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Demolition tank based on the M4A3 Sherman.

Experimental USA WWII

The T31 Demolition Tank – Rocket Launchers and Flamethrowers

April 6, 2023April 25, 2023 Wade Peters 105 mm, America, american, demolition, demolition tank, engine, engineer, engineer tank, engineer vehicle, engineering, engineering tank, engineering vehicle, engineers, experimental, flame thrower, flamethrower, guns, HVSS, japan, M4A3, rockets, Sherman, sherman tank, T31, tanker, tanks, US, US tank, USA

Today we are taking a quick look at the absolutely bizarre T31 demolition tank, a vehicle developed towards the end

The Makmat.

Cold War Israel

MakMat 160 mm Self-Propelled Mortar – Another Israeli Creation

April 4, 2023April 11, 2023 Patrick M. Johnson 155, 155 mm, 160 mm, artillery, concept, gun, howitzer, israel, israeli, m50, m51, makmat, military, modifications, modified, mortar, nato, prototype, self propelled gun, self propelled howitzer, self-propelled mortar, Sherman, sherman tank, six day war, spg, sph, strange, tank, tanker, tanks, weird, weirdest

There is already a vehicle known as the “toaster tank”, and that is the German Pz. Sfl. IVc. However, we

The Eden Camp Museum's VT8-460 engine.

Cold War Israel USA

VT8-460 – the Cummins V8 Diesel Used in the M50 Sherman

April 2, 2023April 11, 2023 Jesse B America, american, bradley, cummins, diesel, Eden Camp Museum, engine, engines, heritage, israel, military, power, restoration, restorations, Sherman, sherman tank, Shermans, tank, tank engine, tanker, tanks, torque, turbo, turbocharged, US, USA, v8, v903, v950, vt8, vt8-460

Today we will be looking at the Cummins VT8-460 turbodiesel V8 engine that was used to power the awesome M50

Ro'em howitzer.

Cold War Israel

Israel’s Huge L-33 Ro’em: Based on the Sherman

March 21, 2023April 11, 2023 Patrick M. Johnson 155, 155 mm, 160 mm, artillery, concept, gun, howitzer, israel, israeli, L-33, m50, m51, makmat, military, modifications, modified, mortar, nato, prototype, Ro'em, self propelled gun, self propelled howitzer, self-propelled mortar, Sherman, sherman tank, six day war, spg, sph, strange, tank, tanker, tanks, weird, weirdest

Today we will be taking a look at yet another interesting adaptation of the Sherman tank, the L-33 Ro’em self-propelled

M50 Sherman at TankFest.

Cold War Israel USA WWII

Eden Camp Museum’s Blue M50 Sherman

March 19, 2023April 11, 2023 Jesse B 75 mm, blue, cold war, eden camp, eden camp heritage, eden camp heritage restorations, Eden Camp Museum, isherman, israel, israeli, lebanese, lebanon, M4A4, m50, m51, modifications, museum, Sherman, Shermans, six day war, super sherman, tank, tanker, tanks, US, USA

My name is Frank, I am head of site and restorations at Eden Camp Museum, Malton, North Yorkshire. Eden Camp

An AC1 Sentinel.

Australia Experimental WWII

AC Sentinel – The Australian Cruiser Tank Family

August 16, 2022December 9, 2022 Patrick M. Johnson 17 pdr, 2 second world war, 975, AC, AC sentinel, ac4, America, armor, armored, Australia, australian, cruiser, cruisers, II, IJN, japan, japanese, lee, m3, m4, outback, pacific, radial, sentinel, Sherman, tank, tanks, world war 2, world war II, ww2, wwii

Australia’s role during the Second World War was not one of tank development, but they still produced interesting tank, the

Ram II.

Ram – Canada’s Only Homemade WWII Tank

August 11, 2022December 9, 2022 Wade Peters 6 pdr, allies, apc, britain, british, canada, canadian, commonwealth, cruiser tank, GPO, kangaroo, m3, m3 grant, m3 lee, m4, military, Ram kangaroo, sexton, Sherman, tank, tanks, the second world war, US, USA, war, world war two, ww2, wwii

The Ram is a Canadian cruiser tank from the Second World War that shared a similar appearance to the M4

M4A2 Emcha

Emcha – The Red Army’s Sherman Tanks

July 27, 2022December 9, 2022 Michael Taylor allied, allies, ally, american, Barbarossa, emcha, german, Germans, germany, help, lease, lend, lend-lease, m4, m4a2, russian, Sherman, soviet, soviet union, ussr, war, ww2, wwii

Among the plethora of weapons fielded by the Soviets in World War Two, perhaps amongst the stranger sights to behold