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Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 11:36 am Post subject: M3 Command Post and M3 towing howitzer
I loaded and learned how the Irfan photo program works. These 3 photos are my first attempts, hope they turn out ok. Rick These 3 photos Military History Institute. Last edited by Rick_Eshleman on Thu May 22, 2014 6:55 pm; edited 1 time in total

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Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 5:53 pm Post subject: Re: M3 Command Post and M3 towing howitzer
3 more photos. Photos Aberdeen Ordnance Museum (former). Last edited by Rick_Eshleman on Thu May 22, 2014 6:57 pm; edited 1 time in total

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Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 5:55 pm Post subject: Re: M3 Command Post and M3 towing howitzer
3 more. Photo 12 M3A1 Halftrack in Czechoslovakia. Photo 10 M3 at Ft. Lewis, WA. Photo 7 Aberdeen Ordnance Museum (former). Last edited by Rick_Eshleman on Thu May 22, 2014 7:00 pm; edited 3 times in total

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Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 5:56 pm Post subject: Re: M3 Command Post and M3 towing howitzer
3 more. Photos from Carlisle, PA MHI. Last edited by Rick_Eshleman on Thu May 22, 2014 7:01 pm; edited 1 time in total

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Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 5:58 pm Post subject: Re: M3 Command Post and M3 towing howitzer
3 more. Photo 18 Ft. Lewis, WA. Photos 16-17 Aberdeen. Last edited by Rick_Eshleman on Thu May 22, 2014 7:03 pm; edited 1 time in total

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Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 6:04 pm Post subject: Re: M3 Command Post and M3 towing howitzer
Nice pics, Rick. The first one, btw, shows a GMC T5 half-track truck, built with many COTS components and a Cunningham articulating bogie, leaf spring, tracked suspension (Source: Hunnicutt). _________________ 1/72 and 1/76 scale fanatic.

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Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 6:53 pm Post subject: Re: M3 Command Post and M3 towing howitzer
Thanks Costas. This batch is very mixed up. That GMC T5, and several of the other photos are from Carlisle MHI, a few are the halftrack at Ft. Lewis, One from APG, and a few from the old Ordnance Museum research room. Rick

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Posted: Fri May 23, 2014 2:32 am Post subject: Re: M3 Command Post and M3 towing howitzer
The command HT is that the Patton command version ? There is a M3 (s) command armoured HT here, saw service with 4th Canadian Armoured Division ,South Alberta Regiment during the war, brought back and used as a CP right up to the late 60's. Now restored and a runner. Anthony

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Posted: Fri May 23, 2014 9:06 am Post subject: Re: M3 Command Post and M3 towing howitzer
Anthony, I kind of remember that this Command halftrack was Patton's. It was in the 1980s when I was at Carlisle MHI copying photos, so it would need to be verified by someone more familiar with Patton and his vehicles. Rick

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