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Harold B
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Slight oversight, one is listed as Type 75 MLRS (correct), but the others are just Type 75.
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=Komatsu&model=Type+75+MLRS&
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=Komatsu&model=Type+75&
The "[Type 37]" in brackets doesn't need to be there. I don't even know what that would be referring to, originally a typo maybe if someone meant Type 97.
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=Isuzu&model=Type+97&
These two are under different categories by mistake. Should be "Walker Bulldog" with no dash. That's my mistake, I accidentally wrote a dash in my last correction list.
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=Made+for+Movie&model=M41+%27Walker+Bulld- og%27&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_356748-Made-for-Movie-M41--Walker-Bulldog-.html
The model for all 3 of these should be "Austin-Putilov Armoured Car"
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles_make-Austin-Putilov.html
One thing, this isn't a correction, more an opinion: I think it would be worth getting rid of the quote marks around the names for American tanks. " M4 'Sherman' " to " M4 Sherman " and so on. I mean they were official names, on the manuals even, and the equivalent nicknames for German tanks, like the Tiger and Panther, aren't in quotes. If you search " M1 Abrams " on the site search function it doesn't show up, you have to enter it as " M1 'Abrams' " for the site to display results, and most people won't know to do that. It's not too big of a deal, but if it's something you want to change maybe now is the time to do it.
All American military "M", "T", and "XM" numbers don't have a dash or space. So "M4" is correct, "M-4" is not. There's also no space between "A" and "E" numbers, which denote specific versions, but I assume they are spaced on the site because of the way the categories work? "M4" and "M4A1" would be separate entries, but having it as "M4 A1" allows it to show up under "M4", correct?
The best resource I can recommend for identifying M3 Lees and M4 Shermans is http://the.shadock.free.fr/sherman_minutia/index.html There is enough information on that site to pinpoint any Sherman-family tank, as long as you have enough detail in the photos. I personally can tell apart most of the major versions (I still struggle with 75mm M4A2 vs M4A3), but I can't recognize the manufacturer by heart. It's possible to figure it out by using this site, but I don't have that much time to go through every single Sherman.
I made a quick ID guide for major features of each version (beyond the obvious, you have to be at least familiar with the Sherman for this to be useful) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hV_v8YAG12bgr2bc0WCs6GasfMUxoN680BbC0QT-8xg/edit?usp=sharing
When there are multiple manufacturers for a version, the one that built the most tanks is in bold. So Alco is the default for base model M4s and Fisher is the default for M4A2s.
Starting with Alco
Chrysler M3 Lee (All M3A3s were built by Baldwin, not Alco. The M3A3 had a welded hull, but the ones in this picture are riveted, so they are normal M3s.)
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_1132032-Alco-M3-A3--Lee-.html
Baldwin M3A3 Grant as Fisher M4A2 Sherman (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AQdxOtrn9Y)
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_305497-Alco-M4--Sherman--1941.html
Fisher M4A2 Sherman
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_1004054-Alco-M4--Sherman-.html
Ford M4A3 Sherman
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_1896607-Alco-M4--Sherman-.html
Chrysler M4A3 (76)W Sherman
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_1465057-Alco-M4--Sherman-.html
It may take a few different passes to get all the Shermans identified correctly, these are just the obviously wrong ones for now.
There were 3 versions of the M7 Priest: M7, M7B1, and M7B2. The M7 and M7B2 can only be told apart from transmission cover or from the rear engine compartment; The M7 was based on the hull of the M3 Lee, the M7B1 was based on the hull of the M4 Sherman. The M7B2 has the cannon mounted much higher up and is easy to spot. In this case, "Priest" is a nickname and was not official.
Alco M7 105mm HMC 'Priest'
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_130083-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_184312-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_298806-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_441376-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_465102-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_465463-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_632050-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_701677-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_1565597-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_1635682-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_1696881-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_106031-Alco-M7-1942.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_434706-Alco-M7-1942.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_1716232-Alco-M7-1942.html
Alco M7B1 105mm HMC 'Priest'
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_284280-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_309260-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_712197-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_766815-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_1048868-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_1399212-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_1514836-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_570349-Alco-M7-1942.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_1151400-Cadillac-M37-Howitzer-Motor-Carriage-1944.html
Alco M7B2 105mm HMC 'Priest'
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_323018-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_524180-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_526577-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_719010-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_795196-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_857208-Alco-M7.html - Alco M7B2 105mm HMC 'Priest' as Marder
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_901626-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_1426882-Alco-M7.html
Allis-Chalmers M6 High-Speed Tractor
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_183222-Allis-Chalmers-M4-1942.html
Rename all of the rest (M4s) to "M4 High-Speed Tractor" as the model
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=Allis-Chalmers&model=M4&
Rename model to "M50 Ontos"
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=Allis-Chalmers&model=M50&
This is misidentified. The M51 was a dump truck, and also wasn't built by AM General. I would say move this to International Harvester M54, that's the basic cargo truck. You could also be pedantic and go with International Harvester M61, which was the basic chassis that all trucks of this family were based on, since this is a cartoon and it has some pretend thing on the back.
