I have the RFM M4A3(W) HVSS and want to build “Cheetah” of the Lord Strathcona Horse, and have a couple of questions. My understanding is that these came from US stocks, is this correct? Would they be painted in US Olive Drab or were they repainted to SCC15? What modifications are needed? I have a spare road wheel to mount on the turret side and hopefully there will be enough extra tracks for the ones mounted on the front glacis.
Thanks in advance for any and all advice!
Canada used M4A2 HVSS tanks at home, but the Canadian contingent in Korea was re-equipped with American M4A3 (76 mm) HVSS tanks once there. I would expect them to be American OD, because why would the Canadian soldiers repaint them with what was intended to be the same colour?
It’s one of my favorite subject.
you can add extra track from centurion in turret.
and if i remenber well rear phone and torsion bar over engine doors, but it’s better if you controll my information
https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/coldwar/canada/m4a3-76w-hvss-sherman-the-korean-war-easy-8-tank/
according to this page, “A Squadron Tanks had triangle markings on the side of the turret, B Squadron had square markings and C Squadron had circle markings. The inside was painted black to cover up the US White five pointed star.”
I guess this should mean they retained the US Olive Drab scheme…
H.P.
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The first photo is not a Canadian Sherman sorry.
You are correct to paint your Canadian M4A3E8 in OD. Modifications to the C Squadron tanks very limited….the spare tracks on the glacis plate and the spare road wheel on the right side of the turret were it. Later follow-on Squadrons had heavier mods with additional tracks on the hull and turret sides, hull storage racks, and moving the turret .50 Cal mount forward. B and A Squadrons also used yellow lettering instead of the white used by C Squadron. Good luck with your build!
Then you have this one which I’m not sure but think it’s Canadian as part of the Commonwealth Division judging by the mix of troops riding the tank.
Top photo is the famous photo taken when our B Squadron had just taken over from C Squadron , showing B Squadron crossing the Imjin river July 16th, 1952. The second photo on the bottom is not a Canadian used Sherman.
Here’s the caption from the AWM
Australian troops from 3rd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) heading north, ride on an American M4A3E8 Sherman tank after the break-out from Taegu. This photograph was taken by Allan Lambert, a staff photographer for The Age, and was published in that newspaper on 25 October 1950.
I guess this tank could belonged to the US 7th Cavalry Regiment.
H.P.
