What you all think?
Or just leave it in OD green.
Who makes decals for the 3" shells used on the thing?
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Breech block on M-10 what Color? Also
sgtreef
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Posted: Monday, March 31, 2008 - 12:44 AM UTC
I was thinking maybe oily steel or graphite.
What you all think?
Or just leave it in OD green.
Who makes decals for the 3" shells used on the thing?
What you all think?
Or just leave it in OD green.
Who makes decals for the 3" shells used on the thing?
Delbert
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Posted: Monday, March 31, 2008 - 01:53 AM UTC
Hello Jeff..
In Squadrons U.S. Tank Destroyers in action there are 2 good photos showing the gun inside the turret. both are prob the same vehicle and pretty spotless so prob brand new and shows most of the gun except the breech as what looks like olive drab. The outside of the breech is finished in a rough milled steel color, whice the inside of the Breech and the Breech block are a shinny polished steel color.
Also in photo's of older M-10's that have prob been repainted i've seen everything but the interier of the breech as an olive drab.
I think the reason being is that on the M-10 quite a bit of the gun can be seen through the top of the turret and you it was painted olive drab same as the turret interier so that is wouldn't be too noticeable from the air....
In Squadrons U.S. Tank Destroyers in action there are 2 good photos showing the gun inside the turret. both are prob the same vehicle and pretty spotless so prob brand new and shows most of the gun except the breech as what looks like olive drab. The outside of the breech is finished in a rough milled steel color, whice the inside of the Breech and the Breech block are a shinny polished steel color.
Also in photo's of older M-10's that have prob been repainted i've seen everything but the interier of the breech as an olive drab.
I think the reason being is that on the M-10 quite a bit of the gun can be seen through the top of the turret and you it was painted olive drab same as the turret interier so that is wouldn't be too noticeable from the air....
sgtreef
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Posted: Monday, March 31, 2008 - 12:55 PM UTC
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Hello Jeff..
In Squadrons U.S. Tank Destroyers in action there are 2 good photos showing the gun inside the turret. both are prob the same vehicle and pretty spotless so prob brand new and shows most of the gun except the breech as what looks like olive drab. The outside of the breech is finished in a rough milled steel color, whice the inside of the Breech and the Breech block are a shinny polished steel color.
Also in photo's of older M-10's that have prob been repainted i've seen everything but the interier of the breech as an olive drab.
I think the reason being is that on the M-10 quite a bit of the gun can be seen through the top of the turret and you it was painted olive drab same as the turret interier so that is wouldn't be too noticeable from the air....
I have the book but must of missed it.
Makes sense on the Color deal, forgot they never had Jets in them days.
Thanks
SSGToms
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Posted: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 - 06:33 AM UTC
Hi Jeff,
The exterior of the breech itself is OD. Interior surfaces are oily steel. The breech block (that's the sliding part) is oily steel. In addition, many crews painted a white stripe around the opening in the rear of the breech. This was so the loader got the round IN the breech in blackout conditions. Slamming a Point Detonating fuse against the outside of the breech resulted in soiled underwear.
Best,
Matt
The exterior of the breech itself is OD. Interior surfaces are oily steel. The breech block (that's the sliding part) is oily steel. In addition, many crews painted a white stripe around the opening in the rear of the breech. This was so the loader got the round IN the breech in blackout conditions. Slamming a Point Detonating fuse against the outside of the breech resulted in soiled underwear.
Best,
Matt
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Posted: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 - 01:37 PM UTC
Thanks Matt makes even more sense.
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