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| Subject: | It is all Pat Stansell's fault |  |
| Date: | Jun 10, 2008 |
| From: | mike foncannon | |
His series on M3/M4 suspensions in MMiR and the Ampersand book "Modelling the Sherman" were the catalyst for a Renaissance for the Sherman. He showed what kind of research, and the resulting references, were possible.
The side by side comparisons of hull plates, engine decks, and bogies, suddenly made Shermaholics want more detailed information.
D.P. Dyer's MilMod series on the Fireflies and the Sherman turrets complemented Stansell's work. It also made more people aware of the solid research work Mr Dyer had been doing in the older niche publications like AFV-G2.
On the internet, a couple of engineering types, Mike Canaday and Kurt Laughlin brought a great deal of research and an insistance on utilizing correct part numbers and official terminology to the Sherman in an effort to get a handle on the growing list of Sherman whatchamacallits and thingamabobs.
Hanno Spoelstra's "Sherman Register", Steve Zaloga's books on the Sherman....the list grows and grows...
But I am still blaming it on Stansell.
mike |
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 | How do you know so much about the Sherman? - Paul A. Owen - Jun 10, 2008 |
| . . . No substitute for time - Al Bowie - Jun 10, 2008 |
| . . . . . . Re: No substitute for time - Norm Samuelson - Jun 10, 2008 |
| . . . . . . Re: No substitute for time - Roy Chow - Jun 10, 2008 |
| . . . . . . David Fletcher's "Firefly" book - Paul A. Owen - Jun 10, 2008 |
| . . . . . . Re: No substitute for time - Laszlo Harsanyi - Jun 10, 2008 |
| . . . I just never found the sherman that compelling - tom deimling - Jun 10, 2008 |
| . . . . . . Re: I just never found the sherman that compelling - a. syalabi - Jun 10, 2008 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: I just never found the sherman that compelling - rob galassi - Jun 10, 2008 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: I just never found the sherman that compelling - Paul Roberts - Jun 11, 2008 |
| . . . . . . "How long is a piece of string?" - Paul A. Owen - Jun 10, 2008 |
| . . . Re: How do you know so much about the Sherman? - Michael Bedard - Jun 10, 2008 |
| . . . . . . It is all Pat Stansell's fault - mike foncannon - Jun 10, 2008 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: It is all Pat Stansell's fault - Al Bowie - Jun 11, 2008 |
| . . . . . . . . . Pete Harlem - roy chow - Jun 11, 2008 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Pete Harlem definitely must share the blame - mike foncannon - Jun 11, 2008 |
| . . . . . . Re: How do you know so much about the Sherman? - MByerley - Jun 11, 2008 |
| . . . . . . . . . Pretty standard and ignorant of fact - Al Bowie - Jun 11, 2008 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Pretty standard and ignorant of fact - MByerley - Jun 13, 2008 |
| . . . The Internet - James Wechsler - Jun 11, 2008 |
| . . . Don't know much but it's fun learning - Alan McNeilly - Jun 11, 2008 |
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