There was a Grant version as well! Later became the Sherman.
Cheers, Sirhr
M3 Lee Tank?
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There was a Grant version as well! Later became the Sherman.
Cheers, Sirhr
Correct me if I’m wrong but I thought the Lee version was our export model the British used and the Grant model was the version we used. Same Tank different names.
Yes and no. Yes, Our export version. But USA used both. And there were significant differences in commanders cupola/turret.
Cheers, Sirhr
It’s either this or partly attention to a fat couple trying to mile high each other somewhere over Idaho.
For The love Of allThings holy, wait til you get to Vegas...
Sirhr
For The love Of allThings holy, wait til you get to Vegas...
Sirhr
First week of retired life. Yes a little bored. Weighing my options for the day. But one thing is for sure. I’m not going to the ball bearing factory today!
I always wanted to tour a ball bearing factory... how they make perfect hard spheres amazes me. Ball bearings enabled everything... starting with the safety bicycle... everything depends On them!
Congrats on retirement!
Cheers, Sirhr
Yes. And you can see some of the differences in the two parked next to each other.
With the recent developments that we have seen in remote systems operation, drones, etc., small tanks such as the pre-WWII tankettes used by almost everybody across the world can make a roaring comeback onto the modern battlefield. A modern version of the Lee, equipped with state of the art cameras, instruments, weapons, and engine, would be quite an asset to the modern warfighter. Imagine an expeditionary unit about to enter a known hot zone. Instead of going right in and eating up MG and rifle fire all the way to the objective, send a pack of light drone tanks in to assess the situation and fuck shit up if need be before actual human lives go in...
^^^ what's old is new again?
Remote control Renault FT's for the win! ?
Remote control Renault FT's for the win! ?
Fix 'em up with a new engine capable of good road and terrain performance and you basically got a mecha attack hound in addition to your other weapons. I can very well see the tank men of the future doing their fighting from comfortable, climate controlled command modules located outside the battlefield, with surround LED screens and holographics at their disposal, instead of cramped metal hulls that are vulnerable to missiles and EFP attacks, both which instantly renders the whole system a shattered and decapitated wreckage. After the tankers are done, infantry goes in to mop up and secure the area...
The armchair Army? Fits well with the Chair Force, don't you think??
That is why the Navy and the Mobile Infantry are two completely different and completely separate groups, with their own cultures and languages.
Remote control swift boats for the Davenport Navy and you're set.
Marines are not sophisticated enough for all this. They are stuck with crayons to eat and windows to lick. ?
Marines are not sophisticated enough for all this. They are stuck with crayons to eat and windows to lick. ?
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