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From G104 forum :
"There was one at or around Ft Knox a year or so ago. Cannot say for sure if it
is still there though can find out. Only evidence of it being a M4 105mm dozer
tank is the oil resevoir above the transmission. I may be mistaken as that is
the only clue I could see." (karl van sweden).
I did some researches, and that's what I've found :
Photo taken in 2004 :
Photo taken in 2009, we can still see traces of the bulldozer mount on the running gear (where there is no paint..) :
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I will be quite severe, but :
-the M4A1(75) ex-Dozer would be better without French WW2 markings, it would make more sense to "technically" display it as a Dozer tank, and to repaint the M4A1(76) with French WW2 markings instead.
-The French WW2 markings are very incorrect. They don't 100% correspond to any WW2 Free French unit.
First, there were 2 tanks in the French army that were called "Valmy" and none of them were M4A1s(75).
One belonged to the 2ème Cuirassiers, a unit that received only M4A4s, M4A2s, M4A1s(76) and M4A3s(105).
The second one belonged to the 5ème RCA, and was an M4A4(75) :
http://www.chars-francais.net/new/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1100
The tank at Sinsheim is mixing up both markings of the 2ème Cuirassiers and the 5ème RCA.
I know that Sinsheim owns another M4A1(76). This particular one could be called "Valmy", and the M4A1(75) ex-Dozer could be repainted as a normal US tank. IMO, it would make more sense...
 if only..
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Yes, there is room for improvments in Sinsheim,like everywhere else...
How about the Mobelwagen with a Bofors 40mm while a 3.7 cm Flak 43 is available?
But there are also a lot of positive things to say about the Museum, is a no-profit organization who achieved impressive results, and it's a place very well suited for family visits, unlike traditional military museums, so it's able to attract a much wider audience.
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| Massimo_Foti wrote: |
But there are also a lot of positive things to say about the Museum, is a no-profit organization who achieved impressive results, and it's a place very well suited for family visits, unlike traditional military museums, so it's able to attract a much wider audience.
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Did you see the Deloreane?
It's one of my favourites non-military cars (probably because this is the car you can time-travel with).
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Sure, I enjoyed visiting the cars collection too. It was a very pleasant visit, apart from the snow 
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Better picture from Sinsheim:
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| the_shadock wrote: |
Did you see the Deloreane?
It's one of my favourites non-military cars (probably because this is the car you can time-travel with).
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Heck I time travel every time I get into my Ford Pinto.
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Better picture from Sinsheim:
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this M4A1(75) was built by Lima LW. It has the typical rear tail light guards and "bent rod" lifting rings. I would say it is a mid-production Lima LW tank or a late one, but not a very late one (the last month's production Lima tanks are supposed to have "angled" cast lifting rings).
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www.panoramio.com/photo/81710267
M4A1E4(76) Sherman Dozer – Ayub National Park, Rawalpindi (Pakistan)
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