Holy Roller track type

[Jack Geratic]

Hello Ed, thank you for posting that great photo, but I don't think either of these vehicles is showing the rubber chevron track (T48). China Clipper looks to have some curve to their shape, so likely the T54E2 'cuff design'. It is a bit tricky because the image is of moving tracks, and the resulting motion blur makes the tread pattern appear much thicker than actual. The Priest appears to have T54E1 track, a type seen often in the early NWE campaign.

t48[1].jpg t54e2[1].jpg t54e1[1].jpg

Terry, you make an interesting point about the early style VVSS, and thanks for pointing this out. I was quite surprised to see this on a Sherman just prior to D-Day. Although Bomb and Holy Roller are separated by 1 digit on their census numbers, they are a lot further apart looking at their American built serial number, 8007 and 7606 for HR - of course I've no idea what this means in the grand scheme of things.


regards,
Jack