Blitz

[Greebo]

On the 7th June the Canadian Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment's Shermans were advancing south from the D Day landing beaches towards Caen when they ran into the 12th SS Panzer Division who were advancing north. In the engagement that followed the Canadians lost around 15 tanks and were forced to retreat. One of the tanks they left behind was "Blitz", a Sherman Firefly of B Squadron which burnt out after it was penetrated in the left hull by a dug-in anti tank gun.

[Devil 505]

Nice one.

[JimmyD3]

Very nice Greebo! 

Question, are there any variations on the M18 schemes?

[lyric1]

 

[Greebo]

Very nice Greebo! 

Question, are there any variations on the M18 schemes?

I haven't really researched the M18 but I have only ever seen photos of them in olive drab, like the default. Olive drab and black and olive drab with winter whitewash are the only other likely ETO schemes. I am pretty sure the British and USMC never used them so probably none of those interesting multi-colour schemes that they painted the 75mm Sherman. Maybe the French might have had some M18s, but if so they would still have been olive drab.

BTW a returning skinner PM'd me a couple of months back to say he was thinking of skinning an M18 in the future.

[JimmyD3]

I haven't really researched the M18 but I have only ever seen photos of them in olive drab, like the default. Olive drab and black and olive drab with winter whitewash are the only other likely ETO schemes. I am pretty sure the British and USMC never used them so probably none of those interesting multi-colour schemes that they painted the 75mm Sherman. Maybe the French might have had some M18s, but if so they would still have been olive drab.

BTW a returning skinner PM'd me a couple of months back to say he was thinking of skinning an M18 in the future.

Thanks for the reply Greebo, you skinners never cease to amaze me. 

[whiteman]

Nice work!