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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.

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

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

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] ?.

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

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

M.A.D.

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

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

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