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[edit] Counterweights

It looks like there is some confusion regarding counterweights on the M10. The turret rear had two counterweights on all but the earliest models. The 17-pounder versions *also* had a small counterweight on the gun tube near the muzzle. The back-and-forth editing of the photo caption for the 17-pounder M10 doesn't make much sense. The vehicle has three counterweights - two at the turret rear and one on the tube. DMorpheus 15:46, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

I think that the Achilles photo caption refers to the text on the left, in the Achilles variant description, which mentions the barrel counterweight but not the "standard" turret counterweights (which are mentioned in other section). And it makes sense to concentrate on the features of the specific variant in the description / photo caption of that variant. Besides, the turret counterweights are hardly visible in that photo...

Of course there is no reason here for a lengthy discussion or an "edit war".

By "earliest models" do you mean the T35 prototype ? Bukvoed 06:10, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

I agree, the caption was referencing the text to the left, but it appears that was not obvious to everyone. I just hate to see an edit war over a misunderstanding/misreading. I am not sure exactly when the counterweights on the rear first appeared; the early M10s in North Africa had very small ones, but I recall reading (somewhere;) that the counterweights were not an original design feature. DMorpheus 14:09, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. I changed the caption once more, hopefully it's better now. Bukvoed 17:33, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

Concerning the turret counterweights - you were right. Hunnicutt ("Sherman - A Hisory of the American Medium Tank") mentions that first production veicles didn't have these. Problems with turret balance led initially to some improvised solutions in the field and eventually to the introduction of the standard triangular counterweights. Bukvoed 09:34, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Counterweights

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