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| Subject: | Re: Strange Stuart |  |
| Date: | Sep 6, 2002 |
| From: | A.Hill | |
Unfortunately I don't have a scanner, but I know a chap who does. I can't
make any promises but I'll see what I can do.
A.Hill
"Paul Roberts" wrote in message
news:3D7807FD.6010806@rogers.com...
> A.Hill wrote:
>
> > The following might seem obvious to the true Stuart buff, but to me
it
> >seems a little unusual. O page 5 of Jean Boucherys' 'The British Soldier'
> >vol 1 there is a picture of a Stuart in British service taken during
> >operation Goodwood, the hull, for those who don't have the book to hand
is a
> >basic Stuart 1 (M3) of the welded type with cowls on the front visors,
the
> >turret on the other hand, appears to be of the Stuart V (M3A3) type, with
> >twin roof hatches and no pistol ports.
> > This seems strange to me since 1,I've never seen this combination
> >before; and 2, because and don't think I've seen a Stuart 1 in the post
'44
> >European theatre before. Any thoughts from the experts, or am I just
showing
> >my ignorance?
> >
> > A.Hill
> >
> Well some early Stuarts survived into NW Europe in Commonwealth recce
> units, but usually without turrets. It would probably be possible to put
> the M3A3 turret on an M3/M3A1 without too much difficulty, although, I,
> too, have never seen it. Any chance of scanning the photo and posting it
> (or at least emailing it to me)?
>
> --
> Paul Roberts
> tankmodeler@rogers.com
>
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