105mm vs 75mm Sherman
There is a report from LdSH War Diary comparing the 105mm to the 75mm Sherman.
http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oo...69/207?r=0&s=5 http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oo...69/208?r=0&s=5 http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oo...69/209?r=0&s=5 |
Sherman IC
Here is a report on the first action of the 17pdr Sherman IC of LdSH (page 1 of 2)
http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oo...69/269?r=0&s=5 |
Some other LdSH docs.
Page 1 of 2 http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oo...69/300?r=0&s=5 Page 1 of 2 http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oo...69/314?r=0&s=5 |
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Muzzle velocity with the 7 bag charge is 1550 fps.
That single bag charge barely qualifies it as a firearm! |
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Here is a report on the first action of the 17pdr Sherman IC of LdSH
I am very proud to say that the Troop Sergeant in this report is my uncle, Sgt. Gordon Fraser Johnson, who was not only the Sgt. that was flown to England along with a Troop Officer (Lt. Stanley W. Phillips) to learn the workings of the 17-pdr, but was also the tank commander who was involved in the action at Bulgaria. He was later killed in this tank near Barneveld, Holland on April 16, 1945, in one of the last major combat engagements of the LdSH in Holland. He was posthumously awarded the U.S. Bronze Star in 1946 for this action; a medal I now have proudly in my possession after my father gave it to me for safe-keeping.
On another note I am very pleased to see the Strathcona War Diaries have now been digitized. Inter-library loans were discontinued a number of years ago between public libraries and the Public Archives of Canada, which made a trip to Ottawa necessary if one wanted to view the material. Let's hope more WWII material becomes available over time. |
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Back to the sources John, have you seen anything for 27th CAR (Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment) after summer 1944?
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There are only these two for 27 CAR
http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oo...2757/9?r=0&s=3 http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oo...2759/9?r=0&s=2 |
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