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Huntsville Veterans Museum #3: M4A1s, Stuart hulls, M59

#1: Huntsville Veterans Museum #3: M4A1s, Stuart hulls, M59 Author: Neil_Baumgardner, Location: Arlington, VA

Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 1:07 pm
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This is the museum's storage lot. I counted no less than 10 M4A1 Shermans - 7 with turrets; and 3 without. Plus 3 Sherman turrets to spare (2 75s, 1 T23 76 gun turret). Also 2 Stuart hulls - some ID help please? And an M59, plus a half-track and lots of other "stuff."

Neil

#2: Re: Huntsville Veterans Museum #3: M4A1s, Stuart hulls, M59 Author: Garry_Redmon, Location: Kentucky

Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 5:53 pm
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The third photo down appears to be an M4A6 composite hull.

#3: Re: Huntsville Veterans Museum #3: M4A1s, Stuart hulls, M59 Author: recon4ww2, Location: western Ohio

Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 12:14 am
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Third photo is not a M4A6, rather it is a M4 composite. the A6 was powered by a Caterpillar diesel.
Mike

#4: Re: Huntsville Veterans Museum #3: M4A1s, Stuart hulls, M59 Author: the_shadock, Location: Normandy, France

Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 10:41 am
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Former range targets? Always nice to see more WW2 stuff preserved !! Even if Shermies are relatively numerous, there are never enough of them preserved.

Pierre-Olivier

#5: Re: Huntsville Veterans Museum #3: M4A1s, Stuart hulls, M59 Author: Neil_Baumgardner, Location: Arlington, VA

Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 12:46 pm
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Maybe, but I didnt see any obvious shell damage.

Neil

#6: Re: Huntsville Veterans Museum #3: M4A1s, Stuart hulls, M59 Author: Dontos, Location: Vine Grove, KY

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:45 am
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Well, Well,...It just so happens,......

(TA DA)

Don

#7: Re: Huntsville Veterans Museum #3: M4A1s, Stuart hulls, M59 Author: the_shadock, Location: Normandy, France

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 11:44 am
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- Dontos

The Huntsville hull doesn't appear to be a M4A4-type one, look at the spaces between the roadwheels.. more likely an M4 as recon4ww2 said..

P-O

#8: Re: Huntsville Veterans Museum #3: M4A1s, Stuart hulls, M59 Author: Neil_Baumgardner, Location: Arlington, VA

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 12:46 pm
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Even so, it would be one of just seven known M4 composite hulls in the US.

Neil

#9: Re: Huntsville Veterans Museum #3: M4A1s, Stuart hulls, M59 Author: Neil_Baumgardner, Location: Arlington, VA

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 1:01 pm
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Joe Demarco confirmed on G104 that is an M4 composite. Plus behind it is apparently a "rare & elusive non DD big hatch M4A1(75)."

Neil

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