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03-02-10, 09:22
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M3 Stuart Recce/ Command: pics & info required
Hi there!
I am after photos and info on the M3 Stuart rece/comand tanks. That a Stuart minus the turret as used in North Africa/Middle East. Not after info in M3A3~M5~M5A1. To give you an idea what i'm looking for see the attached pics. Thamks! Phil...
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07-03-10, 10:31
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M3A1 Stuart without turret
Although not a Middle-East early war version there is a picture of a Canadian M3A1 Stuart without turret in the "Camouflage & Markings -Canadian Armoured Vehicles" book (Armor Color Gallery No.5) By Steve Guthrie and Barry Beldam.
The authors refers to it as a Stuart V, but it is clearly a Stuart IV (M3A1), it has the typical grouser box on the rear left side and the one on te right side is gone. It also shows the rounded rear engine deck, and the long front fender. The picture is from 18 April 1945 in Putten the Netherlands. In the front of the picture is a Ram flame-thrower tank (Badger). Regards, Auke
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08-12-10, 11:11
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A rare picture of a Stuart M3A1 recce. These were quite common in the early stages of the war, but to see them in use in NW Europe in 1944 was very rare.
It is captioned as a British tank driving along the Kade (name of a road) after the liberation of Roosendaal, 30 October 1944. Quote:
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09-12-10, 22:43
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That's a very nice picture Hanno! There is also a M3A1 Stuart OP or Recce used by the Canadians in Putten, April 1945 in a picture in one of the Canadian Armour books. In the book about the liberation of Hengelo there is also a picture of a turretless M3A1 in the distance.
We ran our M3A1 Stuart as an OP or Recce version too in the 5 May parade and in Mons this year. Auke
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10-12-10, 02:19
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Auke,
Great to see you restored an M3A1 as a Recce tank! Can you share more pictures? Thanks, Hanno PS: I moved the postings from Stuart Recce replacement to here, as this is a more appropriate thread.
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11-12-10, 20:24
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Hanno,
We removed the turret for a few events this year. We thought it would be something different for the public and a historic correct thing to do. The turret is back on now because we needed the space in the shed for other vehicles. We do not have many pictures of it without turret, but here is one that was made in Enschede, May the 5th this year. Cheers, Auke
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15-12-10, 21:09
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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." May 1944 in Italy. It appears to have some type of MG ring attached to it too...
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16-12-10, 14:25
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For those interested in the M3A3 Stuart V and M5A1 Stuart VI Recce's, seach this forum to find threads like Stuart Recce replacement. My web page on the surviving Stuart VI Recce "PRESS ON" CT271427 was taken off line. But thankfully the adage "once on the internet, always on the internet" indeed is true in this case, thanks to web.archive.org
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16-12-10, 22:41
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@ Alex,
Nice pictures! I did not see them before. My friend Guido did drive the M3A1 and he ended up in the woods by mistake.. we knew that the notorious "hill" would be very slippery and it was not a good idea to try to climb it with the slippery worn rubber tracks.. He did make it after a few tries though. Cheers, Auke
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04-05-15, 05:15
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I've been reading the Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment's Jun, Jul and Aug 44 War Diaries. They include Stuarts and 37mm ammunition in the entries. As a main force armoured regiment, even if the Stuarts were in Recce Tp of HQ Sqn, they sound like whole tanks to me, and not turretless varieties.
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20-12-22, 15:14
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Stuart VI Recce "PRESS ON" CT271427
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20-07-13, 21:16
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20-07-13, 21:21
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