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| Subject: | Re: "Jumbo" in Concord's "US tank battles in Germany 1944-1945". |  |
| Date: | May 29, 2003 |
| From: | Mike Canaday | |
Steve,
How did the numbering system used in the 6th Armored Division's tank
battalions work? How did it differ from the independant battalions or did
it vary from unit to unit? I have noticed that the 743rd seemed to have
numbered their tanks up to 19 in each company (2 through 19 perhaps),
presumably the peeps, and company trucks all had numbers in the same series
sionce the numbers seem to track with the "bumper" numbers in all of the
pictures.
Mike Canaday
wrote in message
news:3ed3bf91$1@news.track-link.net...
> Christophe:
> The plate in the book is based on a vet's photo. Are you sure the photo
you
> have shows a M4 (105mm)? The reason I ask is that it would be rare since
the
> tank battalions in the 6th Armored Division generally numbered the tanks
by
> company with HQ company tanks getting 11 to 19 (where most 105mm assault
> guns would be located). The number 78 would be assigned to a Co. C tank,
and
> the line tank companies had only a single M4 (105mm) assault gun.
> Cheers!
> Steve Z.
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