±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: 716
Total: 716
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Photo Gallery
02: Community Forums
03: Community Forums
04: Downloads
05: Community Forums
06: Community Forums
07: Community Forums
08: Community Forums
09: Member Screenshots
10: Community Forums
11: Photo Gallery
12: Community Forums
13: Downloads
14: Community Forums
15: Community Forums
16: Community Forums
17: Photo Gallery
18: News Archive
19: CPGlang
20: Community Forums
21: Community Forums
22: Community Forums
23: Community Forums
24: Photo Gallery
25: Community Forums
26: Community Forums
27: Community Forums
28: Community Forums
29: Community Forums
30: Community Forums
31: Community Forums
32: Photo Gallery
33: Community Forums
34: Community Forums
35: Downloads
36: Community Forums
37: Photo Gallery
38: Downloads
39: Community Forums
40: Home
41: Community Forums
42: Community Forums
43: Community Forums
44: Downloads
45: Community Forums
46: Community Forums
47: Downloads
48: Community Forums
49: Community Forums
50: Community Forums
51: Community Forums
52: Community Forums
53: Community Forums
54: Downloads
55: Community Forums
56: Downloads
57: Community Forums
58: CPGlang
59: Community Forums
60: Community Forums
61: Photo Gallery
62: Community Forums
63: Community Forums
64: Community Forums
65: Community Forums
66: Photo Gallery
67: Community Forums
68: Community Forums
69: Community Forums
70: Community Forums
71: Member Screenshots
72: Downloads
73: Community Forums
74: Your Account
75: Community Forums
76: Community Forums
77: Home
78: Community Forums
79: Community Forums
80: Community Forums
81: Community Forums
82: Your Account
83: Community Forums
84: Community Forums
85: Community Forums
86: Community Forums
87: Community Forums
88: Community Forums
89: Community Forums
90: Community Forums
91: Community Forums
92: Community Forums
93: Community Forums
94: Member Screenshots
95: Community Forums
96: Photo Gallery
97: Community Forums
98: Community Forums
99: Photo Gallery
100: Community Forums
101: Community Forums
102: Photo Gallery
103: Community Forums
104: Community Forums
105: Community Forums
106: Community Forums
107: Photo Gallery
108: Community Forums
109: Community Forums
110: Photo Gallery
111: Community Forums
112: Downloads
113: Community Forums
114: Statistics
115: Photo Gallery
116: Photo Gallery
117: Community Forums
118: Community Forums
119: Home
120: Downloads
121: Community Forums
122: Community Forums
123: Member Screenshots
124: Photo Gallery
125: Photo Gallery
126: Downloads
127: Community Forums
128: Downloads
129: Community Forums
130: Community Forums
131: Photo Gallery
132: Downloads
133: Community Forums
134: Photo Gallery
135: Community Forums
136: Community Forums
137: Community Forums
138: Photo Gallery
139: Community Forums
140: Community Forums
141: Community Forums
142: Photo Gallery
143: Community Forums
144: Community Forums
145: Community Forums
146: Community Forums
147: Community Forums
148: Community Forums
149: Community Forums
150: Community Forums
151: Downloads
152: Community Forums
153: Community Forums
154: Photo Gallery
155: Community Forums
156: Community Forums
157: Community Forums
158: Community Forums
159: Community Forums
160: Community Forums
161: CPGlang
162: Photo Gallery
163: Community Forums
164: Home
165: Photo Gallery
166: Community Forums
167: Community Forums
168: Community Forums
169: Community Forums
170: Photo Gallery
171: Member Screenshots
172: Community Forums
173: Community Forums
174: Photo Gallery
175: Member Screenshots
176: Community Forums
177: Downloads
178: Community Forums
179: Photo Gallery
180: Community Forums
181: Community Forums
182: Community Forums
183: Community Forums
184: Community Forums
185: Community Forums
186: Community Forums
187: Statistics
188: Photo Gallery
189: Downloads
190: Home
191: Community Forums
192: Community Forums
193: Community Forums
194: Community Forums
195: Home
196: Community Forums
197: Community Forums
198: Community Forums
199: Community Forums
200: Community Forums
201: Community Forums
202: Member Screenshots
203: CPGlang
204: Community Forums
205: Community Forums
206: Community Forums
207: Home
208: Statistics
209: Community Forums
210: Community Forums
211: Community Forums
212: Photo Gallery
213: Community Forums
214: Community Forums
215: Community Forums
216: Photo Gallery
217: Photo Gallery
218: CPGlang
219: Community Forums
220: Community Forums
221: Community Forums
222: Home
223: Photo Gallery
224: CPGlang
225: Photo Gallery
226: Home
227: Home
228: Photo Gallery
229: Community Forums
230: Community Forums
231: Community Forums
232: Community Forums
233: Member Screenshots
234: Downloads
235: Photo Gallery
236: Community Forums
