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Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 4:23 am Post subject: Milaca, MN - M4A3(75) Gallery
Hi All, We’ve added a gallery of photos of M4A3(75) SN 12307, RN 3054462 on display at a local park on 3rd Ave NW in Milaca, MN. GPS Coordinates: N 45 45.319 W 93 39.262 www.vgbimages.com/AFV-...977_tsZWnd

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Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 6:00 pm Post subject: Re: Milaca, MN - M4A3(75) Gallery
Should that not be M4A3(Drain Pipe)? _________________ Smashy

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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2014 9:44 pm Post subject: Re: Milaca, MN - M4A3(75) Gallery
- Smashy Should that not be M4A3(Drain Pipe)? Indeed! You wonder why they bothered with the 'muzzle brake', it would have been much better without. _________________ Trevor Dr Trevor Larkum Preserved Tanks: PreservedTanks.com Armour Archive: ArmourArchive.co.uk EVs

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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2014 10:24 pm Post subject: Re: Milaca, MN - M4A3(75) Gallery
Could the muzzle brake in fact be the cylindrical blast deflector from the early version of the 90mm fitted to M47/48 series tank? _________________ 1/72 and 1/76 scale fanatic.

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Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 1:00 pm Post subject: Re: Milaca, MN - M4A3(75) Gallery
Costas, it is from a 90mm and seems quite common here in MN. We have many 'A3's here and a few have this feature. Dan Last edited by panamadan on Tue Apr 01, 2014 8:14 pm; edited 1 time in total

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Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 8:05 pm Post subject: Re: Milaca, MN - M4A3(75) Gallery
- Costas_TT Could the muzzle brake in fact be the cylindrical blast deflector from the early version of the 90mm fitted to M47/48 series tank? It looks similar an example fitted to one of the M47's at Camp Atterbury.

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Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 8:22 pm Post subject: Re: Milaca, MN - M4A3(75) Gallery
Aitkin MN's 'A3 also has the 90mm muzzle brake. sbiii.com/ordnanc0.html Dan

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Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 8:24 pm Post subject: Re: Milaca, MN - M4A3(75) Gallery
en.tracesofwar.com/art...-Falls.htm Dan

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Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 8:25 pm Post subject: Re: Milaca, MN - M4A3(75) Gallery
www.waymarking.com/way...Prairie_MN

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Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 9:56 pm Post subject: Re: Milaca, MN - M4A3(75) Gallery
Interesting, thanks Panamadan. I can't help wondering why though. Maybe whoever did it thought it was cool... _________________ 1/72 and 1/76 scale fanatic.

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Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 10:14 pm Post subject: Re: Milaca, MN - M4A3(75) Gallery
Costas, I think that is exactly it! Dan

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Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 10:18 pm Post subject: Re: Milaca, MN - M4A3(75) Gallery
Appleton, MN has a fancy 76mm muzzle brake! commons.m.wikimedia.or...herman.JPG

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Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2014 9:03 am Post subject: Re: Milaca, MN - M4A3(75) Gallery
Well, Dan, it certainly looks better than the 90mm add-ons. _________________ 1/72 and 1/76 scale fanatic.

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