
66: Community Forums
67: Community Forums
68: Community Forums
69: Community Forums
70: Community Forums
71: Community Forums
72: Community Forums
73: Community Forums
74: CPGlang
75: Community Forums
76: Downloads
77: Community Forums
78: Community Forums
79: Community Forums
80: Community Forums
81: Community Forums
82: Home
83: Community Forums
84: Community Forums
85: Community Forums
86: Photo Gallery
87: Photo Gallery
88: Community Forums
89: Photo Gallery
90: Photo Gallery
91: Photo Gallery
92: Community Forums
93: Community Forums
94: Community Forums
95: Community Forums
96: Community Forums
97: Community Forums
98: Photo Gallery
99: Community Forums
100: Your Account
101: Community Forums
102: Photo Gallery
103: Photo Gallery
104: Downloads
105: Community Forums
106: News
107: Home
108: Photo Gallery
109: Community Forums
110: Community Forums
111: Photo Gallery
112: News
113: Community Forums
114: Community Forums
115: Photo Gallery
116: Community Forums
117: Community Forums
118: Community Forums
119: Community Forums
120: Photo Gallery
121: Community Forums
122: Home
123: Community Forums
124: Community Forums
125: Community Forums
126: Community Forums
127: Community Forums
128: Statistics
129: Home
130: Downloads
131: Community Forums
132: Community Forums
133: Your Account
134: Downloads
135: Community Forums
136: Community Forums
137: Community Forums
138: Community Forums
139: Community Forums
140: Photo Gallery
141: Community Forums
142: Your Account
143: Community Forums
144: Community Forums
145: CPGlang
146: Community Forums
147: Community Forums
148: Community Forums
149: Photo Gallery
150: Community Forums
151: Home
152: Photo Gallery
153: Downloads
154: Community Forums
155: Community Forums
156: Community Forums
157: Community Forums
158: Community Forums
159: Home
160: Home
161: Community Forums
162: Community Forums
163: Community Forums
164: Community Forums
165: Photo Gallery
166: Community Forums
167: Community Forums
168: Photo Gallery
169: Your Account
170: Community Forums
171: Community Forums
172: Community Forums
173: Community Forums
174: Downloads
175: Community Forums
176: Photo Gallery
177: Community Forums
178: Photo Gallery
179: Photo Gallery
180: Community Forums
181: Community Forums
182: Community Forums
183: Community Forums
184: Community Forums
185: Home
186: Community Forums
187: Photo Gallery
188: Community Forums
189: Community Forums
190: Community Forums
191: Photo Gallery
192: Community Forums
193: Photo Gallery
194: Downloads
195: Community Forums
196: Photo Gallery
197: Photo Gallery
198: Downloads
199: Home
200: Photo Gallery
201: Your Account
202: Community Forums
203: Photo Gallery
204: Community Forums
205: Photo Gallery
206: Photo Gallery
207: CPGlang
208: Community Forums
209: Community Forums
210: Member Screenshots
211: Community Forums
212: Community Forums
213: Community Forums
214: Home
215: Community Forums
216: Community Forums
217: Downloads
218: Community Forums
219: Community Forums
220: Community Forums
221: Community Forums
222: Community Forums
223: Home
224: Community Forums
225: Community Forums
226: Community Forums
227: Downloads
228: Community Forums
229: Community Forums
230: Community Forums
231: Community Forums
232: Community Forums
233: Photo Gallery
234: Community Forums
235: Community Forums
236: Community Forums
237: Community Forums
238: Community Forums
239: Community Forums
240: Community Forums
241: Community Forums
242: Community Forums
243: Community Forums
244: Community Forums
245: Community Forums
246: Community Forums
247: Photo Gallery
248: Community Forums
249: Photo Gallery
250: Downloads
251: Community Forums
252: Community Forums
253: Photo Gallery
254: News
255: Community Forums
256: Photo Gallery
257: Community Forums
258: Community Forums
259: Community Forums
260: Community Forums
261: Community Forums
262: Community Forums
263: Downloads
264: Community Forums
265: Photo Gallery
266: Home
267: Photo Gallery
268: Community Forums
269: Community Forums
270: Home
271: Community Forums
272: Downloads
273: Photo Gallery
274: Community Forums
275: Photo Gallery
276: Photo Gallery
277: Community Forums
278: Community Forums
279: Downloads
280: Photo Gallery
281: Community Forums
282: Photo Gallery
283: Home
284: Community Forums
285: Photo Gallery
286: Community Forums
287: Community Forums
288: Community Forums
289: Community Forums
290: Photo Gallery
291: Community Forums
292: Community Forums
293: Community Forums
294: Community Forums
295: Community Forums
296: Community Forums
297: Photo Gallery
298: Community Forums
299: Community Forums
300: Community Forums
301: Photo Gallery
302: Home
303: Community Forums
304: Community Forums
305: CPGlang
306: Community Forums
307: Community Forums
308: Community Forums
309: Community Forums
