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IV rui rT nk( 1 Mk. II) 45 I BN978-0-8117-3570-4 T17 D rhoundM diumArmor dCar 20 Univ r alCarri rN .1,M .I 46 1. rmor dv hicl ,Military-Hi tory-20thc ntury-Pictorialwork . T24ScoutCar 20 Mk. IIACrui rTank(A10) 46 2. Tank (Military ci nc )-Hi try-20thc ntury-Pictorialwork. 3. T17 1StaghoundArmor dCar 21 rdIndianPatt rn arri rMk. IIA 47 W rldWar, 1939-1945-Equipm ntand uppli -Pictorialwork. 4. AlIi d T17 2Stagh undAnti-AircraftArm r dCar 21 M tildaInfantryT nk. M .II 47 P w r (1919-)-Mi llan a.5. M ureddrawing. I.Titl . GrantICrui rTank 22 Mk.VI Li htTank 48 UG446.5.B6 172009 623.7'475-dc22 M7 Pri tHowit rM t rCarriag 22 Mk.VIB Li htTank 48 2009011864 M31 (T2)Armor dR COy ryVI hicl 23 Mk.V** Crui rTank v nant rIll 49 M Gr yhoundLi htArmor d Car 23 Humb rLightR c nCarMk. III 49 M6A1 HayTank 24 Mk.VICrui rTank ru ad rI(A15) 50 M15A1 C mbinati n GunM torCarria 24 Mk.VIACrui rTank ru d rII( 15) 50 M20Armor dCommandCar 25 Br nGunCarri rNo.2M .I(A15) 51 M4A3 Sh rmanM diumTank75mm(W t) 25 LightReconCar, Bar tt M .III 51 M3 3 tuartVLightTank 26 HumberScoutCarMk. I 52 M4A4Sh rmanM diumTank75rnrn(Dry) 26 GrantICrui rTank 52 M12 155mmGunM torCarriag 27 StuartILightTank(Hon y) 5 M30CargoCarri r 27 Mk. IIAnti-AircraftLightTank 53 M5A1 StuartVILightTank 28 AECDorche terArmoredCommandVI hicl 54 M10 3-inchGunMotorCarriag 28 Mk. IIIInfantryTankValentin II 54 M4A1 (76)WSh rmanMediumTank 29 Mk. IIA*InfantryTankMatildaIV(A12) 55 M4A E2JumboA aultTank 29 DaimlerMk. IArmoredCar 55 M18 H 11Cat76mmGunMotorCarriag 30 Bi hopSelf-Propelled25-pdr 56 M3A2Half-Track 30 Mk.VICrui erTankCru ad rIll(A15) 56 AlliedArmored FightingVehicles 3 ECCarrierfor6-pdrGunMk. IDeacon 57 AMDPanhard 178ArmoredCar 88 DaimlerScoutCarMk. II 57 Lorraine 1938LArmoredPer onnelCarrier 88 Mk. IVInfantryTankChurchillMk. I(A22) 58 AMDPanhard 178BArmoredCar 89 Mk. IVInfantryTankChurchillMk. II(A22) 58 SOMDAS-35 MediumTank 89 StaghoundIIIArmoredCar 59 RenaultR-35 LightTank 90 INTRODUCTION Mk. IIIInfantryTankValentineMk. III& V 59 Hotchki H-39LightTank 90 Mk. IVCrui rTankCromwell(A27M) 60 Self-Propelled 17-pdrArcher 60 RUSSIA ChurchillAVRECarp tLayer 61 BT-5Fa tTank(M.1934) 91 Anti-AircraftCrui erTankMk. IICru aderIII 62 BT-7Fa tTank(M.1937) 91 17-pdrSelf-PropelledM10,Achille IIC 62 BA-10MArmoredCar(M.1939) 92 AECMk. IArmoredCar 63 T-26SLightTank(M.1939) 92 GrantScorpionIVMineCI aringFlail 63 SMKHeavyTank 93 ShermanV, CrabIIFlail 64 T-28MediumTank(M.1934) 94 Chall ngerCrui rTank(A30) 64 T-38LightAmphibiou Tank(M.1937) 94 AECMk. IIIArmor dCar 65 T-35 HeavyTank(M.1935) 95 ChurchillMk.VIICrocodileFlamethrower 65 KV-2HeavyTank(M.1939) 96 ShermanBARV 66 T-34MediumTank(M.1940) 96 Humb rMk. IIArmor dCar 66 KV-2HeavyTank(M.1940) 97 Morri Mk. IIReconCar 67 KV-1 HeavyTank(welded) (M.1941) 97 ChurchillNA75 InfantryTank 67 T-40Amphibiou LightTank(M.1940) 98 T;e eighth volume in thi erie ofbook on cal draw Mk.VIILightTankTetrarch 68 BA-6MediumArmoredCar(M.1938) 98 ing of armored fighting vehicle of World War II i Sh rmanVCFirefly 68 KV-1 HeavyTank(ca t) (M.1941) 99 dedicated to 1:72 cal drawing ofAlIi d v hicl and M3A3 StuartVRecc 69 T-60LightTank(M.1941) 99 i meantfor tho eAFV mod I r who pref r thi v ry popular ShermanICFir fly 69 KV-220SuperHeavyTank 100 mall- cale product range. Th model r ar pr ud to lab I Mk. IVInfantryTankChurchillMk.V (A22) 70 Kom omolyet STZ-3Armor dArtilleryTractor 100 M3 CanalD f n Light 70 T-34/76MediumTank(M.1942/43) 101 it a "Braille Scale," mainly becau e the part are 0 mall in orneca e thatyou arealmo