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Old March 8th, 2005, 03:06 PM
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Originally posted by Kai-Petri:
Donīt forget this either:

On Shermans

One of the most needed maintenance parts was spark plugs. Most of the M4 tanks had R975 Wright nine-cylinder air-cooled radial engines.
Right - what a mess - but I think that was fixed after the Sherman switched to the Ford inline engine. Goes to show you that the Sherman wasn't a full design - it adopted the chasis and suspension from the m2,m3 and used surplus airplane engines
Hell, but I still like the old girl, you get that ma' duce spraying lead as it rolls into battle - a vicious looking tank!
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