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Posted: **Sun Jan 05, 2003 9:06 am**

The General is Blood and Guts himself "Patton" the vehicle is an M4 Sherman M4A3/76 mm gun. Just a guess.

Posted: **Sun Jan 05, 2003 9:16 am**

Not 100% sure on it being Patton, but sure looks close jowls seem a tad off.

The Sherman appears to be a late war easy 8, and it would be late war as that general has 4 stars, and I think Patton went through Europe with 3 for a good part of that campaign.

Posted: **Sun Jan 05, 2003 10:17 am**

Just having furn: Yes it is Patton as for the exact model I'm not exactly sure I was just looking for a M4 Sherman. I just came across this photo doing some research for CL.

Posted: **Sun Jan 05, 2003 8:56 pm**

Originally posted by gmenfan
Just having furn: Yes it is Patton as for the exact model I'm not exactly sure I was just looking for a M4 Sherman. I just came across this photo doing some research for CL.

Gmenfan...all people on earth are looking for the mighty M4...

they just dont know it yet!:D

Posted: **Sun Jan 05, 2003 9:47 pm**

All those sandbags don't exactly point to a very confident crew!

Sorry Jess

Posted: **Sun Jan 05, 2003 9:53 pm**

If one didn't know the history, a perfect caption for this picture would be:

The third last second in the life of General Patton

Posted: **Mon Jan 06, 2003 5:40 am**

It's hard to make it the HVSS vs vertical volute suspension call because of the angle of the shot (you can't see much of the running gear). Its a striking picture though, and I don't recall seeing it before. Didn't Patton strongly dissaprove of M4 crews adding improvised armour to their vehicles? (for performance and morale reasons). Maybe he's just finished giving the crewmen sh*t !!!

"Remove those sandbags! there's nothing wrong with your gov't issue equipment! da*n it!!"

Posted: **Mon Jan 06, 2003 7:31 pm**

He sure looks like he's just given / is about to give someone serious hell. Could the officer in the bottom right be getting ready to run for the hills?

Posted: **Tue Jan 07, 2003 6:08 am**

Ok...

Whats this???

Posted: **Tue Jan 07, 2003 6:18 am**

A little white box with a red 'X'? Did I pass?

Goblin:D

Posted: **Tue Jan 07, 2003 8:26 am**

Nope...next....????

Posted: **Tue Jan 07, 2003 8:32 am**

A SdKfz 251 with Russian turret, Jess the image is too large it won't stay open for viewing.

Posted: **Tue Jan 07, 2003 8:33 am**

Originally posted by gmenfan
Jess the image is too large it won't stay open for viewing.

shhhhhh,,,,its a new tank....

Posted: **Tue Jan 07, 2003 8:36 am**

Yeah it's so new we can't even show that it's SdKfz 251 with Russian turret. It's a secret

Posted: **Tue Jan 07, 2003 8:37 am**

Originally posted by M4 Jess
Nope...next....????

A tiny white box with a red x inside a grey box?

No, no...wait...

It's a....it's ahhhh...

It's the cover of the "Tiger Spotted! Emergency Reverse Switch" on the drivers panel of an M4, right?

Posted: **Tue Jan 07, 2003 11:30 am**

Is it one of the "Becker conversions" used by 21 Panzer division in Normandy 1944? They tried all kinds of wacky things to make use of the abundance of captured French equipment !! The turret does look Russian, though ...

P.S. I'll bet that thing is really top-heavy!

Posted: **Tue Jan 07, 2003 2:00 pm**

OK, can someone at least post a link to it, since gmenfan removed the picture? :rolleyes:

Posted: **Tue Jan 07, 2003 5:45 pm**

http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Pit/ ... 51-rus.jpg

Posted: **Tue Jan 07, 2003 5:51 pm**

"page not available"....

Geocities ROCK!

:p

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Name that vehicle and General?

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