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M4 dozer and M4A3E8
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Rick_Eshleman
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Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 5:08 pm Post subject: M4 dozer and M4A3E8
Aberdeen test vehicles.

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Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 10:45 pm Post subject: Re: M4 dozer and M4A3E8
I suppose the metal plates attached to the side of the E8 prototype are to simulate a full combat load. _________________ 1/72 and 1/76 scale fanatic.

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Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2012 2:12 am Post subject: Re: M4 dozer and M4A3E8
Costas, More than likely that's correct. Aberdeen regularly welded plates on prototypes to simulate the extra weight a fully loaded and/or uparmored vehicle would perform like. This even held true to the M1E1 Abrams, which had welded plates to simulate extra armor that the M1A1 Abrams would have. Rick

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Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 3:02 pm Post subject: Re: M4 dozer and M4A3E8
It was normal practice, especially when testing new engines, suspensions or transmissions. _________________ 1/72 and 1/76 scale fanatic.

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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 2:52 am Post subject: Re: M4 dozer and M4A3E8
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 3:09 pm Post subject: Re: M4 dozer and M4A3E8
The T7 dozer kit was adopted as the M2 dozer kit. Apparently there were quite a few M1 and M1A1 dozer kits left from WW2 so the M2 dozer was not widely produced.

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