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Zovs wrote: Mon May 22, 2023 9:24 am

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

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

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.

RangerJoe wrote: Mon May 22, 2023 11:03 am
I also believe that the battalion commander was very easy on the eyes!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandra_Samusenko

Orm wrote: Wed May 24, 2023 7:25 am

RangerJoe wrote: Mon May 22, 2023 11:03 am
I also believe that the battalion commander was very easy on the eyes!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandra_Samusenko

Thank you for sharing.

Not much known about her, it seems, and the wiki page seems flawed.

RangerJoe wrote: Wed May 24, 2023 11:26 am

Orm wrote: Wed May 24, 2023 7:25 am

RangerJoe wrote: Mon May 22, 2023 11:03 am
I also believe that the battalion commander was very easy on the eyes!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandra_Samusenko

Thank you for sharing.

Not much known about her, it seems, and the wiki page seems flawed.

You are most welcome.

Yes, a lot of the lower ranking individuals in the Soviet Army do not have a lot of information about their background. But she must have been good if she commanded an armoured battalion at 22-23 years of age!

Zovs wrote: Sat May 27, 2023 10:50 am Good morning folks.