Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 26, 2011 21:50:07 GMT 12
What models of Sherman did the New Zealand Division use in the Italian campain 1943-45?
I met a great chap called Charlie Honeycombe who was in 21 Battalion but after a while in Italy he ended up being shifted to 20 Armoured Regiment and became a tank commander. He told me he was put in charge of a section of two tanks and they were issued with the very new, then top secret 17 pounder armed Shermans. I assume these were Fireflies?
Out of interest, Charlie and his tank crew adopted a young Italian boy of about ten years old, who'd lost his family in the fighting. Charlie and the lads looked after him and he travelled with them through the battles for many months till they found him a good safe home. Neat story eh.
Anyway, back to the Shermans, does anyone know the various specific models or marks of Sherman that NZ used? Are any of the 1/35th scale Sherman models out there suitable for modelling NZ tanks?
Did NZ use the Sherman Jumbo at all?
I met a great chap called Charlie Honeycombe who was in 21 Battalion but after a while in Italy he ended up being shifted to 20 Armoured Regiment and became a tank commander. He told me he was put in charge of a section of two tanks and they were issued with the very new, then top secret 17 pounder armed Shermans. I assume these were Fireflies?
Out of interest, Charlie and his tank crew adopted a young Italian boy of about ten years old, who'd lost his family in the fighting. Charlie and the lads looked after him and he travelled with them through the battles for many months till they found him a good safe home. Neat story eh.
Anyway, back to the Shermans, does anyone know the various specific models or marks of Sherman that NZ used? Are any of the 1/35th scale Sherman models out there suitable for modelling NZ tanks?
Did NZ use the Sherman Jumbo at all?
