Destroyed tanks

[theholeinthedonut]

I don't know for sure if I have already posted these pics!? Anyhow, here we go, a destroyed Sherman in the village of wibrin, Belgium. The scrapdealers had started dismantling the destroyed tank after the war, then somebody changed his mind and the carcass was left in place.

[marko16]

What did that destruction to the barrel and why? Was this in a retreat situation?

[Ivan le Fou]

Could be that possibility judging by the impacts on the side.

[LineDoggie]

She was a M4, or possibly an M4A3(no way to know for sure) 75mm Dry Stowage Made by General Steel, Eddystone Pennsylvania going by the casting mark on the turret bustle. Had a Welded shut pistol port which puts her in the Feb-Apr 43 timeframe
M34A1 Gun Mount
Applique over Ammo racks, Gunner station, Drivers Hoods
Shows she went through rebuild in UK prior to Normandy by FUSAG MWO
Intermediate Drivers hoods

The Barrel which is at full recoil was likely destroyed by Engineers putting a TNT block down the bore, typical for non recoverable Armor.

Near Houfflaize so might have been a 3rd Armored Mount.

[Dark Avenger]

It says here that it's an A3. Too bad the engine deck is gone. It'd help confirm the variant.

[LineDoggie]

It says here that it's an A3. Too bad the engine deck is gone. It'd help confirm the variant.

Exactly, also I didnt see any casting marks on the tranny cover or hull front that might have helped ID type. The firewall seems to partially be in place, but is there enough left to id it as an A3 or just a more common M4?

[Gus]

Somebody linked this photo of the Wibrin Sherman to Google Earth.

I liked it better showing her age.

Here is a link to super huge copy of the photo. I found casting numbers on the gun mantlet and on one of the bogie trucks.
http://commondatastorage.googleapis....l/39976881.jpg


Gus

[totach7]

Jordanian M52 in the west bank hit during Six Days War








http://www.idf-armor.blogspot.com/

[Gast]

190th Fighter Squadron, Blues and Royals friendly fire incident.

In the incident, the two USAF A-10s fired on and destroyed two FV107 Scimitars armored vehicles, killing one and injuring five British soldiers.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...no-chance.html

[DPM_Sheep]

Exactly, also I didnt see any casting marks on the tranny cover or hull front that might have helped ID type. The firewall seems to partially be in place, but is there enough left to id it as an A3 or just a more common M4?

Untill I saw these close-ups I was under the impression the Wibrin Sherman was an M4A3 But after seeing them I can say it's efinetely a vanilla M4, the glacis antenna pot casting is the D50986 type only found on Sherman Is.

[Frost]

190th Fighter Squadron, Blues and Royals friendly fire incident.




http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...no-chance.html

jesus. I know only one was killed, but that's nothing less than a miracle looking at those vehicles. Very sad ans stupid incedent btw.

[totach7]

An Egyptian Sherman destroyed during the 1956 Sinai war








http://www.idf-armor.blogspot.com/

[Jippo]

jesus. I know only one was killed, but that's nothing less than a miracle looking at those vehicles. Very sad ans stupid incedent btw.

Most of it is just armor melting in the resulting fire from the looks of it.

[komatoz]

What was the cause of this:


Maybe 125 mm? But what type of munition?

[Damian90]

Some type of RPG, markings around hole are evident for a HEAT warhead.