Stuart VI Recce (was: Stuart Recce replacement)

[Alex van de Wetering]

Two Recce Stuart V's and one with turret. city Archives of Ede.

source: http://www1.ede.nl/atlantis/?applica...l_per_pagina=9


Alex

[Darrell Zinck]

Hi

Close up of a scan of image #NAC PA204157 from Illustrated History of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps 2000 RCACA by John Marteinson and Michael McNorgan.

Caption states: "Honey Tank of the Strathcona Recce Troop at the 'Benedictine' Crossroads, on their way to seizure of a bridgehead over the Melfa River."

So 24 May 1944 in Italy.

regards
Darrell

[Darrell Zinck]

Hi

I was just thinking to myself (safer that way) that maybe Sparrow's Uncle could be talking about an M24 "Chaffee". I know it was 18.5t and the gun was 75mm but it did have twin Cadillacs and that 75mm was rather a short barrel. Also it certainly was "new".

I know Canada had them for a short time but did we have then in Europe in 1945? I know some Brits did.

Just a thought.

regards
Darrell

[John McGillivray]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

In In the background, Alex posted a picture of a Stuart VI Recce on the "Grote markt" in Bergen op Zoom, Holland.

Anti-Tank troops have an OP tank for the troop commander. In the case of the 4th Anti-Tank Regiment of the 5th Armoured Division, they are using turretless Stuarts in that role (see photo below). I went through the photos on the Bergen op Zoom site and there appears to be only one turretless Stuart VI. All of the other Stuarts have their turrets. There are also photos on the site showing 17pdr M-10s belonging to J Troop of the 5th A/T Regt. Could it be that the lone turretless Stuart VI is the OP tank (RJ) from the anti-tank troop?

[Gunner]

Hi John:

I thought so too for a moment but a closer examination of the Bergen Op Zoom Stuart shows that it is an M5 with the raised rear deck and vertical sides (twin caddies). The 5th ATk Stuarts are M3A3 with the level deck and sloped sides (radial engine).

Mike in Mali

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by John McGillivray

Anti-Tank troops have an OP tank for the troop commander. In the case of the 4th Anti-Tank Regiment of the 5th Armoured Division, they are using turretless Stuarts in that role (see photo below). I went through the photos on the Bergen op Zoom site and there appears to be only one turretless Stuart VI. All of the other Stuarts have their turrets. There are also photos on the site showing 17pdr M-10s belonging to J Troop of the 5th A/T Regt. Could it be that the lone turretless Stuart VI is the OP tank (RJ) from the anti-tank troop?

John,

I never knew turretless Stuarst were used in the OP role. Yes, I think you could be right.

Thanks,
Hanno