237: Community Forums
238: CPGlang
239: Community Forums
240: Photo Gallery
241: Community Forums
242: Community Forums
243: Community Forums
244: Community Forums
245: Downloads
246: Community Forums
247: Photo Gallery
248: Community Forums
249: Community Forums
250: Community Forums
251: Community Forums
252: Community Forums
253: Community Forums
254: Community Forums
255: Community Forums
256: Home
257: Downloads
258: Downloads
259: Community Forums
260: Home
261: Community Forums
262: Community Forums
263: Photo Gallery
264: Community Forums
265: Community Forums
266: Community Forums
267: Community Forums
268: Home
269: Community Forums
270: Search
271: Community Forums
272: Community Forums
273: Photo Gallery
274: Community Forums
275: Community Forums
276: Community Forums
277: Community Forums
278: Community Forums
279: Member Screenshots
280: Community Forums
281: Community Forums
282: Community Forums
283: Photo Gallery
284: Member Screenshots
285: CPGlang
286: Community Forums
287: Member Screenshots
288: Community Forums
289: Photo Gallery
290: News Archive
291: Community Forums
292: Photo Gallery
293: Member Screenshots
294: Member Screenshots
295: Downloads
296: Community Forums
297: Home
298: Member Screenshots
299: Community Forums
300: Community Forums
301: Member Screenshots
302: Photo Gallery
303: Member Screenshots
304: Photo Gallery
305: Photo Gallery
306: Community Forums
307: Home
308: Member Screenshots
309: Community Forums
310: Photo Gallery
311: Photo Gallery
312: Downloads
313: Community Forums
314: Community Forums
315: Your Account
316: Downloads
317: Community Forums
318: Community Forums
319: Community Forums
320: Photo Gallery
321: Community Forums
322: Downloads
323: Community Forums
324: CPGlang
325: Community Forums
326: Community Forums
327: Community Forums
328: Community Forums
329: Member Screenshots
330: CPGlang
331: Community Forums
332: Community Forums
333: Community Forums
334: Community Forums
335: Downloads
336: Community Forums
337: Community Forums
338: Community Forums
339: Community Forums
340: Community Forums
341: Member Screenshots
342: Community Forums
343: Community Forums
344: Community Forums
345: Community Forums
346: Community Forums
347: Downloads
348: Community Forums
349: Community Forums
350: Photo Gallery
351: Community Forums
352: CPGlang
353: Community Forums
354: Community Forums
355: Downloads
356: News Archive
357: Downloads
358: Community Forums
359: Downloads
360: Community Forums
361: Community Forums
362: Downloads
363: Community Forums
364: Community Forums
365: Your Account
366: Community Forums
367: Home
368: Community Forums
369: Community Forums
370: Community Forums
371: Community Forums
372: Community Forums
373: Home
374: Community Forums
375: Community Forums
376: Community Forums
377: Community Forums
378: Community Forums
379: Community Forums
380: Community Forums
381: Community Forums
382: Community Forums
383: Community Forums
384: Home
385: CPGlang
386: Community Forums
387: Community Forums
388: Community Forums
389: Community Forums
390: Community Forums
391: Downloads
392: Community Forums
393: Community Forums
394: Community Forums
395: Community Forums
396: Community Forums
397: CPGlang
398: Community Forums
399: Photo Gallery
400: Community Forums
401: Community Forums
402: Home
403: Community Forums
404: Community Forums
405: CPGlang
406: Community Forums
407: CPGlang
408: Photo Gallery
409: CPGlang
410: Home
411: Community Forums
412: Community Forums
413: Community Forums
414: Downloads
415: Community Forums
416: Community Forums
417: Home
418: Member Screenshots
419: Member Screenshots
420: Your Account
421: Community Forums
422: Photo Gallery
423: Home
424: Member Screenshots
425: Community Forums
426: Community Forums
427: Community Forums
428: CPGlang
429: News
430: Community Forums
431: Photo Gallery
432: Community Forums
433: Community Forums
434: Community Forums
435: Community Forums
436: Community Forums
437: Photo Gallery
438: Community Forums
439: Community Forums
440: Community Forums
441: Photo Gallery
442: Community Forums
443: Community Forums
444: Community Forums
445: Home
446: Community Forums
447: Downloads
448: Community Forums
449: Community Forums
450: Community Forums
451: Photo Gallery
452: Community Forums
453: Home
454: Community Forums
455: Community Forums
456: Community Forums
457: Community Forums
458: Community Forums
459: Downloads
460: Community Forums
461: Community Forums
462: Community Forums
463: Community Forums
464: Community Forums
465: Photo Gallery
466: Community Forums
467: Community Forums
468: Home
469: Community Forums
470: Community Forums
471: Community Forums
472: Community Forums
473: Community Forums
474: Home
475: Downloads
476: Community Forums
