M35 Prime Mover (1944)

M35 Prime Mover Artillery Tractor (1944) USA - about 209 converted Development: US Tracked prime movers With the planned invasion of Europe on D-Day, the US ordnance saw the need for towing heavy artillery while offering some protection in combat. What is obvious in the pictures shown on this page, is that the M35 Prime Mover was poorly documented in photographs, but most of the pictures show the M35 in the towing role for the 240mm Gun/Howitzer M1. Below some more examples showing a little detail of the vehicle itself.

M35 Prime Mover (1944)

An artillery tractor, also referred to as a gun tractor, is a specialized heavy-duty form of tractor unit used to tow artillery pieces of varying weights and calibres. It may be wheeled, tracked, or half-tracked . Traction There are two main types of artillery tractors, depending on the type of traction: wheeled and tracked. M35 PRIME MOVER. Upper Hull Front: 38mm. Lower Hull Front: 51mm. Upper Hull Sides: 19mm. Lower Hull Sides: 25mm. Hull Rear: 19mm. Hull Top: 19mm. Hull Bottom: 13mm. The M35 a converted M10A1 with turret removed and towing gear plus new brakes added, it was used as a stop gap until the M6 High Speed Tractor could be produced. Step #1: From the rear hull remove the entire engine deck panel (not just the louvered doors) as well as a section 4mm past the rear line of Image #1 the engine deck. This will need to be done with some care as the fuel filler caps and the bolt heads need to be saved to re-attach to the new rear deck. Similar to the full-track prime movers M33 and M34, the M35 was an interim conversion to produce prime movers for the 240mm howitzer and 8" gun until the 38-ton high-speed tractor M6 could enter service. The turret and armament were removed from 3" gun motor carriages M10A1, and four crew seats were installed in each former fighting compartment.

M35 Prime Mover

M35 Prime Mover US Army (1784-now) World War 2 Olive drab Box contents Plastic sprue, Rope, Decalsheet (waterslide), Vinyl Dimensions: 387x245x58 mm (15.2x9.6x2.3 inch) Weight: 454 g (1 lbs) Product timeline Full history » Instructions Download 4857Kb (.pdf) Marketplace Online shops zł 111.47 USD 21.35 Out of stock » English: Catalog of Standard Ordnance Items, Volume 1, Full-Track Prime Movers, M35, based on M10A1 Gun Motor Carriage. Date: 1944: Source: Catalog of Standard Ordnance Items, Volume 1: Author: US Army Office of the Chief of Ordnance Technical Division: Licensing . The M35 could directly control the brakes and detachment of the towed cannon from the main vehicle and remained active in battles throughout the later stages of the war in Europe. WHAT'S IN THE BOX? The kit comes in a large, sturdy box. A color photo adorns the lid of the completed kit. M-35 Prime mover Number: HLX48297 Scale: 1:48 Type: Detail set Barcode: 8599250008031 (EAN) Topic: M10 Tank destroyer » Tank destroyers (Vehicles) Designed for Marketplace Online shops € 18.62 USD 21.18 In stock » € 25.21 USD 28.68 In stock » € 27.00 USD 30.71 Available » Alternative SKUs for Hauler HLX48297: X48297

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/Vehicles/Allies/USA/07-Others/M35-Tractor/M35-Tractor.htm | Up-dated: Beech Model 35 Bonanza, an American general aviation aircraft BFW M.35, also known as the Messerschmitt M 35, a German sports plane of the early 1930s Miles M.35 Libellula, an experimental British aircraft of 1941 M35, FAA location ID for Lindey's Landing West Seaplane Base, Montana, United States Other uses M35 Prime Mover Project. Starting in January 1944 the Lima Depot converted 209 M10A1 Wolverine tank destroyers into M35 prime movers. Work included removing the turret, ammo racks, and equipment not needed for use as a prime mover. The Lima Tank Depot also fitted the vehicles with air compressors for the air brakes on the towed artillery they. Hi all, I'd like to share a project that I finished a few months ago and that buzzed around my stash since '99 🤕. It is the probably well known pic a boxed prime mover towing a Dozer. Originally identified as an M35 prime mover, it was then recognised as a guillotined M36 Jackson and put to good use by GIs. The AFV kit needed to be turned from Diesel to gas. I imagined full-stuffed.

M35 prime mover

The M35 Prime Mover was an American tracked artillery tractor from the Second World War. Commercial license is available at our Website, Patreon and MMF Tribe. The base model is 28mm scale (1:56). Successful resize to other scales. Special thanks to PH Jones for his photos and reviews of our 3d miniatures. M35 prime mover Number: HLP72005 Scale: 1:72 Type: Detail set Barcode: 4589913252738 (EAN) Topic: M10 Tank destroyer » Tank destroyers (Vehicles) Marketplace Online shops. ¥ 6930.