US 's STUG... 1/72

[marco]

Well, let's imagine that the Bulges german's attack succeed! The US troops were blocked in Alsace- Lorraine , and all western allied troops claims for a well protect tank hunter.
US contact the USSR, and a reserve lend lease deal was decided..
USA produced the 85mm anti tank gun, and always to gain time and efficiency, adapted this gun to a Priest...
This idea was inspired by a lot of works made on this forum, it was made with a Italeri fast built Priest and a 85mm (gun+mantlet) from a russian SU 85 SPG. My original idea was to adapt up on the "chair" a small turret with a browning 0.30 (from a M3 "Grant"), but i didn't had the part!



Well not a great model, i'll try to do something better, later...

[Martin H]

looks good to me:)

[PantherG]

Good idea....

[tigercat]

inspired

[Weaver]

Nicely done!

I keep talking about doing a Priest with a 17 pounder....

[Joe C-P]

That works, fine idea.

[philp]

Argh, got to find the leak in my tinfoil hat.

Very close to my Jagdsherman idea (which someone else has also done but not quite like my idea ) and like how you based it on the Priest.

[marco]

Thank you !!!
1/72 italeri's fast built (and others like ), are not to expensives and are sufficient basis for some basics conversions, i think.
i didn't spent much time on that one. I should have work with more putty (see there's a hole beetyween the roof and the main body of the priest)

[philp]

(see there's a hole beetyween the roof and the main body of the priest)

Ah, we call that a ventilation system 

[raafif]

good one, Marco

    Best Sherman-based SP design that I've seen 

[marco]

(see there's a hole beetyween the roof and the main body of the priest)

Ah, we call that a ventilation system 

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great idea! Thanks you've saved me...

[NARSES2]

good one, Marco

    Best Sherman-based SP design that I've seen 

Agreed

[jcf]

Not too far off the 3" gun T40(M9) of early 1942:


Which BTW was, like the early model M7 Priest, based on the M3 series chassis.

... and of course the name, in keeping, with the Brit originated 'name after US Generals' theme,
would have been the Berdan, after Hiram Berdan, commander of the 1st and 2nd United
States Volunteer Sharpshooter Regiments of the Union Army.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiram_Berdan

http://www.berdansharpshooters.org/About_Us/Original/original.index.htm

One minor note on terminology, the 'Stugs' were primarily assault vehicles, the purpose designed tank-killers were the 'Jagds'.

[Mike Wren]

I keep talking about doing a Priest with a 17 pounder....

you'd be better off with a Sexton, the early towed 17 pdrs were put onto 25 pdr carriages so I guess it would fit. Actually I think the Canadians may have actually tried it... 

[rickshaw]

Or a Yeramba...