#M4 sherman commander split hatch full
If I wanted an eclectic mix (ie: use all the different Shermans I may have) I can justify that in ETO as well.Īnd if I weren't pushing full companies and battalions (as I do), I would feel I could justify all wide mantlets in a given platoon at any time in ETO, although I'd still be tempted to mix in narrow and wide in Italy, and I'd still go all narrow in Sicily. So if I specifically wanted all M34A1 (wide mantlet) tanks, I would go ETO after September. In ETO there were also new divisions ashore by September that were all M4A3s, and by late fall / early winter even those running M4s or M4A1s started to fill in replacements with M4A3s (that whole Sherman shortage thing led to prioritizing getting ahold of running tanks over the "one type per battalion / division" model). There were fewer new divisions in MTO than in ETO, and the new divisions would have been more likely to be all new production tanks. In MTO the upgrades would have come as replacements for lost vehicles, but not as a wholesale swap-out. I believe that these may also appear in ETO, but in lower numbers and only in some divisions or GHQ battalions. For Italy I would mix these with the earlier M4A1s without the upgrades. These would be my preferred model for D-Day and the romp across France. I have had some difficulty finding mid-war (narrow hatches, M34A1 mantlet, add-on armor) M4A1 Shermans in my scale. I have the M34A1 (wide mantlet) after that. So about what period/area would the wider mantlet have been common IN SERVICE …įor my own force, I have the M34 (narrow) mantlet on M4A1s for Tunisia and Sicily. One interesting fact is especially with the first 76s without the brake it was suggested the tank commander stand outside the tank to spot rounds and assist the gunner! This can easily be seen on many pictures. When the muzzle brake was not fitted a "protector" was screwed on to protect the threads. But even these didnt always have a muzzle brake. Due to smoke and dust obscuring follow on shot the gun was then threaded for taking a muzzle brake and known as the M1A1C and M1A2.
As to the muzzle brake the original M1A1 76 did not have a muzzle brake. All were on big hatch hulls.Īm checking on the T23 turrets but can tell you the design evolved through out production. 500 VVSS and 2,539 M4/A3 were produced at CDA. A total of 800 VVSS and 841 HVSS M4/105s came out of the CDA. Modifications included substituting the M52 gun mount for the M34 and addition of an additional ventilator at the rear. All 105 armed Shermans used a modified D78461 turret, or High Bustle. Officially part number D50878 which was popularly known as the Low Bustle Turret and part number D78461 which was known as the High Bustle Turret. Only one factory produced the 105 armed Sherman, the Chrysler Defense Arsenal, which makes tracking easier. Hope you dont mind but included info on the M4A3/105 as well as the M4. Apparently by the 3rd quarter of 1943 it had completely replaced the M34 on new tanks.
#M4 sherman commander split hatch series
M4 Sherman tank series in the Second World War" by Patrick Stansell and Kurt Laughlin. "The M34A1 was standardized in October of 1942 and it started production between March and April of 1943." This according to"The Sherman Design and Develoment: A complete and illustrated description of the U.S.
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