477: Community Forums
478: Community Forums
479: Community Forums
480: Community Forums
481: Community Forums
482: Community Forums
483: Community Forums
484: Community Forums
485: Community Forums
486: Community Forums
487: Home
488: Photo Gallery
489: Home
490: Community Forums
491: Photo Gallery
492: Community Forums
493: Community Forums
494: Community Forums
495: Photo Gallery
496: Photo Gallery
497: Community Forums
498: Photo Gallery
499: Community Forums
500: Community Forums
501: Photo Gallery
502: Photo Gallery
503: Community Forums
504: Community Forums
505: Community Forums
506: Community Forums
507: Community Forums
508: Community Forums
509: Community Forums
510: CPGlang
511: Downloads
512: Member Screenshots
513: Photo Gallery
514: Statistics
515: Community Forums
516: Community Forums
517: Photo Gallery
518: Photo Gallery
519: Photo Gallery
520: Downloads
521: Community Forums
522: Downloads
523: Community Forums
524: Community Forums
525: Downloads
526: Member Screenshots
527: Home
528: Community Forums
529: Your Account
530: Community Forums
531: Community Forums
532: Community Forums
533: Community Forums
534: Community Forums
535: Photo Gallery
536: Community Forums
537: Downloads
538: Community Forums
539: Community Forums
540: Member Screenshots
541: Photo Gallery
542: Community Forums
543: Community Forums
544: Community Forums
545: Photo Gallery
546: Downloads
547: Community Forums
548: Photo Gallery
549: Community Forums
550: CPGlang
551: Community Forums
552: Home
553: Community Forums
554: Community Forums
555: Community Forums
556: Community Forums
557: Community Forums
558: Community Forums
559: Photo Gallery
560: Photo Gallery
561: Community Forums
562: Photo Gallery
563: Community Forums
564: Downloads
565: Community Forums
566: Community Forums
567: Community Forums
568: Member Screenshots
569: Community Forums
570: Member Screenshots
571: Photo Gallery
572: Photo Gallery
573: Member Screenshots
574: Community Forums
575: Community Forums
576: Member Screenshots
577: Community Forums
578: Community Forums
579: Community Forums
580: Community Forums
581: Downloads
582: Community Forums
583: Community Forums
584: Community Forums
585: Community Forums
586: Community Forums
587: Downloads
588: Community Forums
589: Community Forums
590: Community Forums
591: Community Forums
592: Photo Gallery
593: Community Forums
594: CPGlang
595: Community Forums
596: CPGlang
597: Community Forums
598: Photo Gallery
599: Photo Gallery
600: Community Forums
601: Community Forums
602: Community Forums
603: Community Forums
604: Community Forums
605: Community Forums
606: Community Forums
607: Community Forums
608: Community Forums
609: Community Forums
610: Community Forums
611: Community Forums
612: Community Forums
613: Community Forums
614: Photo Gallery
615: Community Forums
616: Community Forums
617: Community Forums
618: Member Screenshots
619: Home
620: Community Forums
621: Photo Gallery
622: Photo Gallery
623: Photo Gallery
624: Home
625: Community Forums
626: Community Forums
627: Community Forums
628: Community Forums
629: Member Screenshots
630: Community Forums
631: Photo Gallery
632: News Archive
633: Community Forums
634: Community Forums
635: Community Forums
636: Photo Gallery
637: Community Forums
638: Community Forums
639: Community Forums
640: Community Forums
641: Community Forums
642: Home
643: News
644: Community Forums
645: Community Forums
646: Community Forums
647: Downloads
648: Photo Gallery
649: Community Forums
650: Statistics
651: Community Forums
652: Community Forums
653: Your Account
654: Community Forums
655: Member Screenshots
656: Community Forums
657: CPGlang
658: Community Forums
659: Community Forums
660: Community Forums
661: Community Forums
662: Community Forums
663: Photo Gallery
664: Downloads
665: Community Forums
666: Community Forums
667: Community Forums
668: Photo Gallery
669: Home
670: Community Forums
671: Community Forums
672: Community Forums
673: Community Forums
674: Home
675: Community Forums
676: Home
677: Community Forums
678: CPGlang
679: Photo Gallery
680: Community Forums
681: Home
682: Community Forums
683: Photo Gallery
684: Home
685: Community Forums
686: Community Forums
687: Home
688: Community Forums
689: Community Forums
690: Photo Gallery
691: Community Forums
692: Community Forums
693: Community Forums
694: Downloads
695: Community Forums
696: Community Forums
697: Community Forums
698: Community Forums
699: News
700: Photo Gallery
701: Home
702: Community Forums
703: Your Account
704: Downloads
705: Community Forums
706: Downloads
707: Community Forums
708: Home
709: Community Forums
710: Photo Gallery
711: Photo Gallery
712: Community Forums
713: Home
714: Photo Gallery
715: Home
716: Community Forums

