![]() What was the bad side of the Sherman track? In my book, Commanding the Red Army’s Sherman Tanks, there is a chapter entitled “Barefooted”. Secondly, The Sherman drove like a car on hard surfaces, and our T-34 made so much noise that only the devil knows how many kilometers away it could be heard. The service life of the Sherman track was in excess of 5000 kilometers. I might be mistaken, but I believe that the service life of the T-34 track was 2500 kilometers. In the first place, this track had a service life approximately twice that of steel track. What can you say in this regard? "On one hand this rubber-coated track was a big plus. With the track thus stripped bare, the tank is disabled. Some contemporary authors point to this as a deficiency, since in combat the rubber might be set on fire. They were all destroyed." Q: The Sherman had a rubber-coated metal track. Meanwhile the other four of my tanks went ahead and drove into an ambush. ![]() We were thrown around, of course, but we survived the experience. I was leading the battalion and on a turn my driver-mechanic clipped a curb. We were fighting in Hungary in December 1944. But I am alive today thanks to this deficiency. The tank frequently tipped over on its side, like a Matryoshka doll (a wooden stacking doll). Timoshenko." "The Sherman had its weaknesses, the greatest of which was its high center of gravity. Did you know that one of the designers of the Sherman was a Russian engineer named Timoshenko? He was some shirt tail relative of Marshal S. But in the forested swamps of Russia the mud packed into the space between the tracks and these side skirts." "The Sherman was light years better in this regard. These skirts worked well in the desert-the sand passed through the rectangular slots in them. The tank was developed primarily for operations in the desert. Some fool in the General Staff planned an operation and sent our corps to the area of Yelnya, Smolensk, and Roslavl. Bad as compared to what?" "The Matilda was an unbelievably worthless tank! I will tell you about one of the Matilda’s deficiencies that caused us a great deal of trouble. When someone says to me that this was a bad tank, I respond, “Excuse me!” One cannot say that this was a bad tank. Overall, this was a good vehicle but, as with any tank, it had its pluses and minuses. On the front slope armor there was a travel lock for securing the barrel during road marches. Initially they had the short main gun, and later they began to arrive with the long gun and muzzle brake. ![]() Q: Dmitry Fedorovich, on which American tanks did you fight? "On Shermans. Interview of Dmitry Fedorovich Loza, Hero of the Soviet Union on his experiences fighting on the "Emchas". Suddenly, you are the division commander all the power of the legendary U.S.Military Tanks, Ships, and Planes - The Soviet tank crews' opinion on the M4 Sherman medium tank. Firing of the cannon, machine gun, raising/lowering of the cannon, etc.-all the action is linked with sound for an unbelievably realistic tank experience. As you put the tank through its paces, the sound of the engine changes, just like the real M4 Sherman. Listen to the deep start-up sound followed by throaty idling, and then hear the auto-choke activate as the engine kicks over. Roar of the Continental R975-C4 9-cylinder EngineĪll the power of the real Continental radial engine can be experienced on Tamiya's new R/C M4 Sherman tank. *For 3-6, tank must be in stopped position.Machine gun firing (w/light and sound effects). Cannon firing (w/light and sound effects). Rotation of turret, raising/lowering of cannon. Gradual turning, pivot turning, super pivot turning. Forward/reverse over wide range of speed. Sherman.Ģ-Channel R/C System for Complete Range of Movement And speaking of the running, you will be able to recreate all the speed and nimbleness of the full-sized M4 Sherman with state-of-the-art R/C technology.įinally, with the addition of "Battle System" infrared tank scoring system, you can reenact one of the most classic military clashes of all time-Tiger vs. Acoustic authenticity is also high on the score sheet, through the digitally recorded sounds of a real Continental R975-C4 9-cylinder engine, which roars from the bowls of the tank as it runs. Since Tamiya is behind this R/C M4 Sherman, authenticity in scale, body detailing, and working suspension goes without saying.
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