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Strange sherman tank
Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2021 6:03 pm
by yves mouton
A friend found this picture,
is this maybe for dismantle mines?
Best regards Yves
Re: Strange sherman tank
Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2021 6:10 pm
by Adrian Harris
T10 Mine Exploder.
Apparently remote controlled, so a perfect conversion for an Armortek kit.
Adrian.
Re: Strange sherman tank
Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2021 7:09 pm
by yves mouton
Thanks for the replay Adrian
Regards Yves
Re: Strange sherman tank
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2021 2:00 am
by Mark Heaps
Maybe not a good conversion.
According to a book I have written by Peter Chamberlain & Chris Ellis, The T10 was tested but found to be unwieldy and the project was cancelled autumn 1944.
Mark
Re: Strange sherman tank
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2021 2:16 am
by Michael Cecil
There are a few images in Fred Crismon's 'US Military Tracked Vehicles' along with a good explanation of the development, and why it failed. Total weight was said to be 124,000 lbs - over 55 tons, which Crismon concludes was too heavy to be practical as a mine exploder vehicle. The original concept vehicle, developed by the National Defense Research Council, was said to be cable-controlled from a following AFV. The initial prototype was built by Fisher Body Div of GM based on an M4A2 hull. (Crismon, pages 375-376).
The T15E1 Mine Resistant Vehicle based on an early M4 Sherman might be a better/more practical RC model alternative.
Mike