w/s no.19 fitted to M3 Stuart light tank

Mrs Vampire · #1 16-10-13, 06:39

Des' Photo seems to be one of the Brazilian Stuarts.

Note the replacement honeycomb style radiator and Coffman Starter breech indicating a Guiberson installation.

Again I am unsure how reliable this set up is. The ammo bins and other fittings and the many other photos such as those of the Bovington Brazilian Stuart, the shots taken when they were imported and shots of Stuarts taken out of Brazil prior to Mike Stalwarts export effort, indicate they were originally very much like the drawing .
That said the Brazilians kept the Stuarts for a long time and embarked on a massive modification program that lasted from when they first relieved them till they sold them off.

For my money until some period photos show up I am sticking to the original Australian M3 looking like the drawing and our Hybrids looking a lot like the Dutch Museum Stuart.

Any interior shots of Stuarts would be gratefully received.

drcowie · #2 19-10-13, 12:14

Gina

The pics I included were from my M3 Guiberson powered tank USA W-303598 (now sold) - not ex Brazil, but restored by me with original bins, early radiators & US radio/mount setup & intercoms (all working)

Mrs Vampire · #3 20-10-13, 13:11

many Thanks for clarification Des.

Haven't seen Honeycomb radiators as original fit before. Do you have any more photos of that installation ...where is the tank now??? From whence did it come???

Gina

Mrs Vampire · #4 20-10-13, 13:12

would also be interested to know more about the victorian stuart with the M3 radio shelf.

Mrs Vampire · #5 09-11-13, 06:30

Talking about the insides of M3s I have this interior shot of Sgt Lattimore's Stuart 2017.

There is a filter of some sort right up against the main battery switch box.

From other info that switch was a knife switch that was supposed to be turned on and off.

never seen such a filter/whatever fitted before and have no idea what its for.

The engine compartment shot doesn't quite show if it lines up with a hole in the wall of the fighting compartment. The filter look original 1942 .

anyone have any clues??

Mrs Vampire · #6 09-11-13, 07:27

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh the penny dropped its the aerial tuner sans the dial etc etc...
The diagram in the archive doesn't show the rear of the fighting compartment up that high....that's where they stuck the aerial tuner right next to the hole in the firewall where the aerial cable exits.