RC 1/16 Sherman T31 Demolition tank - LMCQ11 Build
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2022 6:10 pm
Hi,
Time to start a new project. This one will be easier than the past few builds, it will be a Tamiya M4A3E8 Sherman conversion.
Here is the Sherman T31 Demolition tank prototype that i want to reproduce in 1/16 with RC features. I am guessing someone in the US Army was jealous of the Sturmtiger and wanted a tank that could do something similar.
The main turret armament is composed of two revolver type T94 7.2 inch rocket launchers in the side pods that can hold 5 rounds each, with 20 more rockets stored in the turret and that can be reloaded from inside the vehicle. The rocket launcher pods can elevate. There is a dummy and fixed 155mm gun pointing forward to make it look more scary. There is a total of 3 ball mounted Browning M1919 machine guns, and a Browning M2 on the commander's cupula. It's impressive.
Notice the holes for the rocket back blasts and back door for reloading.
The TC has a late Sherman style cupola.
It came too late to be produced during the war and after some technical issues were found during trials at Aberdeen regarding the rocket revolving basket mechanism, the project was cancelled and the unique prototype was sadly destroyed.
The tank was armed with thirty T-37 demolition rockets, a modification of a naval anti-submarine rocket. It had a range of 212 meters.
I do not want to repro the prototype as is, i prefer a "what if" production vehicle. To make it even more impressive, i also plan to equip the vehicle with an M1A1 bulldozer blade.
Because of the M4E3E8 HVSS suspension, the M1A1 blade is wider than the M1 and has a different mount.
For the conversion, i will use an old Tamiya M4A3E8 HVSS that i built as a young man in the early 1990s and kept on the shelve ever since. I always found the small turret with the 105mm gun to be simplistic and quite unimpressive. I already converted two of these Tamiya Shermans to the 76mm turret with the Nick Aguilar conversion, i need something new.
Continuing on following post.
Time to start a new project. This one will be easier than the past few builds, it will be a Tamiya M4A3E8 Sherman conversion.
Here is the Sherman T31 Demolition tank prototype that i want to reproduce in 1/16 with RC features. I am guessing someone in the US Army was jealous of the Sturmtiger and wanted a tank that could do something similar.
The main turret armament is composed of two revolver type T94 7.2 inch rocket launchers in the side pods that can hold 5 rounds each, with 20 more rockets stored in the turret and that can be reloaded from inside the vehicle. The rocket launcher pods can elevate. There is a dummy and fixed 155mm gun pointing forward to make it look more scary. There is a total of 3 ball mounted Browning M1919 machine guns, and a Browning M2 on the commander's cupula. It's impressive.
Notice the holes for the rocket back blasts and back door for reloading.
The TC has a late Sherman style cupola.
It came too late to be produced during the war and after some technical issues were found during trials at Aberdeen regarding the rocket revolving basket mechanism, the project was cancelled and the unique prototype was sadly destroyed.
The tank was armed with thirty T-37 demolition rockets, a modification of a naval anti-submarine rocket. It had a range of 212 meters.
I do not want to repro the prototype as is, i prefer a "what if" production vehicle. To make it even more impressive, i also plan to equip the vehicle with an M1A1 bulldozer blade.
Because of the M4E3E8 HVSS suspension, the M1A1 blade is wider than the M1 and has a different mount.
For the conversion, i will use an old Tamiya M4A3E8 HVSS that i built as a young man in the early 1990s and kept on the shelve ever since. I always found the small turret with the 105mm gun to be simplistic and quite unimpressive. I already converted two of these Tamiya Shermans to the 76mm turret with the Nick Aguilar conversion, i need something new.
Continuing on following post.