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I think this is is a INP if my DAT maths are corrects

Another riddle I have.

Fully tracked fast turret traverse large target, fourteen, inferior turret eleven, turret hit eight, superior side and rear four, hull hit six, rof one, ma seventy six long, inherent bow two, coax four, aa four.

Can you guess my name?

Zovs wrote: Sat May 20, 2023 10:34 am Another riddle I have.

Fully tracked fast turret traverse large target, fourteen, inferior turret eleven, turret hit eight, superior side and rear four, hull hit six, rof one, ma seventy six long, inherent bow two, coax four, aa four.

Can you guess my name?

Nope. I'm lost ....GP

btd64 wrote: Sat May 20, 2023 3:37 pm

Zovs wrote: Sat May 20, 2023 10:34 am Another riddle I have.

Fully tracked fast turret traverse large target, fourteen, inferior turret eleven, turret hit eight, superior side and rear four, hull hit six, rof one, ma seventy six long, inherent bow two, coax four, aa four.

Can you guess my name?

Nope. I'm lost ....GP

Well. that sound like a fully tracked vehicle with a rotating turret with a main weapon of 76mm that is a gun that is a larger caliber than a 75mm/38" with a bow machine gun, a coaxial machine gun or two, along with at least one machine gun on top. So it is not a M1 family tank, it could be a Sherman with the 76mm/52" gun such as the M4A4E8, but your avatar picture is a T-34 76C so I would go with that one.

RangerJoe wrote: Sat May 20, 2023 6:45 pm

btd64 wrote: Sat May 20, 2023 3:37 pm

Zovs wrote: Sat May 20, 2023 10:34 am Another riddle I have.

Fully tracked fast turret traverse large target, fourteen, inferior turret eleven, turret hit eight, superior side and rear four, hull hit six, rof one, ma seventy six long, inherent bow two, coax four, aa four.

Can you guess my name?

Nope. I'm lost ....GP

Well. that sound like a fully tracked vehicle with a rotating turret with a main weapon of 76mm that is a gun that is a larger caliber than a 75mm/38" with a bow machine gun, a coaxial machine gun or two, along with at least one machine gun on top. So it is not a M1 family tank, it could be a Sherman with the 76mm/52" gun such as the M4A4E8, but your avatar picture is a T-34 76C so I would go with that one.

Almost! Look a little closer at my avatar, it’s a play on my heritage, hint American made but father born in Russia.

Second hint that’s not a T-34!

Sherman with a late war 76mm gun with Russian background color....GP

Zovs wrote: Sat May 20, 2023 11:58 pm

RangerJoe wrote: Sat May 20, 2023 6:45 pm

btd64 wrote: Sat May 20, 2023 3:37 pm

Nope. I'm lost ....GP

Well. that sound like a fully tracked vehicle with a rotating turret with a main weapon of 76mm that is a gun that is a larger caliber than a 75mm/38" with a bow machine gun, a coaxial machine gun or two, along with at least one machine gun on top. So it is not a M1 family tank, it could be a Sherman with the 76mm/52" gun such as the M4A4E8, but your avatar picture is a T-34 76C so I would go with that one.

Almost! Look a little closer at my avatar, it’s a play on my heritage, hint American made but father born in Russia.

I went with the T-34C because of the color since American unit counters are green. I only played the first Squad Leader and looked at Cross of Iron but I did not go past that. So with a Russian tank but American made, then it would probably be a diesel powered M4A2 with the longer gun. Some of the Soviet tankers who were in both the T-34 and the US made M4 preferred the M4.

Morning Gentlemen. And Ladies.

Hi all,

Good morning!


Leo "Apollo11"


P.S.
We are back to +25 degrees centigrade!

Good morning everyone....GP

Hi all,

Good morning!


Leo "Apollo11"

Morning, Gentlemen. Ladies.

Good Morning Folks! (GMF)

Gorgeous Morning Out Today! (GMOT)

RangerJoe wrote: Sun May 21, 2023 4:37 am

Zovs wrote: Sat May 20, 2023 11:58 pm

RangerJoe wrote: Sat May 20, 2023 6:45 pm

Well. that sound like a fully tracked vehicle with a rotating turret with a main weapon of 76mm that is a gun that is a larger caliber than a 75mm/38" with a bow machine gun, a coaxial machine gun or two, along with at least one machine gun on top. So it is not a M1 family tank, it could be a Sherman with the 76mm/52" gun such as the M4A4E8, but your avatar picture is a T-34 76C so I would go with that one.

Almost! Look a little closer at my avatar, it’s a play on my heritage, hint American made but father born in Russia.

I went with the T-34C because of the color since American unit counters are green. I only played the first Squad Leader and looked at Cross of Iron but I did not go past that. So with a Russian tank but American made, then it would probably be a diesel powered M4A2 with the longer gun. Some of the Soviet tankers who were in both the T-34 and the US made M4 preferred the M4.

Bingo!

ASL calls them:

M4A2/76(w)

M4/76(a): The Russians used more Shermans than any other Lend-Lease tank during the last two years of the war. Shipments of the M4A2/76(w) (which was the only 76mm version given to the Soviets) began in May 1944, and ultimately 2,095 were sent. Some tank and mechanized corps were entirely equipped with Shermans; the 1st Guards Mechanized Corps in 1945 was one such. The M4/76 may have a functioning gyrostabilizer (D11.1), and is also equipped with a 2in. smoke mortar (sM8; D13). The “(a)” in the piece name stands for American, for ESB purposes. Note that the M4/76 uses black To Hit numbers and U.S. AP/APCR TK#s.

Squad leader was a good game until they started putting to much detail into it....GP

Good morning everyone....GP

btd64 wrote: Mon May 22, 2023 10:16 am Squad leader was a good game until they started putting to much detail into it....GP

I was a early ASL convert, played it from 1985-2014. Retired from board war games in 2014 and switched to PC war games.

I played a number of game systems, but I think that my all time favorite was Panzer Leader. Bought enough of the games to form up division size forces and made a 4'x8' map....GP

New page coming up....GP