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Title: Blitz
Post by: Greebo on February 22, 2025, 02:36:37 AM

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.

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Title: Re: Blitz
Post by: Devil 505 on February 22, 2025, 11:01:42 AM

Nice one.

Title: Re: Blitz
Post by: JimmyD3 on February 22, 2025, 11:56:46 AM

Very nice Greebo!  :aok

Question, are there any variations on the M18 schemes?

Title: Re: Blitz
Post by: lyric1 on February 23, 2025, 12:32:21 AM

 :aok

Title: Re: Blitz
Post by: Greebo on February 23, 2025, 02:04:56 AM

Quote from: JimmyD3 on February 22, 2025, 11:56:46 AM

Very nice Greebo!  :aok

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.

Title: Re: Blitz
Post by: JimmyD3 on February 23, 2025, 07:45:55 AM

Quote from: Greebo on February 23, 2025, 02:04:56 AM

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.  :salute

Title: Re: Blitz
Post by: whiteman on February 23, 2025, 09:31:41 PM

Nice work!