Name that tank!

nope, and nope

 

T-32. Predecessor to the T-34

 

yessir, that is correct

 

t-34

 

um...its the t-32. T.A. ur turn

 

since nobody is taking the initiative, i thought i might post another tank

 

A Photoshoped E 100

 

lol, oops, thats my bad, i didnt even notice it was photoshoped

 

Complete with reenactors, and what looks like a landrover based '222'?

~A

 

LOL

 

Its the earlier Hochkiss H 35. The engine deck is sloped.

 

Howdy folks. This 'Quiz Me!' thread certainly makes for some good old chin scratchin, you guys certainly no your sh1t. There can't be that many WW2 tanks left to throw at you, so, just to mix it up a bit I thought I'd throw in a self-propelled gun (mounted on a tank chassis) so I think it counts. Just in case it's too easy for you I'd like it's name, nickname and the origin of it's nickname plz.

 

105MM HMC M7, top one looks like a late b2, bottom a mid b1.
As these are in Yank service the british nomenclature of '105MM M7 Priest' doesn't really apply - 'Priest' given by the British because of that distinctive AA 'pulpit' after a few (c.90) of this American type were supplied to fill a need in the Western desert. That handful were superceded in Commonwealth service by the Sexton.

Interesting upper bodywork on the second; non-standard wading? Or locally added increased protection? Not stared at Priest pics for a long while but that seems uncommon.

 

They are as you say M7 forget the b2 b1 bit. B1 signifies a Ford GAA motor, B2 is a Post War conversion of the Ford engined M7B1with a raised mounting to allow full elevation. A good number went to Germany as MAPD in the 1950s and some remain on gunnery ranges.
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This one is at Hannover.

The raised bit is the wading kit.

regards

Steve

 

Quite so Steve on the B1/B2, I thought the gun looked higher like the 1945 version but it ain't (I only looked at the pulpit and thought it seemed higher, as it appears to be on b2s), & the pic's apparently from Carentan too so 'duh' on timescale as well .
Serve me right for not double-checking .

I glanced at Hunnicutt and the little Gander 'in detail' book & there seems to be no shot of that variant of wading protection, but I haven't got a 'pulpit-side' view of a wading priest at all. Is it 'standard'?

~A

 

by hek you went to a good school

The M7 deep wading kit shown is the U.S. version, the British/Canadians had the one with solid panels.

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Note in this photo there is a panel in front of the gun, not seen in the original photo, which is supposed to be in England.
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In this photo the deep wading kit is stenciled "side extension M7" that's a simple designation
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Finally possible reason why the front panel was possibly discarded, a fabic seal.

From Spearheading D.Day by Jonathan Gawne.

Steve

 

Cheers,
Lovely shot of those three old dears having a paddle. I only seem to have handy shots of earlier and/or anglicised wading screening, or just incomplete views of the above.
I knew I should have bought that photocopied manual for a fiver!

I did go to a good school by the way... it was a lovely day .

 

double

 

Damn you guys are good. Von Poop you are spot on with the name and its origin, the first shot is indeed taken in Carentan, Rue-du-Holgate, the building it's passing with the Jeep outside is the 101st Airbourne aid station. splendid work old chap, imagine what you'd know if you had stayed for a whole week LOL.
Here's a few more shots for ya....

This one appears to be crewed by British troops.


Engaging enemy.


Fully restored.

 

apart from steel helmets, the number on a British M7 Priest is a give away they are pre-fixed S. or sometimes in the case of Canadian CS. The M7 was only retained in Normandy by British and Canadians to make ammunition supply easier, they were soon replaced by Sextons Attached are details of Sexton deep wading kit.

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Steve