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Old 09-21-2007, 07:53 AM   #38 (permalink)
Shipwreck
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Originally Posted by smilingassassin View Post
The prefered model for American forces was the M4A3, the only version I can find that comes close is the M4A6.
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Originally Posted by zraver View Post
Its not an M4 the turret lacks the ammo loading door, I stand by the M4A3 designation.
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Originally Posted by RustyBattleship View Post
There is not question that it is an M4A3.
On the M4A3 :

* The rear armor reached below the sponson line (as on the M4A2)

* The rear deck engine grill doors ran from sponson to sponson (approx. as wide as the turret bustle on the M4A2)

The tank shown here has an *inverted U backplate* (as Wiki calls it ) and no grill doors.

Therefore it is NOT an M4A3.
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