Comments on: Rare Sherman Lifted from Barents Sea http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/07/22/rare-sherman-lifted-from-barents-sea/ Fri, 30 Aug 2019 10:08:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.2 By: nixxxie http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/07/22/rare-sherman-lifted-from-barents-sea/#comment-175254 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 10:30:49 +0000 http://ftr.wot-news.com/?p=14588#comment-175254 That’s strange, what’s in the breech? I thought this tank was sunk during LL delivery?

]]> By: soviet990 http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/07/22/rare-sherman-lifted-from-barents-sea/#comment-175164 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 02:13:02 +0000 http://ftr.wot-news.com/?p=14588#comment-175164 Seems like an U-boot shoot another score:)

]]> By: Mr. Perfect http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/07/22/rare-sherman-lifted-from-barents-sea/#comment-175137 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 23:31:09 +0000 http://ftr.wot-news.com/?p=14588#comment-175137 I’m not really surprised. It actually looks kind of decent for 70 years in seawater. I live in a seaside town, and everything corrodes so fast it’s not even funny, and that’s just from the salt in the air. Even stainless steel rusts here if it’s not a marine grade alloy.

]]> By: Sejfudin98 http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/07/22/rare-sherman-lifted-from-barents-sea/#comment-175084 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 19:44:49 +0000 http://ftr.wot-news.com/?p=14588#comment-175084 You can fix everything if you have enough money :)

]]> By: jontheblack http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/07/22/rare-sherman-lifted-from-barents-sea/#comment-175017 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 17:36:39 +0000 http://ftr.wot-news.com/?p=14588#comment-175017 wow.

]]> By: MACK_PL http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/07/22/rare-sherman-lifted-from-barents-sea/#comment-174988 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 17:22:03 +0000 http://ftr.wot-news.com/?p=14588#comment-174988 Nope. It’s almost the same as M4A1(76)W, except that “A2″ says it has diesel engine (and there are different hulls) – big numbers of those M4A2 and M4A2(76)W Shermans were used by Soviets (they were intended as LL tanks, just as mentioned in article) – and by Marines in Pacific Theatre. US Army in Europe wanted to unify the fuel logistics and resigned from diesel engines.

]]> By: Meplat http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/07/22/rare-sherman-lifted-from-barents-sea/#comment-174957 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 16:49:20 +0000 http://ftr.wot-news.com/?p=14588#comment-174957 It’s a tube impregnated with a heavy wax, similar to the cardboard tubes mortar rounds are shipped in. A dessigant bag would be inside the tube and bore.
At one time that breech area was likely slimed with cosmolene, and wax impregnated cloth or paper.

]]> By: ramp4ge http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/07/22/rare-sherman-lifted-from-barents-sea/#comment-174941 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 16:32:18 +0000 http://ftr.wot-news.com/?p=14588#comment-174941 They made almost 3,000 M4A2(76)Ws.

How could this possibly be the last one in existence?

Also, now it REALLY has wet ammo racks. Hue hue hue…

]]> By: Desert_eeegle http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/07/22/rare-sherman-lifted-from-barents-sea/#comment-174930 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 15:44:23 +0000 http://ftr.wot-news.com/?p=14588#comment-174930 Considering this has been underwater for some 70 odd years this is magnificently preserved, hope they do it justice and fix it up nicely.

]]> By: KawashimaKei http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/07/22/rare-sherman-lifted-from-barents-sea/#comment-174918 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 15:01:57 +0000 http://ftr.wot-news.com/?p=14588#comment-174918 well it still in good shape and condition,, a little bit brush in here and there with high pressure water,, a new paintjob,, some lubrication in here and there,, a brand new similar engine,, new track,, a little bit brushing on the gun,, and it ready to roll out again

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