310: Photo Gallery
311: Community Forums
312: Community Forums
313: Community Forums
314: Community Forums
315: Community Forums
316: Community Forums
317: Community Forums
318: Community Forums
319: Community Forums
320: Home
321: Photo Gallery
322: Community Forums
323: Photo Gallery
324: Community Forums
325: Photo Gallery
326: Community Forums
327: Photo Gallery
328: Photo Gallery
329: Community Forums
330: Community Forums
331: Community Forums
332: Community Forums
333: Home
334: Your Account
335: Community Forums
336: Photo Gallery
337: Community Forums
338: Community Forums
339: Community Forums
340: Community Forums
341: Photo Gallery
342: Photo Gallery
343: Community Forums
344: Community Forums
345: Community Forums
346: Your Account
347: Community Forums
348: Downloads
349: Community Forums
350: Home
351: Community Forums
352: Home
353: Community Forums
354: Community Forums
355: Community Forums
356: Your Account
357: Photo Gallery
358: Community Forums
359: Community Forums
360: Photo Gallery
361: Community Forums
362: Community Forums
363: Downloads
364: Home
365: Downloads
366: Community Forums
367: Community Forums
368: Photo Gallery
369: Community Forums
370: Photo Gallery
371: News
372: Community Forums
373: Community Forums
374: Photo Gallery
375: Community Forums
376: Photo Gallery
377: Home
378: Community Forums
379: Statistics
380: Photo Gallery
381: Community Forums
382: Community Forums
383: Home
384: Photo Gallery
385: Home
386: Community Forums
387: Community Forums
388: Community Forums
389: Community Forums
390: CPGlang
391: Community Forums
392: Community Forums
393: Community Forums
394: Community Forums
395: Community Forums
396: Community Forums
397: Community Forums
398: Photo Gallery
399: Photo Gallery
400: Community Forums
401: Community Forums
402: Community Forums
403: Downloads
404: Photo Gallery
405: Photo Gallery
406: Community Forums
407: Community Forums
408: Community Forums
409: Community Forums
410: Member Screenshots
411: CPGlang
412: Photo Gallery
413: Home
414: Downloads
415: Community Forums
416: News
417: Community Forums
418: Community Forums
419: Community Forums
420: Community Forums
421: Home
422: Community Forums
423: Community Forums
424: Community Forums
425: Photo Gallery
426: Community Forums
427: Community Forums
428: Member Screenshots
429: Community Forums
430: Statistics
431: Photo Gallery
432: Community Forums
433: Photo Gallery
434: Home
435: Photo Gallery
436: Community Forums
437: Photo Gallery
438: Community Forums
439: Photo Gallery
440: News
441: Community Forums
442: Home
443: Home
444: Community Forums
445: Community Forums
446: Community Forums
447: Community Forums
448: Community Forums
449: Photo Gallery
450: Community Forums
451: Member Screenshots
452: Home
453: Community Forums
454: Photo Gallery
455: Community Forums
456: News Archive
457: Community Forums
458: Community Forums
459: Member Screenshots
460: Photo Gallery
461: CPGlang
462: Downloads
463: Community Forums
464: Home
465: Home
466: Community Forums
467: Community Forums
468: Photo Gallery
469: Community Forums
470: Photo Gallery
471: Community Forums
472: Photo Gallery
473: Downloads
474: Community Forums
475: Community Forums
476: Home
477: Community Forums
478: Community Forums
479: Community Forums
480: Your Account
481: Community Forums
482: Home
483: Home
484: Community Forums
485: Community Forums
486: Photo Gallery
487: Community Forums
488: Community Forums
489: Statistics
490: Photo Gallery
491: Community Forums
492: Community Forums
493: Community Forums
494: Your Account
495: Downloads
496: Photo Gallery
497: Downloads
498: Photo Gallery
499: Community Forums
500: Community Forums
501: Community Forums
502: Community Forums
503: Community Forums
504: Photo Gallery
505: Community Forums
506: Photo Gallery
507: Photo Gallery
508: Community Forums
509: Community Forums
510: Home
511: Community Forums
512: Community Forums
513: Community Forums
514: Your Account
515: Community Forums
516: Community Forums
517: Community Forums
518: Community Forums
519: Community Forums
520: Community Forums
521: Photo Gallery
522: Community Forums
523: Community Forums
524: Community Forums
525: Community Forums
526: Downloads
527: Community Forums
528: Community Forums
529: Photo Gallery
530: Community Forums
531: Community Forums
532: Photo Gallery
533: Home
534: Photo Gallery
535: Home
536: Member Screenshots
537: Community Forums
538: Community Forums
539: Photo Gallery
540: Community Forums
541: Community Forums
542: Community Forums
543: Community Forums
544: Community Forums
545: Home
546: Community Forums
547: Community Forums
548: Community Forums
549: Community Forums
550: Community Forums
551: Community Forums
552: Community Forums
553: Community Forums
554: Home
555: Community Forums

