1/5 Scale Sherman Tank

Banshee · Post by **Banshee** » Sat Mar 15, 2003 4:16 pm

http://www.gizmology.net/tanks.htm

lol

AoDLiQuiD-M3tH · Post by **AoDLiQuiD-M3tH** » Sat Mar 15, 2003 4:24 pm

lol thats awsome!!! love the part about the tracks being designed after the watch band lol....

UNO_Diehard · Post by **UNO_Diehard** » Sat Mar 15, 2003 4:35 pm

Nice item.

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Needlefreak · Post by **Needlefreak** » Sat Mar 15, 2003 8:33 pm

Originally posted by Banshee

http://www.gizmology.net/tanks.htm

lol

Enemy armor spotted!!!

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Sat Mar 15, 2003 8:49 pm

Originally posted by Needlefreak
Enemy armor spotted!!!

ROFL

That is kinda cool though...

brembo · Post by **brembo** » Sat Mar 15, 2003 8:50 pm

I would have been the HAPPIEST kid in the world if I had one of those. Hell, a 1/4 scale would make me happy now.

Joint Chiefs of Staff · Sat Mar 15, 2003 8:51 pm

Hell we don't need any M1A's in Iraq.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Sat Mar 15, 2003 9:25 pm

Originally posted by brembo
I would have been the HAPPIEST kid in the world if I had one of those. Hell, a 1/4 scale would make me happy now.

The funny thing here folks...is Brembo would actually have a fully functional, something like a 20mm (roughly 1/4 the 75mm the Sherman had) mounted on it.

Lesse...I used to go squirrel hunting as a kid with a 22...often short or even cb....but picture him with a 20mm....

Hopeful · Post by **Hopeful** » Sat Mar 15, 2003 9:26 pm

i woulda killed for a tank when i was a child... i needed defences from my brothers constant barage of waterbaloons...

Shagster · Post by **Shagster** » Sat Mar 15, 2003 10:03 pm

Not to be an ass but it says "sherman tank" and then says its a "king tiger" which would be american and german respectively, right?

I would have killed for one of those when I was younger, actually I still would, heh, toys never get old. My wal mart rounds first stop is always the toy dept!

I can remember us attaching a power wheel to a tree and trying to knock it down. My dad bought me an axe and we set up our own lumber company. I got the axe taken away form me in a week and still haven't gotten it back.

Maybe rig up a real cannon to it and take over the neighborhood?

Joint Chiefs of Staff · Sat Mar 15, 2003 10:09 pm

Guess I was spoiled as a child. I saw the old Shermans on a daily bases and even drove in them a time or two. My dad was Armor Calvary.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Sun Mar 16, 2003 9:53 am

Originally posted by THEshaggy
Not to be an ass but it says "sherman tank" and then says its a "king tiger" which would be american and german respectively, right?

You are correct...he mentions the Tiger...but in the way that he got an RC model of a Tiger...which sparked the idea of the larger toy tank.

He did his homework pretty well with the Sherman...building an early version (plate armor, hence the flat lines up front...compared to the cast bodied later models which were more rounded...although few in numbers).

Tigers were awesome tanks...the Germans had awesome tanks in WWII...usually took 3-4 Shermans working together to take out the average German tank. The Germans often used the brutal 88mm...which was effectively an anti-aircraft gun of exceptionally high velocity...used to take Shermans out with 1 shot like they were beer cans. The Shermans wimpy 75mm usually bounced off the armor of the Tigers and King Tigers...needed to immobilize with accurate tread killing shots...then approach and take out from the back (weak spot). Pretty much literally Davy and Goliath tactics.

Shagster · Post by **Shagster** » Sun Mar 16, 2003 10:26 am

Originally posted by YeOldeStonecat
You are correct...he mentions the Tiger...but in the way that he got an RC model of a Tiger...which sparked the idea of the larger toy tank.

He did his homework pretty well with the Sherman...building an early version (plate armor, hence the flat lines up front...compared to the cast bodied later models which were more rounded...although few in numbers).

Tigers were awesome tanks...the Germans had awesome tanks in WWII...usually took 3-4 Shermans working together to take out the average German tank. The Germans often used the brutal 88mm...which was effectively an anti-aircraft gun of exceptionally high velocity...used to take Shermans out with 1 shot like they were beer cans. The Shermans wimpy 75mm usually bounced off the armor of the Tigers and King Tigers...needed to immobilize with accurate tread killing shots...then approach and take out from the back (weak spot). Pretty much literally Davy and Goliath tactics.

Yes, my govternment teacher drove M1's so he knew a lot about the old tanks and got to drive them too sometimes. He said the tigerw were hard to kill, It would take 5 shermans to nail one in the field. But the shermans were easily kept and easily modded by mechanics. While the tiger was an insult to the mechanical world. Leaky fuel system and all. Still I love to read up on those old tanks. Have you seen Kelley's Heros?

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