Modernizing an M3 (M5A1) Stuart in the T2k setting.

[copeab]

Worth mentioning that the 37mm gun had an effective cannister round which was used to good effect in Pacific, removing Japanese snipers from hidden tree positions ...

[Brit]

More stuff on Stuarts...

First the Wikipedia entry. (Post-War use and ideas towards the end) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M3_Stuart

"Paraguay still has M3 Stuart tanks" and seemingly Shermans...
http://matterofexpedients.blogspot.c...art-tanks.html

Eighty-nine (!) pages of Stuarts in various states:
http://the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving...A1_Stuarts.pdf

This should be a photo of a Stuart with quad .50 AA guns (as fitted to the M16 halftrack?) However, while I can see a 'preview' of the picture, the site is 'forbidden' to me:
http://www.operatorchan.org/v/src/136202361316.jpg

Well, it looks 'OK' on the outside...
http://en.tracesofwar.com/article/19...th-Houston.htm

Brazilian Stuarts... for sale in 2008:
http://www.arrse.co.uk/current-affai...ed-brazil.html

[James Langham]

Originally Posted by copeab

Worth mentioning that the 37mm gun had an effective cannister round which was used to good effect in Pacific, removing Japanese snipers from hidden tree positions ...

Failing that scrap metal and a blank charge will do the job! I just love the UK approach of a separate bag charge...

[copeab]

Here is a photo of one version of the M3 AA:

http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/U...M3-50cal-1.jpg

and another:

http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/U...g-M3-50cal.jpg

[Brit]

I found this while looking for Stuart pics.

If all you're got is a truck and sheet metal:
http://www.massimocorner.com/afv/Sur...ovised_AFV.pdf

[rcaf_777]

Instead of the Bushmaster Cannon why not

two LAU-68D/A 7-tubes rocket pods with Hydra 70 rockets

or

GAU-8/A Avenger 30mm Cannon

[raketenjagdpanzer]

Originally Posted by rcaf_777

Instead of the Bushmaster Cannon why not

two LAU-68D/A 7-tubes rocket pods with Hydra 70 rockets

or

GAU-8/A Avenger 30mm Cannon

For suppression, the rockets would definitely work well; esp. if loaded with less-than-lethal (smoke, CS) rounds for using against angry civilians whom you'd prefer not to kill in droves.

The GAU-8 is heavy; maybe a -7 or -4?