 capnluki wrote: |
| I'm currently working on a diorama of Omaha Beach. I have all the models and tools I can think of, and am making impressive headway. However, concerning a Stuart tank, I would like to set one of the gas cans aflame. Or, at least its appearance. I have tried plastic rap, tin foil, string, and brushed cotton to no avail. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. |
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Check your references...I don't think there were any Stuarts used on D-Day. There were a few Shermans at Omaha, but most of them did not reach the shore.
"The plan was to land infantry troops alongside armoured vehicles - amphibious Sherman tanks. Such a potent armoured force on the beach would have given the Americans far greater fire power against the Germans. However, the Shermans (DD tanks) never made it. It is now known that the 29 tanks were released from their landing craft too far away from the beach. There was a much greater swell further out to sea than the Americans had bargained on and all but two of the DD's were swamped with water very soon after leaving their landing craft. Once they started to sink, nothing could be done to help them or the crew."
Source: http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/omaha_beach.htm
"In U.S. Army service, the M3 first saw combat in the Philippines. A small number fought in the Bataan peninsula campaign. When the American army joined the North African Campaign in late 1942, Stuart units still formed a large part of its armor strength. After the disastrous Battle of the Kasserine Pass the US quickly followed the British in disbanding most of their light tank battalions and subordinating the Stuarts to medium tank battalions as scouting and screening units. For the rest of the war, most US tank battalions had three companies of M4 Shermans and one company of M3s or M5/M5A1s.
In the European theater, the light tanks had to be given secondary roles since they could not compete with most enemy AFVs."
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_tank