tanks

captain hawkins 1696 · Post by **captain hawkins 1696** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 8:34 am

Was the M41 used more in WW2 or Vietnam???Just wondering every war movie you see there is always the sherman.I saw what looked like a M41 in the movie Full Metal Jacket when they where fighting in a rueined city in Vietnam...

digger · Post by **digger** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 8:53 am

It was not used in WWII and was used by the South in VN; we (US) had started to move on. I would have sworn I've seen a pic with one winterized sitting in post-war Korea somewhere but I haven't been able to find it.
Someone should have more on this...

Post by **aferguson** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 9:07 am

m41 was never used by the US in combat. Only the south vietnamese army and the lebanese army have used them in combat, in fact.

There are unsubstantiated rumours that the US sent one or two to korea for tests during the conflict but this has never been proven. Since the US rarely used winter whitewash in korea the picture digger is referring to may well have been taken in the arctic, where several m41's were sent for trials and were given white finishes.

STUKA · Post by **STUKA** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 11:20 am

Then why the heck was this tank created (even though it is a pretty cool tank)
when more popular tanks could have been created.

does the turret come off on this tank?

Morian Miner · Post by **Morian Miner** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 1:23 pm

Turret does come off.

Has anyone ever came across details of the South Vietnamese M-41s holding off T-55s during the fall of Saigon? I've heard reference that the M-41s actually outdueled them, but haven't ever found any details.

tankduel · Post by **tankduel** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 1:56 pm

A 'Tankduel'? tell me more

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 1:58 pm

After learning the history of the tank, why 21c created it was also my question. Still, its one of my favorite 21c tanks (right behind the Tiger) and is one of the best overall 1:18 armor pieces made to date

Post by **aferguson** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 3:06 pm

turret comes off and the interior is detailed, just like with the tiger.

Yes, why they made it is a bit of a mystery (they also made one in the 32x line)....why an m41 and not a pershing, for example? But they did it and it is a very nice model. It looks like it COULD be a US WW2 tank and i'm sure alot of people are happily battling away with it, being none the wiser about it's actual history..

kimtheredxd · Post by **kimtheredxd** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 3:07 pm

Maybe the owner of 21st liked the tank too!

He would have a little pull as to what is made I would imagine.

STUKA · Post by **STUKA** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 4:02 pm

I figured It may be some attempt to get GiJoe collectors to buy a tank -

Is ther anything else the chasis could be used for?

Post by **aferguson** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 4:34 pm

m42 duster......they were used alot in vietnam by the US.

Gunner · Post by **Gunner** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 4:39 pm

I would LOVE it if 21C would come out with an M42 Duster!

Way too big of a project for me to tackle...

scbvideoboy · Post by **scbvideoboy** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 4:53 pm

what tank are you guys talking about? The little "Walker Bulldog" ?

Had to look on a box...

That's a cool tank, and any 1/18 scale tank is welcome, I remember freaking out at TRU with I saw the Patton tank.

Should have bought 2

Dave

STUKA · Post by **STUKA** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 6:17 pm

I never found the patton here in atlanta - but I wasnt always looking when they came out.

Zartan · Post by **Zartan** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 6:42 pm

I remember the A-Team episode where they drove a M-41.....they used the main gun to flip Colonel Decker’s jeep. There was also a episode with a Sherman.

Threetoughtrucks · Post by **Threetoughtrucks** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 8:32 pm

There was a Republic of Korea (ROK)Armor company near me in Vietnam and they were armed with M-24's and M-41 Bulldogs. Two really neat tanks and passing me on the road at high speed were awesome.

Not for nothing, the old "Combat" TV series used an M-41 quite a few times as a Tiger, and at least once it was the star of one show where the tank driver is nuts and holding one of the squad prisioner in the tank while he tears up the countryside.

TTT

Bravo_26 · Post by **Bravo_26** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 10:38 pm

This is probably one of 21st Century Toys' most detailed tanks! All of the engine hatches open to reveal the most detailed tank engine yet! If not the only tank engine detailed, yet.

It also has more opening compartments of any vehicle to date - bar none!

We LOVE this baby, and it is definitely a MUST HAVE in our book!

Our .02 - Cheers,
B-26

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