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mikek92888 · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Oct 15, 2006 Posts: 50

I took a little trip to the mighty Mississippi to visit the M103 on Credit Island. This might be a T43 since it has the early small drivers hatch and early periscope arrangement seen on the T48/M48.
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silviop15 · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Oct 03, 2015 Posts: 415

Good shots. Thanks for sharing.

Joe_D · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 7:13 pm Post subject: Re: M103 Credit Island

Thanks for posting these pictures,

I've seen pictures of this tank before. This is the first time I've seen the travel lock supports. Always assumed she had the early 2 point travel lock instead of the 3 point.

I think she is one of the T43E1's that was never upgraded to M103. Being a small drivers hatch model and not having the rotating mount for the M24 Night Viewer. Army converted 74 of their 80 T43E1's to M103 standard. Part of that change was the installation of the M24 Night Viewer. The Pilots and two production T43E1's that were used for testing were not. I do not believe she is a Pilot.

panamadan · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 29, 2006 Posts: 174

Small world-I was there about two weeks ago myself.
Any idea on when it was brought there?
Dan

mikek92888 · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Oct 15, 2006 Posts: 50

From the internet the story goes that it was brought to the island in the 60’s. I’m sure the town of Davenport has a historical Society that probably has more information (and maybe photos)

panamadan · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 29, 2006 Posts: 174

I did see that and after seeing how far the tracks have sunk in the ground, I guess that it’s been there many decades.
Dan

mikek92888 · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Oct 15, 2006 Posts: 50

Plus there has been several floods of the Island. The Island and the area looked like it recently flooded and there was dried mud and debris on the lower hull. All the torsion bars are obviously shot as well which makes it much easier to climb on.

Kurt_Laughlin · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 24, 2006 Posts: 577

The surviving registration was (in 2015) 30170208, which would make it the T58/T43E1 155mm tank seen on page 158 of Hunnicutt. The turret is GSC SER 21.

I didn't get to go over it as much as I would've liked as there was a group of about eight south/central American men milling about me, showing far more interest in my camera than I was comfortable with, so I skedaddled.

KL

mikek92888 · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Oct 15, 2006 Posts: 50

The park did have a seedy element to it. When I went it was freezing cold so that seemed to keep the nefarious elements to a minimum!

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