Hello all;
I'm reviewing some game related literature for a game called PATTON'S BEST - a solitaire boardgame published several years ago that put the player in command of a Sherman tank in the rip-roarin' 4th Armoured.
A variant was published for the Canadian 4th Armoured, and I've put up the 'battle listing' on my website at
http://www.canadiansoldiers.com
A friend of mine has updated the Sherman tank cards in .gif format and I wanted to make the appropriate changes for Canadian Sherman III and V.
I have Guthrie's pamphlet on the Sherman but still don't have the answer to this question: which turret configurations did Canadian Shermans have in NW Europe?
The game seems to indicate Shermans with and without loaders hatches. They identify three turrets on what look the equivalent models used in Canadian service.
A) no loaders hatch
B) loaders hatch
C) loaders hatch and cupola style commanders hatch with vision blocks
I suspect the Canadians used primarily the B turret on 4th Armoured tanks from Aug 44 on, but am looking to the learned members of this list to help me out!
From a game standpoint, there will be no difference between the M4 and the M4A4 (Sherman V?), so I'm not too interested in details of hull length, Chrysler multi-bank engine etc, extended end connectors, etc.
I do have data on the VC (Firefly) so that is good to go.
Thanks in advance