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the_shadock
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Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:00 am Post subject: Machinegun cover for Sherman hull
Hello, I already know that kind of cover for the hull machinegun of Sherman tanks : Another kind of cover is for sale and I've never seen it before : is it a regular one? How is it fixed to the hull? thanks Pierre-Olivier _________________ soldat_ryan @ hotmail.com Looking for photos of Sherman manufacturer's plates

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Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:59 am Post subject: Re: Machinegun cover for Sherman hull
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Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:47 am Post subject: Re: Machinegun cover for Sherman hull
I knew that you to be tough to be in the Army but those condoms are a bit much!!

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Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:27 pm Post subject: Re: Machinegun cover for Sherman hull
Pierre, What's unusual is it comes with the ball studs that are supposed to be attached to the MG mount. Those studs look like they'd be riveted/ bolted on, not welded like on a tank. I don't think it's for a Sherman, but maybe to an aircraft when parked. Just a guess, maybe one of our aircraft experts recognizes it. Joe D

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Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 7:40 am Post subject: Re: Machinegun cover for Sherman hull
In a posting on Missing-Links there was a photo link to shots of the 4th Armored Div in Czeckoslovakia in 1945, on on the photos hows this M5A1 crew - note the MG cover on the bow gun. Maybe not the same - but quite similar.

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Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:23 am Post subject: Re: Machinegun cover for Sherman hull
thanks for your replies. Pierre-Olivier _________________ soldat_ryan @ hotmail.com Looking for photos of Sherman manufacturer's plates

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