- Roy_A_LingleHi Fellow CIA members and other folks!
During the model club meeting yesterday (Sunday Nov 4), one of the airplane guys asked us treadheads a question about some bolts on the rear of the M4A2 Sherman. He wanted to know what those bolts were for. This picture is cropped from Hunnicutt's Sheman book.
There are two lines of bolts. A line of six running acrossed the top edge of the upper rear plate and a line of two bolts running vertical between the two top edge ones.
I figure the line of six bolts are going into the removeable engine deck plate.
Does anyone know what the two vertical bolts are holding?
Thanks Folks!
Sgt, Scouts Out!
- Dontos
Here you go Roy.....
Looks like 'luggage Rack' mounting bolts...
- Dontos
Close up & better quality photo
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Maybe its for this:
- Roy_A_LingleHello fellow CIA Agents and other Folks!
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Maybe its for this:
I think we have a BINGO!
It's an air flow divider plate!
One of things that was special about the A2s was one engine could still move the vehicle. Each engine has it's own air flow cooling fan and radiator. It must be that when one engine is off, that air flow divider plate keeps hot air from flowing back into the engine compartment and over heating the engine that is still running!
Good Work Chris!
Sgt, Scouts Out!
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