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
Curious sheet of steel on the rear deck of Shermans
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
the_shadock
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: May 27, 2006
Posts: 2865
Location: Normandy, France
PostPosted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 6:22 pm
Post subject: Curious sheet of steel on the rear deck of Shermans

Hello,

During my trip with Neil at Saumur, I noticed that at least 3 Shermans and M10 Wolverine exposed there had a curious sheet of steel fixed in the exhaust area. A tank in eastern France (Sherman "Chemin des Dames" at Grussenheim) has the same piece of steel, and it's a WW2 veteran which landed on Utah Beach in August 1944, with the 2nd French Armored Division (Leclerc's).
The 3 Sherman tanks which also have this piece of steel at Saumur also seem to be WW2 veterans, and they are probably also tanks which landed on Utah with the 2dn Fr AD. : The Sherman M4A2 "Corse", the Sherman M4A2 or A3 "Montmirail", the M10 Wolverine "Sirocco".

Here are some pictures of the sheet of steel in question (pics from the "Chemin des Dames") :







Could this be the remains of the device which was used to protect the exhaust system against water when the tanks landed on Utah beach? (see the pic below)



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
the_shadock
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: May 27, 2006
Posts: 2865
Location: Normandy, France
PostPosted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 6:38 pm
Post subject: Re: Curious sheet of steel on the rear deck of Shermans

Picture of the rear deck of the Sherman "Corse" with a similar steel plate :

http://news.webshots.com/photo/2112333270100192038pyxITA

More pictures to come soon.

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
Jens_O_Mehner
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 511
Location: Giessen, Germany
PostPosted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 9:34 pm
Post subject: Re: Curious sheet of steel on the rear deck of Shermans

Nope,

no remains of the wading gear, IIRC it's an exhaust deflector- others know more and will correct me as needed. Laughing

Cheers,

Jens O.
Back to top
View user's profile
toadmanstankpictures
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 704

PostPosted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 9:58 pm
Post subject: Re: Curious sheet of steel on the rear deck of Shermans

- Jens_O_Mehner
Nope,

no remains of the wading gear, IIRC it's an exhaust deflector- others know more and will correct me as needed. Laughing

Cheers,

Jens O.


I think your right. In anycase, "Chemin des Dames" has been re-engined with a radial so that makes me doubt even more that it is the remains of wading gear.

_________________
Chris "toadman" Hughes
www.toadmanstankpictures.com
www.cafepress.com/toad...ksandstuff
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website
SHAWN
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 31, 2006
Posts: 484

PostPosted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 10:39 pm
Post subject: Re: Curious sheet of steel on the rear deck of Shermans

i am with jens and chris, it looks more like it would be an exhaust deflector. it looks more like a deflector/shield as opposed to the remains of an exhaust for the deep water fording kit. (the exit looks small and it isnt enclosed, basically just a deflector)
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
bsmart
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 23, 2006
Posts: 2523
Location: Central Maryland
PostPosted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:05 am
Post subject: Re: Curious sheet of steel on the rear deck of Shermans

I agree with the deflector. It looks like it is designed to direct the exhaust away from the ground which would reduce the dust plume.

At least that is my opinion

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