http://groups.yahoo.com/group/G104/ Sherman M4 Medium tanks and related AFVs Mon, 20 May 2013 15:50:04 GMT Joe DeMarco http://groups.yahoo.com/group/G104/message/9607 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/G104/message/9607 Dan, what is your Grandfather's name? I corresponded with someone about Target 25 a few years back. We may have had some language barrier issues, but IIRC, he Mon, 20 May 2013 14:12:32 GMT Hanno Spoelstra http://groups.yahoo.com/group/G104/message/9606 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/G104/message/9606 ... raid. Also that leads to the story of him being captured. Just recently put some various info together and realized he was one of the chosen few for that Tue, 14 May 2013 04:55:42 GMT Dan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/G104/message/9605 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/G104/message/9605 Hanno, Do you have pictures of TF Baum? My grandfather was a Staff Sargent on that raid. Also that leads to the story of him being captured. Just recently put Sun, 12 May 2013 21:12:07 GMT Hanno Spoelstra http://groups.yahoo.com/group/G104/message/9604 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/G104/message/9604 ... Hello Joe, Thanks for your extensive insight. I did not see this Sherman tank in person nor did I make the photos, I just forwarded the message from the Sat, 11 May 2013 20:04:40 GMT Joe DeMarco http://groups.yahoo.com/group/G104/message/9603 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/G104/message/9603 ... The extensive stencils on the differential housing are not typical of WW II Shermans. The bottom part has something about the Batteries [are] Dry. The top Sat, 11 May 2013 15:58:23 GMT HL.Spoelstra@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/G104/message/9602 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/G104/message/9602 Shawn, Here you go. You will notice it is in a typically ex-range condition, nowhere near the condition Cobra King was in before being restored. BTW, I think Sat, 11 May 2013 12:30:22 GMT Shawn Ferguson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/G104/message/9601 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/G104/message/9601 Wish I could see the pics. Sadly though, I think this restoration will be more complete than Cobra King's. To: G104@yahoogroups.com From: Sat, 11 May 2013 12:18:10 GMT Hanno Spoelstra http://groups.yahoo.com/group/G104/message/9600 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/G104/message/9600 See http://www.com-central.net/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=16002: QUOTE This hulk of a 105mm howitzer armed Sherman, which was apparently one of the Fri, 05 Apr 2013 02:51:21 GMT Mike Davino http://groups.yahoo.com/group/G104/message/9599 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/G104/message/9599 The end of an era:     http://www.stripes.com/news/us-army-s-last-tanks-depart-from-germany-1.214977       The end of an era: Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:54:08 GMT Thomas W http://groups.yahoo.com/group/G104/message/9595 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/G104/message/9595 Hello Group, The MVPA is the looking for anyone that has been refused a request to bring a former US made military vehicle back into the US. Sat, 16 Feb 2013 19:40:26 GMT Joe DeMarco http://groups.yahoo.com/group/G104/message/9593 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/G104/message/9593 ... What you might do is leave the interior fittings as is; like if it is painted silver, not white, & has a British No. 19 Radio. For more of a US look, you Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:36:36 GMT tankmodeler@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/G104/message/9592 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/G104/message/9592 If the internal fittings are still original, it _might_ be for a Very Pistol. The Grizzlies were not stowed as American vehicles, but used British practice Thu, 14 Feb 2013 08:25:35 GMT Richard Senzig http://groups.yahoo.com/group/G104/message/9591 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/G104/message/9591 Hello Joe, The tank is a Canadian Grizzly M4A1 Sherman that is being restored as a WWII US Sherman. There is a metal bracket inside the rear of the turret near Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:22:52 GMT Roy Chow http://groups.yahoo.com/group/G104/message/9590 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/G104/message/9590 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH-UKpI0_sA Note at 1:16 of the clip that there's a Scorpion/Crab sort of mine flail attached to an M4A3 76W HVSS. With black Sun, 10 Feb 2013 10:04:06 GMT Adrian Harris http://groups.yahoo.com/group/G104/message/9589 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/G104/message/9589 Thanks all - most informative. It is interesting to see the amount of work they were prepared to undertake to keep the Shermans going post-war. Adrian.