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
Sherman mantlet.
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.
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page     Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board

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

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 29, 2006
Posts: 29
Location: Rio de Janeiro - BR
PostPosted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:22 pm
Post subject: Sherman mantlet.

Hi,

Does anybody knows the reason Sherman mantlets, either narrow or large ones, had two side (right and left) "protections" around the base of the gun tube ?

Thanks in advance for any help.

JAValls

Back to top
View user's profile
Maple_Leaf_Eh
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 517

PostPosted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 11:37 pm
Post subject: Re: Sherman mantlet.

Bullet splash protection for the exposed recoiling gun tube - my guess.
Back to top
View user's profile
SHAWN
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 31, 2006
Posts: 484

PostPosted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:11 am
Post subject: Re: Sherman mantlet.

you are referring to the M34 and M34A1 mantlets. not all M34's had the protection you speak of...
but as maple leaf stated, it was to prevent bullet splash and to protect the rotor surface. the "protections" are to the left and right of the tube on the rotor shield.
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
JeffStringer
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 637

PostPosted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 8:57 am
Post subject: Re: Sherman mantlet.

If you're talking about the protrusions along side the gun tube? Those are counter weights.
Back to top
View user's profile
MarkHolloway
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 2006
Posts: 2054
Location: Beatty, Nevada
PostPosted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:34 pm
Post subject: Re: Sherman mantlet.

Another consideration-If this area became damaged then when the gun recoiled it would rip the gun hydraulic seals to shreads and put the gun out of service. (On the M551 the seals leaked without any damage Neutral )

So those pieces protect the gun tube from damage.

_________________
"TUMBLEWEED"


Last edited by MarkHolloway on Tue Jun 17, 2008 11:16 pm; edited 2 times in total
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Photo Gallery
javalls
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 29, 2006
Posts: 29
Location: Rio de Janeiro - BR
PostPosted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:20 pm
Post subject: Re: Sherman mantlet.

Thanks a lot you Guys.

JAValls
Back to top
View user's profile
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board
Page 1 of 1
All times are GMT - 6 Hours



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