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Forum: War Room

07-16-2012, 12:44 PM

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Authenticating a HL Pershing

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Posted By pattoncommander

RE: Authenticating a HL Pershing

Charley has a great museum but the Pershing paint scheme with the 70th Tk Bn is totally incorrect. NO Pershing ever wore the tiger decor. The 70th had M-46s but owing to the unavailability of an...

Forum: War Room

12-30-2011, 02:42 PM

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Authenticating a HL Pershing

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Posted By pattoncommander

RE: Authenticating a HL Pershing

Jeff, that's a fine looking Pershing. Note you gave it the later version tow hook mounts. Very realistic.

Forum: War Room

12-29-2011, 05:51 AM

Replies: 26

Authenticating a HL Pershing

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Posted By pattoncommander

RE: Authenticating a HL Pershing

Here's a couple M-26A1 and M-45. The M- 26A1 (late 1950)had 90mm gun upgrades with added bore evacuator and single baffle muzzle brake and travel lock moved to back deck. Front fender corners do...

Forum: War Room

12-28-2011, 04:28 PM

Replies: 26

Authenticating a HL Pershing

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Posted By pattoncommander

RE: Authenticating a HL Pershing

You can make a really neat M-45 out of the Pershing. Replace the 90mm gun tube (tank terminology for barrel..tanks don't have gun barrels) with a 105mm..straight off a Tammy Sherman...make an exhaust...

Forum: War Room

03-24-2007, 02:45 PM

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Authenticating a HL Pershing

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Posted By pattoncommander

RE: Authenticating a HL Pershing

On markings...if you are going to use standard company markings, the WW II-Korean War had a 17 tank company....3 platoons of 5 and 2 HQ tanks. 1st Plat 11, 12 13 14 15. 11 being platoon ldr and...

Forum: War Room

03-22-2007, 01:37 PM

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Authenticating a HL Pershing

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Posted By pattoncommander

RE: Authenticating a HL Pershing

Jerry cans were used for everything. those for gas and oil has a cap with 4 lugs at 12-3-6-9 o'clock for a bar or hammer to tighten or knock off. Water cans have a lift up handle. Water cans in WW II...

Forum: War Room

03-21-2007, 05:39 PM

Replies: 26

Authenticating a HL Pershing

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Posted By pattoncommander

Authenticating a HL Pershing

I have been asked to post a few things to change or improve on the HL M-26 to make it look like the real one. I served a very short while on Pershings but a lot of time on M-46 Patton, which was a...

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