- binder001Doug, Thank you for sharing the photos.
That looks like a fist-rate military museum. Quite a Sherman collection they have! I have seen photos of that M31 recovery vehicle before. I think it is the most complete of its kind left in existence.
Gary
- binder001Doug, Thank you for sharing the photos.
That looks like a fist-rate military museum. Quite a Sherman collection they have! I have seen photos of that M31 recovery vehicle before. I think it is the most complete of its kind left in existence.
Gary
- Doug_Kibbey
"Gee, I coulda' had a V8!" (Is this a Ford or Cadillac?)
- Roy_A_LingleHi Doug! Hi Folks!
- Doug_Kibbey
"Gee, I coulda' had a V8!" (Is this a Ford or Cadillac?)
I think that is a Ford GAA V8 that was standard in the M4A3 Shermans.
I like the way they took the time to set up some of the engines for display.
Sgt, Scouts Out!
- glmmJust a quick notes:
- Argentina bought a large number of second hand Shermans after the war, maybe up to 400 of several marks, including a number of Fireflies.
- Not all the vehicles were in service at the same time, as many were used as spare part sources. The vehicles were bought as junk!
- The Fireflies seems to have been the priority given their power armament.
- Never heard about three man crews for Argentine Shermans before!
- By the 70s the Sherman fleet was worn out. Rising tensions with Chile brought an update program with French elements. No doubt related to the French experience in developing the Israeli Sherman updates a few years early. Note the original turret shape was kept, no a small feat fitting such a powerful and large gun in such a small turret!
- The gun installed is the same gun as fitted to the AMX-13 (them in service with Argentina), itself derived from the F-1 gun of the AMX-30 with lower recoil and capable only of firing HEAT rounds. This is thus the same gun as fitted to the Israeli M51. These guns were made under license in Argentina.
- A new Poyaud 520 series diesel replaced previous engines. I think this was supercharged, although I don`t have my notes at hand.
- The upgraded vehicles got all four men crews. Other changes were nex coax MGs and modern radios.
- Asking a previous question, Argentina did use a small number of Crusader towers, although they disappeared rather quickly.
Went to Buenos Aires late 2005 but unfortunately couldn`t visit this museum as only opened in weekends!
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