Honey tanks - Page 3

Owen · 11-02-2007, 03:34 PM

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September 1944
The contention previously expressed that the removal of the turrets from Stuart recce Tanks was a mistaken policy was amply and sadly proved by the experience of battle. Not less than 80% of the total casualties of the Regt were sustained by personnel of these Tanks owing to heavy enemy shell and mortar fire. An example of this was given on the 5th when the Recce Tp of 12 turretless Tanks was given a special mission of recce of CORIANO, reported not to be held by the enemy. The required information was obtained but the strength of Recce Tp in personnel and Tanks was reduced by 50% during this operation through enemy artillery concentration.

War Diary of the 4th Hussars in 1944

Ron Goldstein · 11-02-2007, 05:44 PM

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Ron, would one of those wounded been Corp Todd as mentioned in your article?
BBC - WW2 People's War - The Day I Should Have Died: 4th Queen's Own Hussars in Italy

Yes Owen
I saw "Toddy" pass by our honey with a bloody great bloodstained bandage under his helmet.
And yes... that's what our "pram cover" looked like.
Great research on your part !
Ron

T. A. Gardner · 11-02-2007, 10:37 PM

The M 3 shown earlier in this thread, The Curse of Scotland has a unique history as well. It was the sole survivor of 7th Armored Brigade's original vehicles in their retreat out of Burma. The turret was later removed and the vehicle became a command tank for the 7th Light Cavaly.

von Poop · 11-02-2007, 10:56 PM

On famous Stuarts:
Found out a bit more about 'Fish and Chips', the first Tank to liberate the town of Mons, from a recent magazine article; The town Mayor requested the tank as a monument and it was duly handed over by the GS of 3rd Armoured Division, as nobody was around when it was delivered late at night it was dumped outside the firestation (who later nicked it's engine/s to keep their fire engine on the road) restored to running order in 1984 and now joins in the annual Mons 'tanks in town' event.
(got to go to that one year, most recent one had at least 4xM5a1, 4xShermans, 2xM36, 5xM18, Pershing, Chaffee, Comet, Hetzer, a Locust, 50xHarleys and many assorted trucks, halftracks and Carriers all doing a circuit of the town...looks marvellous.)

Looking for a pic of the M5, I see Tanks in town has it's own website:
Tanks in Town.

Just noticed this picture of the 2005 event, I really have to see this one day:

Za Rodinu · 12-02-2007, 12:06 PM

Where can I have my company bid for repairs to the road surface?

12-02-2007, 12:14 PM

Where can I sell a kidney to get to this event?

Owen · 12-02-2007, 12:50 PM

WW2Talk trip to Mons coming up then?

Owen · 14-02-2007, 11:20 AM

Found this Honey, a Lend-Lease one captured from the Soviets and used by the Hungarians.

http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/h...xSoviet-M3.jpg
http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/h...oviet-M3-1.jpg

From
Hungary

von Poop · 25-02-2007, 05:20 PM

Nice shots of an Australian Stuart recovery here:
http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-armour/allied/stuart.htm

Owen · 10-03-2007, 08:59 PM

Been looking through IWM Photo Archives for recce Stuarts in Italy.
Most are from 1944 with 6 Armd Div.
IWM Collections Online: Search Photographs Archive

11-02-2007, 10:56 PM	#24 (permalink)
von Poop I Like Tanks Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Perfidious Albion. Posts: 8,357	On famous Stuarts: Found out a bit more about 'Fish and Chips', the first Tank to liberate the town of Mons, from a recent magazine article; The town Mayor requested the tank as a monument and it was duly handed over by the GS of 3rd Armoured Division, as nobody was around when it was delivered late at night it was dumped outside the firestation (who later nicked it's engine/s to keep their fire engine on the road) restored to running order in 1984 and now joins in the annual Mons 'tanks in town' event. (got to go to that one year, most recent one had at least 4xM5a1, 4xShermans, 2xM36, 5xM18, Pershing, Chaffee, Comet, Hetzer, a Locust, 50xHarleys and many assorted trucks, halftracks and Carriers all doing a circuit of the town...looks marvellous.) Looking for a pic of the M5, I see Tanks in town has it's own website: Tanks in Town. Just noticed this picture of the 2005 event, I really have to see this one day: __________________ It's only the Internet. Last edited by von Poop; 12-02-2007 at 10:04 PM.

12-02-2007, 12:06 PM	#25 (permalink)
Za Rodinu So you hear voices too? Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,244	Where can I have my company bid for repairs to the road surface? __________________ "Tell me again, son, who lost the frigging war?"

25-02-2007, 05:20 PM	#29 (permalink)
von Poop I Like Tanks Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Perfidious Albion. Posts: 8,357	Nice shots of an Australian Stuart recovery here: http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-armour/allied/stuart.htm __________________ It's only the Internet.

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11-02-2007, 10:37 PM	#23 (permalink)
T. A. Gardner Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 260	The M 3 shown earlier in this thread, The Curse of Scotland has a unique history as well. It was the sole survivor of 7th Armored Brigade's original vehicles in their retreat out of Burma. The turret was later removed and the vehicle became a command tank for the 7th Light Cavaly.

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Kitty Guest Posts: n/a	Where can I sell a kidney to get to this event?

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Owen Top Moose Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Under the stairs Posts: 9,304	WW2Talk trip to Mons coming up then?

14-02-2007, 11:20 AM	#28 (permalink)
Owen Top Moose Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Under the stairs Posts: 9,304	Found this Honey, a Lend-Lease one captured from the Soviets and used by the Hungarians. http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/h...xSoviet-M3.jpg http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/h...oviet-M3-1.jpg From Hungary

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