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#1: Rocket Sherman Author: MarkHolloway, Location: Beatty, Nevada

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 10:16 pm
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Or whatever you call it! BIGGER IMAGE HERE

#2: Re: Rocket Sherman Author: Joe_D, Location: Razorback Country

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 11:11 pm
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Calliope,

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

#3: Re: Rocket Sherman Author: Neil_Baumgardner, Location: Arlington, VA

Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 12:23 am
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Only known survivor...

Neil

#4: Re: Rocket Sherman Author: Dontos, Location: Vine Grove, KY

Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 1:06 am
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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

#5: Re: Rocket Sherman Author: Doug_Kibbey, Location: The Great Satan

Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 1:07 am
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Any of these around? Side turret mount, jettisonable. Variant was also mounted on M26 and a different arrangement altogether for the M24.

#6: Re: Rocket Sherman Author: Kurt_Laughlin,

Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 8:16 am
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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

#7: Re: Rocket Sherman Author: JimWeb, Location: The back of beyond

Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 12:39 pm
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- Neil_Baumgardner

Only known survivor...

Neil

T72 Launcher

#8: Re: Rocket Sherman Author: JimWeb, Location: The back of beyond

Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 12:40 pm
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- 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

#9: Re: Rocket Sherman Author: Doug_Kibbey, Location: The Great Satan

Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 9:31 pm
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Whut then, would this be? There is no caption.

#10: Re: Rocket Sherman Author: JimWeb, Location: The back of beyond

Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 9:51 pm
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- Doug_Kibbey

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

M17

#11: Re: Rocket Sherman Author: Kurt_Laughlin,

Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 1:33 am
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That is the Engineer Armored Vehicle, in this case an M4A1 with the EAV conversion kit applied.

KL

#12: Re: Rocket Sherman Author: MarkHolloway, Location: Beatty, Nevada

Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 1:38 am
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What's this? British I think.

#13: Re: Rocket Sherman Author: JeffStringer,

Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 1:41 am
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Sherman Mk.V ’Tulip’ M4A4 Sherman V with 60lb Rockets Mr. Green

#14: Re: Rocket Sherman Author: piney, Location: Republic of Southern New Jersey

Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 5:05 pm
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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

#15: Re: Rocket Sherman Author: binder001,

Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 3:54 pm
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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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