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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 11:36 pm Post subject: Focus on the M41A3 (SN 1086)
I crawled into the M41A3 after finding the escape hatch removed. Data Plate was missing but the SN was stamped in the hull wall 'behind' the missing data plate. Located on the left side of drivers compartment Turret was very clean & complete More to follow Don

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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 11:56 pm Post subject: Re: Focus on the M41A3 (SN 1086)
Is this a counterweight under the breechblock?

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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 11:56 pm
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And now for the interesting stuff on the rear area.

This was a neat 'find'. The Infantry phone:

And,....the MWO Data Plate

Kurt
I think the upper right stamped number is the SN for the vehicles. It matches up on this vehicle.

I'll see about comparing the other M41's to see if this is common to them also.

My RMP visit/work session was cut short so wasn't able to check the other M41's in RMP. I'll see about that on next visit.

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Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 12:29 am Post subject: Re: Focus on the M41A3 (SN 1086)
Yay! Thanks, KL

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Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 1:56 am Post subject: Re: Focus on the M41A3 (SN 1086)
- Doug_Kibbey Is this a counterweight under the breechblock? No. The breech is off to the right in the photo. Its under the gun mount. Both data plates (Gun mount & Recoil Mech) can be seen just above the counter weight 'plates'. Regards Don

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Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 3:56 am Post subject: Re: Focus on the M41A3 (SN 1086)
[quote="Dontos"] - Doug_Kibbey Is this a counterweight under the breechblock? No. The breech is off to the right in the photo. Its under the gun mount. Both data plates (Gun mount & Recoil Mech) can be seen just above the counter weight 'plates'. Regards Don Picky, picky! It's a counterweight for the gun, which I hadn't realized they had. Musta' missed that paragraph in "Sheridan".

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Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 11:09 am Post subject: Re: Focus on the M41A3 (SN 1086)
One neat find was the Drivers commo headset in a bin in the drivers compartment. Regards Don

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Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 8:22 pm Post subject: Re: Focus on the M41A3 (SN 1086)
Great pictures! _________________ Trevor Dr Trevor Larkum Preserved Tanks: PreservedTanks.com Armour Archive: ArmourArchive.co.uk EVs

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