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MarkHolloway · Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 10:16 pm Post subject: Rocket Sherman

Or whatever you call it! BIGGER IMAGE HERE

Joe_D · Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 11:11 pm Post subject: Re: Rocket Sherman

Calliope,

Being similar in appearance to the pipe organ type instrument commonly seen at a circus or fair.

Neil_Baumgardner · Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 12:23 am Post subject: Re: Rocket Sherman

Only known survivor...

Neil

Dontos · Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 1:06 am Post subject: Re: Rocket Sherman

It appears that the survivors rocket tubes are way smaller than the other. Perhaps a smaller rocket type or size?

Its a pity only one survived.

Don

Doug_Kibbey · Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 1:07 am Post subject: Re: Rocket Sherman

Any of these around? Side turret mount, jettisonable. Variant was also mounted on M26 and a different arrangement altogether for the M24.

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

There were many variations of tank mounted rocket launchers. IIRC the one shown used shorter tubes because it was meant for spin- rather than fin-stabilized 4.5-inch rockets.

KL

JimWeb · Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 12:39 pm Post subject: Re: Rocket Sherman

- Neil_Baumgardner

Only known survivor...

Neil

T72 Launcher

JimWeb · Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 12:40 pm Post subject: Re: Rocket Sherman

- Doug_Kibbey

Any of these around? Side turret mount, jettisonable. Variant was also mounted on M26 and a different arrangement altogether for the M24.

T99 Launcher

Doug_Kibbey · Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 9:31 pm Post subject: Re: Rocket Sherman

Whut then, would this be? There is no caption.

JimWeb · Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 9:51 pm Post subject: Re: Rocket Sherman

- Doug_Kibbey

Whut then, would this be? There is no caption.

M17

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

That is the Engineer Armored Vehicle, in this case an M4A1 with the EAV conversion kit applied.

KL

MarkHolloway · Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 1:38 am Post subject: Re: Rocket Sherman

What's this? British I think.

JeffStringer · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 24, 2006 Posts: 637

Sherman Mk.V ’Tulip’ M4A4 Sherman V with 60lb Rockets Mr. Green

piney · Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 5:05 pm Post subject: Re: Rocket Sherman

It appears that the survivors rocket tubes are way smaller than the other

IIRC ther were two different types one with a box shaped tube cluster and another with a "T" shaped tube cluster

binder001 · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 25, 2006 Posts: 363

1) I wonder what search terms brought that photo out of the Life collection? I have tried many combinations but never got a hit on a rocket tank

2) there were a number of different rocket launchers tried on M4 series tanks. The 4.5 inch T34 "Calliope" types were the most used and the most recorded in Europe. The M17 (T40) were almost used on DDay, but the 7.2in rockets lacked accuracy. Some tanks still had the launcher welded attachments on them. In Italy some T40 "boxes" were used to mount a batch of the triple 4.5 inch tubes from P47s.

Gary B.

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