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| Subject: | Re: Sherman kits, which is missing?-Jim |  |
| Date: | Sep 10, 2006 |
| From: | Roy Chow | |
Mike, M4 (75mm) production ceased at various plants at the end of '43. The last M4 hulls were produced by Chrysler (Detroit Tank Arsenal)and were the so-called Hybrid hulls. They ceased production in Jan '44. At this time the 105mm howitzer pgm got started. The pilots for the 105 were Hybrid M4s, made in Feb '44. When it got to production again, Chrysler resurrected the fully welded hull to make the M4 (105). They stayed in production until Mar '45, with about 1641 vehicles made, 800 were VVS, 841 were HVSS.
Chrysler was also producing the M4A3 75w, 76w at the same time so it was logical that the M4A3 (105) was produced there too. 500 with VVS were built starting in May '44. Another 2539 were HVSS, production ceasing in June '45.
Basically, all the howitzer tanks were made at Chyrsler.
Why all this discussion about the howitzer tanks? Because no other factories made "late" M4 hulls. The only HVSS M4 hulls were howitzer tanks made at Detroit tank arsenal.
Now I agree that some M4A3 75w with HVSS and M4A2 75 (wet or dry?) did get manufactured and probably saw some combat. I've seen photos of the M4A3 75w HVSS in an Italian depot ready to be shipped to the PTO.
This makes total sense -- but not an M4 with HVSS and 75mm: only an M4 (105)HVSS. |
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 | Sherman kits, which is missing? - Patrizio Giovanetto - Sep 9, 2006 |
| . . . Re: Which Sherman is missing? - Eric McClure - Sep 9, 2006 |
| . . . Re: Sherman kits, which is missing? - Mike Bedard - Sep 9, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: Sherman kits, which is missing? - Alan Tong - Sep 9, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: Sherman kits, which is missing? - Tim Streeter - Sep 9, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Sherman kits, which is missing?-Tim - Mike Bedard - Sep 10, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: Sherman kits, which is missing? - Jim Wechsler - Sep 10, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Sherman kits, which is missing?-Jim - Mike Bedard - Sep 10, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Sherman kits, which is missing?-Jim - Roy Chow - Sep 10, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Sherman kits, which is missing?-Roy - Mike Bedard - Sep 10, 2006 |
| . . . Re: Sherman kits, which is missing? - Eric Scurlock - Sep 9, 2006 |
| . . . Re: Sherman kits, which is missing?/ That's easy! - Marc Brandes - Sep 10, 2006 |
| . . . Re: Sherman kits, which is missing? - jose cesar - Sep 10, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: Sherman kits, which is missing? - Chris Oldfield - Sep 10, 2006 |
| . . . Re: Sherman kits, which is missing? - Dan LeClair - Sep 11, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: Sherman kits, which is missing? - Damon Agretto - Sep 11, 2006 |
| . . . M4A1 DV - Paul A. Owen - Sep 11, 2006 |
| . . . Sherman M4A5 - Paul Roberts - Sep 18, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: Sherman M4A5-Paul - Mike Bedard - Sep 18, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: Sherman M4A5 - Paul A. Owen - Sep 18, 2006 |
| . . . Re: Sherman kits, which is missing? - Al Bowie - Sep 18, 2006 |
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