Accessories added to Sherman

For the most part yes. That is the air intake grill for the cooling fans. If blocked completely, the vehicle will overheat. Some smaller stowage there is reasonable, but not too much.

Thanks stikpusher, that makes sense to me. The others I've seen must have been earlier models with a different grill set-up.

Here is how I did my M48A3E8 (Korea) stowage... good luck.

https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/missinglynx/viewtopic.php?p=1567511#p1567511

The M4 and M4A1 had a more solid engine deck with a solid armored top intake cover instead of armored grills. More stowage was possible.

Value Gear offers all kinds of differnet stowage, including Sherman specific.  Here is their example setup for the Easy 8:

http://valuegeardetails.com/ShermanSetsFull.html

regards,

Jack