On page 16 of Great Scale Modeling 2007 model # 13 is described as an M3 Stuart. I was wondering if this was a real Stuart variant or just something put together by the modeler. It looks like a Stuart chassis with a quad 50 mounted on it. If this was a real vehicle what was it called?[%-)]
There was alt least one test vehicle with the quad .50 turret, but it did not go into production.
Note: a better, more descriptive tag line will get you more response. Maybe “M3 with quad .50?”
You’re probably right. I reposted with your suggestion, I’ll see how the response is now.
I have no idea about the history of the vehicle. I’ve been really curious about it. I know of a company that makes the model, and I’ve heard mentioned somewhere that apparently a vehicle of the sort was used by the former Yugoslavian army…
The Yugoslavian version had a 2 cm FlaKvierling 38, the german quad 20mm. Cookie Sewell builds one up in his Modeling the M3 for Osprey, IIRC.
The Maxon quad .50 MG mount was experimentally mated to a single (?) M3 Light tank chassis. Nothing ever progressed beyond this. Pictures are on p. 347 of Hunnicutt’s “Stuart” book
Zokissima, you’re thinking about the German 2cm Flak 38 Vierling that was mounted to an M3A3 chassis, used by the Yugoslavs.
HTH
Thanks fellas. So it seems from the responses that this wasn’t a vehicle that was adopted for normal usage. I kind of figured that was the case because of all the Stuart info I’ve seen over the years I never ran across that variation. They never had one in the Haunted Tank comics, remember that one?