Sherman Monster
When I was on http://www.israeli-weapons.com/ a while ago, I was intrigued by a chapter here devoted to a conversion called Sherman Monster.
In order to improve the training of tank and anti-tank gunners, the IDF decided in the late 1960s to produce a live target on which shooters could test their marksmanship on a moving target. The machine that was built for this purpose was designated the Sherman Monster.
Additional reinforced armour was installed on the sides of the chassis of the M4 Sherman medium tank. The wheelbase was removed and the opening was covered with armour plate to which the command cupola was attached. Due to the lack of sheet metal of suitable thickness and dimensions, sheet metal from T-34 tanks, which were captured during the 1956 Sinai battles, was used. For safety reasons the crew was reduced to two men. On the exhibit on display at the Yad la Shiryon Museum, the marks of the various rounds fired during the practice firing are still clearly visible.
Whatever the reasons for this project, the idea of a live target roaming somewhere in the Sinai, being fired at with live ammunition by its own people, strikes me as rather unconventional, to say the least.
Source
www.israeli-weapons.com
commons.wikimedia.org
Sherman Monster
Sherman Monster
When I was on http://www.israeli-weapons.com/ a while ago, I was intrigued by a chapter here devoted to a conversion called Sherman Monster.
In order to improve the training of tank and anti-tank gunners, the IDF decided in the late 1960s to produce a live target on which shooters could test their marksmanship on a moving target. The machine that was built for this purpose was designated the Sherman Monster.
Additional reinforced armour was installed on the sides of the chassis of the M4 Sherman medium tank. The wheelbase was removed and the opening was covered with armour plate to which the command cupola was attached. Due to the lack of sheet metal of suitable thickness and dimensions, sheet metal from T-34 tanks, which were captured during the 1956 Sinai battles, was used. For safety reasons the crew was reduced to two men. On the exhibit on display at the Yad la Shiryon Museum, the marks of the various rounds fired during the practice firing are still clearly visible.
Whatever the reasons for this project, the idea of a live target roaming somewhere in the Sinai, being fired at with live ammunition by its own people, strikes me as rather unconventional, to say the least.
Source
www.israeli-weapons.com
commons.wikimedia.org
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