tforced to gobyf el. Mk. IIIInfantryTankVal ntineMk. XI 71 KV-1 EkranamiHeavyTank(M.1941) 101 The drawing are organized in a mor or I chronological CometCrui erTank(A34) 71 BA-64B LightArmoredCar(M.1943) 102 order,withtheearlie tatth b ginningandth lat it m atth Churchi1l3-inchGunCarrierMk. I(A22D) 72 KV-1CHeavyTank(M.1942) 102 Avenger(A30) 72 T-34/76MediumTank(M.1943) 103 end oftheir ection. Thi i by no mean acompl te coverag BlackPrinceInfantryTank(A43) 73 KV-1 HeavyTank 103 ofevery vehicle from theWorldWarIIperiod, but it will be a CenturionMk. IMBT(A41 prototype) 73 SD-122A aultGun(M.1943) 104 great re ource for anyone modeling i~ 1:72 cale and other Tortoi eA aultTank(A39) 74 KV-8 HeavyFlamethrowerTank 104 whomerelywanta inglereferencebookpackedwithmutiple SD-76iA aultGun 105 viewAFVplan . CAN DA BTR-40ReconScoutCarandTroopCarrier 105 The ultimate purpo e of thi eri of book wa to try to RamICrui rTank 75 T-70MLightTank 106 pre enta equence ofWorldWarIImilitary vehicle plan-vi w RamIICrui rTank 75 SD-85TankDe troyer 106 caledrawing allinoneplace.Mo tofthe edrawing di play GrizzlyICrui rTank 76 SD-152HeavyA aultGun 107 4-view plan, but with orne ofthe maIler v hicl ,we w re C15-TAArmor dTruck 76 ISD-122HeavyTankDe troyer 107 able to howfive ormoreview. However, nomatterhow well Ott rArmor dCar 77 ISD-152HeavyA aultTank 108 the plan are drawn, it will alway be nece ary to hav uf SextonIS If-Propell dGun 77 SD-76MSelf-PropelledGun 108 ficient photo reference book a well. There are a number of CMPBofor Self-Prop 11 dAnti-AircraftGun 78 KV-85 HeavyTank 109 "walk around" and clo e-up view erie on th market to give FordLynxScoutCar I& II 78 T-34/76MediumTank(M.1943/44) 109 the uperdetailer allthefiner detailthey coulda kfor. FoxArmor dCar 79 SD-100H avyTankD troy r 110 Se tonIIS If-Prop 11 dGun 79 SD-76MSelf-Prop lIedGun 110 RamBadg rFlamethrow rTank 80 T-34/85MediumTank 111 RamKangarooArmor dP ronnelCarrier 80 T-44MediumTank 111 Chevrol t i ldArtilleryTractor 81 IS-2mHeavyTank 112 Wind orCarri r 81 IS-3 HeavyTank(M.1945) 112 Skink20mmQuadAnti-AircraftTank 82 SD-101 TankDe troyer 113 FRANCE SOUTHAFRICA FCMChar2CHeavyTank 83 Marmon-HerringtonMk. IArmoredCar 114 AMDLafflyS.15TOEArmoredCar 84 Marmon-HerringtonMk. IIArmoredCar 114 AMC SchneiderP16 84 Marmon-HerringtonMk. IIIArmoredCar 115 CharRenaultD2 85 Marmon-HerringtonMk. IVArmoredCar 115 afflyTyp W15TCC 85 h rB1bi MediumTank 86 Bibliography 116 6LightTank 86 Ba i TankComponent 117 naultACG 1LightTank 87 y80AMReconnai anceCar 87 Variou ModelingScalesChart 118 4 AlliedArmoredFightingVehicles AlliedArmored FightingVehicles 5 UNITED STATES M2A4 Light Tank (early production) ByMay1940,the M2A4LightTankwasfinallyintoproduction.Theeventual outputwasamere365vehiclesandendedaround March 1941.An additionalten wereassembledaboutayearlater, bringingthetotalto375. Mostofthesewerepressedintoserviceastrainingvehiclesbythe U.S.Army SCALE duringthe 1940-42period.However, 36werealsoshippedto Englandaspartof CONVERSIONS Lend-Lease. The U.S.MarineCorpsalsoemployedthe M2A4aspartofitslighttankforce on Guadalcanal. REDUCING 1:72 to 1:76 Scale = 95% 1:48 to 1:72 Scale = 66% 1:48 to 1:76 Scale = 63% 1:48 to 1:87 Scale = 55% 1:48 to 1:87 Scale = 55% 1:35 to 1:48 Scale = 73% ~FEET ~ .,- ~ ~ 1:72scale 10 15 20 1:35 to 1:76 Scale = 46% 1:35 to 1:72 Scale = 49% M3Al White Scout Car (late production) 1:35 to 1:87 Scale = 41% DuringWorldWarII,theWhite MotorCompanywasproduc ENLARGING ing M3A1ScoutCars.TheyweretheprewarM3ScoutCar 1:72 to 1:35 Scale = 207% butwithawiderhullandthesprung rolleronthefront.A - -----;;. total of20,856werebuiltduringthewartoserveasanything //", ",./'/ 1:72 to 1:48 Scale = 150% from armored personnelcarrierstocommandvehiclesand :.: :;. -i-:-:-: ~: --- ambulances.Theycamewith aremoveabletarpaulintop, 1:72 to 1:16 Scale = 450% sometimesreferredtoasa"tilt." 1:48 to 1:35 Scale = 138% TheM3A1ScoutCarswere suppliedtomanycountries duringthewar, including RussiaandCanada, andalso 1:48 to 1:32 Scale = 150% soldieredon in lessernationswell afterthewar. 