Skip to main Skip to content Skip to menu

Com-Central.net

`±`Recent Visitors

Recent Visitors to Com-Central!

`±`User Info-big

Welcome Anonymous

Membership:

Latest: HighestAce

New Today: 0

New Yesterday: 0

Overall: 6648

People Online:

Members: 0

Visitors: 2611

Total: 2611

Who Is Where:

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!

Forum FAQ

Moderators

Any surviving Sherman from the Tokyo Ordnance Depot?
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.

Forum Index › AFV News Discussion Board

View previous topic :: View next topic

Author

Message

the_shadock
Power User

Offline
Joined: May 27, 2006
Posts: 2865
Location: Normandy, France

Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2013 8:58 pm Post subject: Any surviving Sherman from the Tokyo Ordnance Depot?
any of these refurbished in the 1950s and served in Korea that have survived until today? The external stowage is particular, with a sprocket on each hull side and a roadwheel on the turret. P-O _________________ soldat_ryan @ hotmail.com Looking for photos of Sherman manufacturer's plates

Roy_A_Lingle
Power User

Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 1997
Location: El Paso & Ft Bliss, Texas

Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 12:04 am Post subject: Re: Any surviving Sherman from the Tokyo Ordnance Depot?
Hi Everyone! Best I can remember, there was only one done to prove it could be done. It didn't take long for 76 gun M4A3 HVSS tanks to arrive, so there was no need to tie the depot up with work that was not wanted. Spot Report! Sgt, Scouts out! _________________ "You can never have too much reconnaissance." General G.S. Patton Jr.

the_shadock
Power User

Offline
Joined: May 27, 2006
Posts: 2865
Location: Normandy, France

Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 6:42 pm Post subject: Re: Any surviving Sherman from the Tokyo Ordnance Depot?
hello, the Hunnicutt says "In addition to repairs, some of the older M4A3s with the 75 were rearmed with the 76mm gun. Fitted into the smaller turret, it had the appearance of the expedient mount first tried in 1942. Although crowded, it again showed that firepower was the crucial factor". P-O _________________ soldat_ryan @ hotmail.com Looking for photos of Sherman manufacturer's plates

tanker2010
Power User

Offline
Joined: Aug 20, 2006
Posts: 264
Location: Kansas City, Mo.

Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2014 10:29 am Post subject: Re: Any surviving Sherman from the Tokyo Ordnance Depot?
There were a few done in Europe very late in WWII, pics of them show up now and then. That's where Tokyo got the idea. Doubt there are any that survived from Europe.

clausb
Power User

Offline
Joined: Jan 25, 2006
Posts: 146

Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 11:10 pm
Post subject: Re: Any surviving Sherman from the Tokyo Ordnance Depot?

IIRC Hunicutt does not mention that many M4A3E4/M4A1E6 were rebuilt in the US in the early 1950ies and used for military aid. Rock Island Arsenal and Bowen McLaughlin of York seems to have been the main producers.
It would have made sense if the Tokyo Ordnance Depot produced some as well if parts were available there.

The basic concept was the same as the 1942 prototype, so they knew it could be done and how. And it was not just some idea someone got in Tokyo, it was a regular production run with the purpose of producing tanks for MDAP.

Costas_TT
Power User

Offline
Joined: Feb 15, 2012
Posts: 387

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 12:10 am Post subject: Re: Any surviving Sherman from the Tokyo Ordnance Depot?
I think the crux here is not the rearming of the tank itself, although it is a factor, but the external stowage arrangements unique to the specific depot. IIRC, a number of "regular" 76mm gunned M4A3s received the same stowage arrangements. _________________ 1/72 and 1/76 scale fanatic.

JimWeb
Power User

Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 1439
Location: The back of beyond

Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 12:20 am Post subject: Re: Any surviving Sherman from the Tokyo Ordnance Depot?
Didn't the Japanese Army have 12 of these for training purposes? _________________ TTFN Jim If your not a member of JED then your not serious about anything military.. ********************* www.jedsite.info JED Military Equipment *********************

Costas_TT
Power User

Offline
Joined: Feb 15, 2012
Posts: 387

Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 1:25 am
Post subject: Re: Any surviving Sherman from the Tokyo Ordnance Depot?

Although the JGSDF got M4A3 76mm HVSS tanks (M4A3E8s), they don't appear to have the specific stowage additions made by the Tokyo depot. TOD rebuilt tanks were issued early in the Korean War to the 8072nd - later redesignated 89th - Tk Bn. They were "mainly late production M4A3s with the horizontal volute spring suspension and the 76mm gun (Hunnicutt, Sherman, p. 496-502, including text and pictures).

_________________
1/72 and 1/76 scale fanatic.

Forum Index › AFV News Discussion Board
Page 1 of 1

All times are GMT - 6 Hours

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

Com-Central.net

Select Language

Login

`±`Recent Visitors

`±`User Info-big

Com-Central.net

Select Language

Login

±Recent Visitors

±User Info-big

`±`Recent Visitors

`±`User Info-big