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M32 TRV turret stowage question: M1A1 Bazooka Rocket Launcher

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M32 TRV turret stowage question: M1A1 Bazooka Rocket Launcher
Posted by T26E4 on Sunday, June 1, 2014 9:42 AM

I'm looking for advice on where to mount the M1A1 "Bazooka" rocket launcher in my M32 TRV turret. According to my TM 9-738 (from Easy1 Productions) it was mounted "Vertical location rear of turret". Does anyone have a clue as to what this means?

Admittedly, even the TM's narrative says some items were not updated as the series progressed and one can assume that many prescribed vehicle equipment stowage points may have varied with factory variations. But, for the life of me, I can't figure where it was stowed. In 1/35th scale, the 54" long M1A1 would have been 39mm long. With my Tasca/Asuka M32B1 kit's turret, I can't see how a 39mm long tube could fit anywhere.

I thought of the later M9 bazooka that could be broken down into two tube sections but the TM clearly says the M1A1 was allocated to the M32s.

I've scoured the many pics of survivors and the TM fully. I'm lost. Any ideas?

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Posted by stikpusher on Sunday, June 1, 2014 12:00 PM

A strictly SWAG says internally stowed, as most all crew weapons are on AFVs except for the AA .50 cal. If it is stowed vertically inside the turret, it would be far more easy to get in and out than if it was stowed horizontally.

 

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Posted by T26E4 on Sunday, June 1, 2014 12:37 PM

I have no doubts that it was inside -- but where there's a 4.5' of clearance to stow that one-piece tube -- is lost on me.  I even looked at the M20 Armored Car, which stows one horizontally across the front, just inside the front raised armor.  But the width accommodations make it very clear how it fits for the M20.  As for the M32 turret, I'm lost.

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Posted by stikpusher on Sunday, June 1, 2014 3:03 PM

Again, being strictly presumptuous on my part, I would guesstimate either centered, or off to one side corner in the rear of the turret toward the rear firewall. If there is some sort of turret basket, perhaps along a support pillar. The launch tube diameter is pretty slim, and even with the grips and shoulder stock, it could be stowed against such a structure in such a manner to minimize its space usage, like the vertical weapons racks in other AFVs. I know how the M-20 bazooka stowage looks from an old IPMS Quarterly that I have which has photos from the TM of the load plan.

 

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