1:48 to 1:16 Scale = 300% 1:35 to 1:32 Scale =109% FEET 10 15 20 1:35 to 1:16 Scale = 218% 6 AlliedArmored FightingVehicles AlliedArmored FightingVehicles 7 T16 Half-Track Car Test vehicle built by Autocar I ,theAmericantankarsenal wasamongthesmallestinthe world, ratedjustbelowPortugal.The M2MediumTankandthen M2A1 gottheball rolling, andby1940,the M3Medium, with its75mm main Inan attempttoimprovethe M2half-trackcar, theT16, gun, uppedtheanteagain.An orderwasplacedfor1,000ofthe M2A1 with itsextendedframeandmuch largersuspension, Mediums, buteventsin Europedictatedthatthe M2A1wasfarfrom wasdeveloped.Thetrackwidth increasedfrom 12"to .adequate, andproduction endedafter126vehicles, andthesewere used 14"andthebogiesenlargedaccordingly.Thearmored fortraining.The M3Mediumwith itssponson-mounted 75mm gunwould roofwasoneinnovationthatwas eventuallydeemed betheworkhorsefortheearlypartofWorldWarII. impractical.AnyfurtherworkontheT16wasstoppedin early1942. FEET FEET 10 15 10 15 20 M2 Half-Track Car Marmon-Herrington CTMS-lTBI Light Tank ThisearlyAmerican half-track, which evolvedfrom theT14, wasproducedfrom early1941 to mid-1943.Poweredbya White 160AXengine, itproved relativelysimpletoproduce, Amongthe moreobscureAmericantankswerethe Marmon andatotal of11,415cameoffthelinebeforeitwasphased HerringtonCompanydesigns.Mostoftheirorderswereforexport outinfavoroflatermodels.ItwasbuiltbybothWhiteand to Persia, China, andthe Netherlands.Includedina600-tankorder Autocarfacilities.Acharacteristicfeatureofthe M2was from the Netherlandsin 1941 wastheirheavierCTMS-1T81, which the skaterail which ran allthewayaround itsinteriorrim. wasa3-man lighttankcommonly referredtoasthe"DutchThree Themain problemwiththe M2seemstobethe lackofrear ManTank."However,theJapanesesweptthroughthe Dutch East access. Indiesbeforethefirstdeliveriescould bemade.WithAmericanow drawn intoWorldWarII,the U.S.Armytookcontrol ofthe M-Hseries oftanks.Theywere notimpressed, butafewoftheCTLS-4TAC light FEET tankswereshippedtoAlaskaforpatrolduty. 10 15 20 FEET 10 15 20 8 AlliedArmored FightingVehicles AlliedArmored FightingVehicles 9 Marmon-Herrington MTLS-1GI4 M3 Stuart I Light Tank Light Tank M4-man (Virgie) Early production Basedonthe M2A4,the M3LightTankwasstandardized in Onceagain, thesetankswere readyforshipmenttothe Dutch 1940.Itnowsportedthetrailing idlerwheel andlengthened EastIndiesandwerethe largesttanksM-H produced.Known rearsuperstructurewith revised enginecompartment.Changes alsoasthe"Dutch Four-ManTank,"thehull herewaslongerand continuedtobemadethroughoutproduction, andthe laterM3s deeperandwasfitted with widertrack.The2-manturretmounted were quitedifferent.Rivetingwas replaced bycastandwelded twin 37mmgunsandacoaxial .30-cal machinegun.Therewere turretsandhulls.Thesponson machinegunswould soondisap alsoball mountsformachinegunsonthefrontplate. pear, andagyrostabilizerwould improvegunaccuracy.Some werefitted with Guibersondieselengines, andthesewould be known asthe StuartII bythe British. FEET 10 15 M3 75mm Gun Motor Carriage M3 Lee Medium Tank An early M3 Medium still fitted with