Beyond The Sprues

Modelling => Ideas & Inspiration => Land => Topic started by: AndyJ on May 22, 2013, 03:10:39 AM

Title: Things to do with the M4A3E2
Post by: AndyJ on May 22, 2013, 03:10:39 AM
Hi all

Been a long time since I've been on here as I've been working on depictions of real vehicles, about the only whif I've been doing is location of jerrycans ;D

Anyhoo, I've been toying around with a couple of ideas using the Tasca M4A3E2:

1) Sherman MkIVcy* - A British 17 pdr armed variant with HVSS (I believe that this has already been done though).

2) M4A3E2 105 mm HVSS  - US heavy assault tank with a gun that will really give someone a bad day.

Off to Tasca to order the suspension and lower hull sprues...
Title: Re: Things to do with the M4A3E2
Post by: raafif on May 22, 2013, 06:20:07 AM
after seeing the pic below, I had this idea to .... move the engine to the mid-section, add a BIG gun (ie from a M-107/110) plus the walkways for the crew .....
Title: Re: Things to do with the M4A3E2
Post by: Gingie on May 22, 2013, 06:23:45 AM
Skink Mk II for Korea!
Title: Re: Things to do with the M4A3E2
Post by: AndyJ on May 22, 2013, 04:46:50 PM
Good ideas, especially the Jumbo Skink. Definitely make short work of human waves...
The big gun idea however has me thinking of a true assault gun mounting either a T15 high velocity 90 mm or even a high velocity 105 mm in a heavily armoured limited traverse casemate. Sort of a T95 Lite.
Title: Re: Things to do with the M4A3E2
Post by: Cliffy B on May 22, 2013, 10:30:50 PM
Could try for an updated T40/M9 Tank destroyer/3" Gun Motor Carriage .  It was based on the M3 but never entered production.  Would be natural for an M4 based design to be attempted.  I know the M10 was based on the M4's chassis but it had a turret and different hull.  How about a turret less one in the style of the StuG or one of the SU-85s or 100s?

(http://www.gamer.ru/system/attached_images/images/000/323/253/original/t-24_baldwin_3-inch_gmc_apg_above-side_b_w.jpg?1297694885)

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:3-inch_Gun_Motor_Carriage_M9.png (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:3-inch_Gun_Motor_Carriage_M9.png)
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Su-85_TBiU_8.jpg (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Su-85_TBiU_8.jpg)
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sofia_18.12.2011_StuG_III.jpg (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sofia_18.12.2011_StuG_III.jpg)