WS19 NOS unboxing video

[Chris Suslowicz]

Hi Patrick,

Yes, the Lend-Lease sets were all Mark II from beginning to end, though the really late production used Eicor supply units and the sets were modified for the 12pt-6pt dogbone. (My "intended for Pershing" unit is one of those sets.)

Somewhere I have the M4 "installation kit list" and layout drawings, but I suspect the "kit list" will only go down as far as "Hardware set #n" rather than a useful list of clip types and all the nut and bolt sizes.

I need to sort through the banana crate mountain (still not unpacked, three years after the forced house move), and finally catalog what's in each box - and chuck out things I will never ever use again.

Best regards, and Stay Safe,

Chris.

[Chris Suslowicz]

This is the problem with kit being made in three countries, each of which has their own part numbering scheme!

I found the wallet containing the installation documents for M4 Medium Tank 76mm and it's American. That said, the Installation Kit Register does go down to nut and bolt level...

1 Clips, Cable Fixing, Sets No. 302 PC/USA59442 ZA/USA0442
15 Detail 1 ----------------------- PC/USA59425 ZA/USA0425
05 Detail 2 ----------------------- PC/USA59426 ZA/USA0426
15 Detail 3 ----------------------- PC/USA59427 ZA/USA0427

I also found 10 x ZA15154 and 8 x ZA15153 cable clips.

I can't find any cross-reference at present, but ZA15154 is for a single braided cable about 0.75 to 1-in diameter and ZA15153 is for about 0.5-in cables (so may be for the cable between the rotary base junction and J.D.3 or possibly the Leads, Aerial (A set to variometer or B set to aerial base), but it seems a bit small diameter for that purpose).

Somewhere I have some boxed American clips (one size only, which will most likely be "wrong" of course) which may give me a clue as to the numbering systems.

Best regards,
Chris.