Basedontheproduction modelgun motorcarriageT12, the the short 75mm Gun M2 75mm M3GMCwentintoproduction byNovember1941 inan attempttoquicklyfield an expedienttankdestroyer.TheT12 GMCwasfitted withasimplegunshieldandtheoldpre-WWI M1897A4"French75,"mainlybecausetheywere readilyavail able.Thecontractforthe M3wasgiventoAutocar, and bythe endof1941,atotal of86weredeliveredtothearmy.Production in 1942-43totalledjustover2,000units.Thefinal batch of700 used upmostoftheolderM2A2carriages, sincethe M2A3stock hadbeen depleted.Theirdebutinaction inTunisiawasfarfrom impressive, buteventually, when used moreasinfantrysupport, theydidwell. FEET FEET 10 15 20 10 15 20 AlliedArmored FightingVehicles 11 10 AlliedArmored FightingVehicles M4AI Sherman Medium Tank T30 75mm Howitzer Motor Carriage Initial production The initial-production M4A1swerefitted withthe short75mm M2 gunwith doublecounterweights, which weresoon replaced by thelongerM3intheearlyM34combination gun mount.Thebow sportedapairoffixed machineguns, alongwith the standardball mountedone.Thecrewhaddirectvision slots, butperiscopeswere soontofollow.Theyalsofeaturedtheearlysightingdeviceonthe upperrightfrontcorneroftheturret, butthistoowould disappearin favorofagunner'speriscope. Italsofeaturestheearlyrunning gear ofthe M3mediums. FEET 10 15 20 FEET 10 15 20 TI9 105mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M4 Sherman Medium Tank 75mm (Dry) With continental R975 radial engine. Known as Sherman Iin British and Commonwealth service. FEET 10 15 20 12 AlliedArmored FightingVehicles AlliedArmored FightingVehicles 13 M3 Lee Medium Tank M3Al Light Tank Alate-production M3 Medium with the long Known as Stuart III in British service. 75mm gun M3 and minus the side doors. TheM3A1wassimilartothelateM3butlackedtheturretcupola andhadagyro-stabilizedturretbasket.Someoftheearliestones stillhad riveted hulls, butthiswasmerelyacross-overphase and themajoritywereweldedconstruction now.About1,621 werebuilt withafewhundredhavingtheGuibersondiesel insteadofthe Continental radial engines.Thesponson machine-gunholeswere blankedover. FEET 10 15 M3Al Lee Medium Tank M4A2 Sherman Medium Tank 75mm (Dry) Amid-production medium tank with GM twin diesel engines. Alate cast-hull M3A1Medium with ventilators Known as Sherman III in British and Commonwealth service. and no side doors. FEET 10 15 20 AlliedArmored FightingVehicles 15 14 AlliedArmored FightingVehicles MIS Multiple Gun Motor Carriage M2AI Half-Track Car Production began in February 1943, just in time for it to serve with Built by Autocar &White Motor Company. American troops in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and beyond. Earlyexperienceswiththe M2half-tracksoondemonstratedthat thecomplexskaterail installationformountingthe machineguns simplywasnotfunctional.An M32truckmachine-gun mountwas chosen in itssteadand mountedabovethepassenger'sposition overthedrivingcompartment.Thisbecamethe M49ring mount inapulpitarrangementwitha.50-calmachinegun, whichwould soldieron inthe latermodels.Pintlemountswerealsofitted atthe sidesand reartoaccommodatethe .30-cal machinegun. Production ofthe M2A1version began inlate 1943andon into 1944,andabout1,650wereproducedbyWhite MotorCompany andtheAutocarCompany.An additional 5,000oftheoriginal M2 chassiswerealsorefitted asM2A1s. FEET 10 15 20 M8 Scott 7Smm Howitzer Motor Carriage M9AI Half-Track Built by International Harvester Company. FEET FEET 10 15 20 10 15 20 16 AlliedArmored FightingVehicles AlliedArmored FightingVehicles 17
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