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I've had an armor piece brewing in the back of my mind for some time now. I love the great German tanks from WWII but they are very well represented. I decided to go with the Sherman for this piece. These are late war versions. The M4A3E8 with the HVSS suspension and the 76mm gun.I added a couple of Mustangs making a low pass. The combination of air power and armor was unstoppable in 1945. Hence the title, "Forces of Liberty".
I painted the overall piece at 20" x 24" to allowfor various aspect ratios when printing. This version is 16" x 24"
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Love it ... been playing a WW2 game heaps lately. Any idea how a 17-pounder rates against the up gunned Sherman?
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Not sure. They are both about 76mm. I guess it depends on the barrel length, muzzle velocity and ammunition used. I don't have the stats at hand for comparison but I'm sure they must be out there.
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Yeah, both were designed to be high velocity armour penetrators. I'm gonna go and look I think. Would be interesting to see which Sherman would've won in a head to head. Were the later model US Shermans up-armoured?
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I beleive they were. I know they did add wet jackets around the ammo stowage as well.
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Yeah, I looked it up. An extra 4 inches of armour on the Sherman Jumbo's. Thats a large amount of armour for a WW2 tank! Of course, a lot of that was on the front though, to give them the ability to survive hits from Tigers and the like.
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What's even more interesting is what the Israeli's did with them once they got their hands on 'em. As the Super Sherman it became a truly bad-ass tank.
Allot of those ended up in South America, I believe they went to Chile. There they were modified even more being fitted with super high velocity guns.
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Yeah, but after my experience in games, I'm not so sure I trust low calibre high velocity guns. Sure, they punch through the armour but they don't do enough damage behind. Pretty grizzly subject but a bigger shell means more of the crew die and there is a big difference between the Chilean 60mm high velocity shells and say a 105mm howitzer, which was also mounted on a Sherman.
But yeah, the Super Shermans are pretty damn interesting. I am going to try and dig up some first hand accounts of those things facing up against Egyptian tanks, preferably of the WW2 vintage. No doubt the Super Sherman out performed them but by how much? How capable was the platform???
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Another Sexty picture!, and i may be wrong but, these shermans are not the regular, 76 Pounder variants, but the 76.2 MM Anti-Tiger versions right?
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Thanks. I believe it was a 76.2 mm gun which was used.
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Wow, that looked like a photo at first glance. That is a truly incredible effect to pull off!
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Thank you very much. You are too kind but you made my day!
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Brilliant job sir! It's nice to see you tackle armour rather than aircraft.
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Great piece of work that you have no doubt put a substantial amount of effort in. I did actually think this image was a combination of photos and digital painting. Is it all just painted?
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I do use photos to get the basic shape of my subject but the whole piece is painted by me.
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Thank you very much; I am honored.
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Damn awesome. Like Patton said it, keep up the whackin', son.
How about a british customised "firefly" next? With the 17 pounder Tiger killer.
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Thanks. Yeah, the Fireflies are cool. I'll probably switch up a bit on the next one since I just did the Sherman. I don't like to get too burnt out on one subject.
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So that would mean an M series 46, 47, 48 or 60 Patton then?
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Haven't made up my mind yet.
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Quickly tank look you like?
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I like the Shermans which I have depicted but I also like many more. The German Tigers and Panthers come to mind. For modern armor I like the M1A2 Abrams, the Challenger II and the Leopard 2A6.
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hehe it looks VERY very nice =]
Have you by any chance drawn a german Tiger Tank? I'd love to see one painted by you
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Thank you. I haven't done the Tiger yet but I want to. The Tiger is my favorite of the German tanks from WWII. I like the Panther and the Panzer IV too.
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NICE! I love the armor from WWII, especially the Sherman. I find it ironic that they put the "tank-buster" artillery on those very same vehicles.
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Thanks! I love the armor from WWII also. A painting featuring the M10 or M36 would be cool. I'm hoping to get to some of the tank destroyers before my enthusiasm wanes. I also want to do some of the awesome German tanks. Some Tigers or Panthers maybe.
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Aye. I'd like to see some art with the old artillery and whatnot. Maybe something with the old A-bomb cannon.
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I am in awe of how well you paint. This looks so realistic, Mark. You are a true painter talent. 
May the New Year bring you and yours much love, health and many joys, mark.
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Thank you very much Cheri for the kind compliments. Happy New Year to you too!
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Thank you. I try to go for realistic depictions in my work but not being too photo-realistic.
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Sir, You have drawn my favorite M4 variant - M4A3E8 "Easy Eight".
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Yes, it's my favorite variant too.
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Most of the Soviet WW2 military fans never admit that, but "Easy Eight" was fully comparable with T-34/85.
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Only one word can explain the awesomeness you have captured in this piece and the beauty of the detail and artwork.
Epic.
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