kv1 /sherman 76mm gun ?

[cannedheat]

hi chaps wot wot
this will not go down well with our allies across the pond I know the americans like things big but the 76mm on a kvi is no were near the size
of the 76 mm on the Sherman [mato] ? some one some were will have the answer ,,,,wot wot.

[dgsselkirk]

I agree, looking forward to the answers on this! LOL!

[PainlessWolf]

Good Morning,
I read that along with wet storage for ammunition, this 'up gunned' Sherman had the long tube 76mm. The extra Gun tube length was supposed to offer slightly higher velocity and a truer flight. Everyone here will know that only the British up gunned Firefly or a Tank Destroyer with the 3" had much of a chance against the armor that the Panzer divisions were fielding at that moment in History. Having said all this, I love my Mato Sherman. It is the first large scale Sherman that I have and the attention to detail is splendid.
regards,
Painless Wolf

[cannedheat]

hi wot wot old chap
so you think the gun is not off scale [to big ] on the mato ? nice tank had any problem with the paint not flaking [sprocket/idlers] ?.

[Tankbear]

Cannedheat

The kv1 barrel you saw on my tank is the upgraded metal version available from welsh dragon models so would expect that to be correct.

I would guess and say because the kv1 is short it will have thinner walls and Sherman with long has thicker walls therefore given appearance of larger diameter.

Ian

[cannedheat]

wot wot old chap
get the logic ,watts with the m. a. d.?

[Tankbear]

M.A.D.

Just a club name change to Manchester Armoured Dividion RC Tank Club.

[PainlessWolf]

Good Morning,
I haven't seen any flaking paint yet and I've put some time into wearing the treads down on this Sherman with travel on various terrains. One of the first things I do, like you, is get rid of the shine on the plastics and use a dullcoat spray once any added bits are on the tank. Maybe that has kept anything from happening with the sprockets\idlers? I like my armor factory fresh or with minimal road dust kickup. As for the gun tube, This Sherman is an Airsoft version and I have noticed that the tubes on those are thicker overall as the plastic has to cover the metal barrel beneath. Any similarities on tanks with IR and recoil _and_ Airsoft is probably because the factory is saving money and using the same barrel for both types instead of a more accurate scale barrel for the IR version.
regards, CH
Painless Wolf

[cannedheat]

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[PainlessWolf]

Good Morning,
A splendid trio! How are you enjoying the HL Sherman? Any ups or downs to report vs the Mato?
regards,
Painless Wolf