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_1072397-AM-General-M-51.html
All of these should have the dash removed from their name. M109, M151, M275, and so on.
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-109&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-109+A3&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-151+A2+27&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-275&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-292&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-35&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-35+A2&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-35+A3&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-36&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-44&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-49+A2C&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-543&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-621&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-809&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-813&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-814&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-816&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-817&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-818&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-916&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-923&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-925&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-927&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-928&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-929&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-931&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-934&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-936&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-939&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
Slight oversight, one is listed as Type 75 MLRS (correct), but the others are just Type 75.
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=Komatsu&model=Type+75+MLRS&
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=Komatsu&model=Type+75&
The "[Type 37]" in brackets doesn't need to be there. I don't even know what that would be referring to, originally a typo maybe if someone meant Type 97.
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=Isuzu&model=Type+97&
These two are under different categories by mistake. Should be "Walker Bulldog" with no dash. That's my mistake, I accidentally wrote a dash in my last correction list.
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=Made+for+Movie&model=M41+%27Walker+Bulld- og%27&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_356748-Made-for-Movie-M41--Walker-Bulldog-.html
The model for all 3 of these should be "Austin-Putilov Armoured Car"
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles_make-Austin-Putilov.html
One thing, this isn't a correction, more an opinion: I think it would be worth getting rid of the quote marks around the names for American tanks. " M4 'Sherman' " to " M4 Sherman " and so on. I mean they were official names, on the manuals even, and the equivalent nicknames for German tanks, like the Tiger and Panther, aren't in quotes. If you search " M1 Abrams " on the site search function it doesn't show up, you have to enter it as " M1 'Abrams' " for the site to display results, and most people won't know to do that. It's not too big of a deal, but if it's something you want to change maybe now is the time to do it.
All American military "M", "T", and "XM" numbers don't have a dash or space. So "M4" is correct, "M-4" is not. There's also no space between "A" and "E" numbers, which denote specific versions, but I assume they are spaced on the site because of the way the categories work? "M4" and "M4A1" would be separate entries, but having it as "M4 A1" allows it to show up under "M4", correct?
The best resource I can recommend for identifying M3 Lees and M4 Shermans is http://the.shadock.free.fr/sherman_minutia/index.html There is enough information on that site to pinpoint any Sherman-family tank, as long as you have enough detail in the photos. I personally can tell apart most of the major versions (I still struggle with 75mm M4A2 vs M4A3), but I can't recognize the manufacturer by heart. It's possible to figure it out by using this site, but I don't have that much time to go through every single Sherman.
I made a quick ID guide for major features of each version (beyond the obvious, you have to be at least familiar with the Sherman for this to be useful) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hV_v8YAG12bgr2bc0WCs6GasfMUxoN680BbC0QT-8xg/edit?usp=sharing
When there are multiple manufacturers for a version, the one that built the most tanks is in bold. So Alco is the default for base model M4s and Fisher is the default for M4A2s.
Starting with Alco
Chrysler M3 Lee (All M3A3s were built by Baldwin, not Alco. The M3A3 had a welded hull, but the ones in this picture are riveted, so they are normal M3s.)
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_1132032-Alco-M3-A3--Lee-.html
Baldwin M3A3 Grant as Fisher M4A2 Sherman (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AQdxOtrn9Y)
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_305497-Alco-M4--Sherman--1941.html
Fisher M4A2 Sherman
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_1004054-Alco-M4--Sherman-.html
Ford M4A3 Sherman
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_1896607-Alco-M4--Sherman-.html
Chrysler M4A3 (76)W Sherman
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_1465057-Alco-M4--Sherman-.html
It may take a few different passes to get all the Shermans identified correctly, these are just the obviously wrong ones for now.
There were 3 versions of the M7 Priest: M7, M7B1, and M7B2. The M7 and M7B2 can only be told apart from transmission cover or from the rear engine compartment; The M7 was based on the hull of the M3 Lee, the M7B1 was based on the hull of the M4 Sherman. The M7B2 has the cannon mounted much higher up and is easy to spot. In this case, "Priest" is a nickname and was not official.
Alco M7 105mm HMC 'Priest'
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_130083-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_184312-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_298806-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_441376-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_465102-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_465463-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_632050-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_701677-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_1565597-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_1635682-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_1696881-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_106031-Alco-M7-1942.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_434706-Alco-M7-1942.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_1716232-Alco-M7-1942.html
Alco M7B1 105mm HMC 'Priest'
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_284280-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_309260-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_712197-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_766815-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_1048868-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_1399212-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_1514836-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_570349-Alco-M7-1942.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_1151400-Cadillac-M37-Howitzer-Motor-Carriage-1944.html
Alco M7B2 105mm HMC 'Priest'
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_323018-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_524180-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_526577-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_719010-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_795196-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_857208-Alco-M7.html - Alco M7B2 105mm HMC 'Priest' as Marder
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_901626-Alco-M7.html
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_1426882-Alco-M7.html
Allis-Chalmers M6 High-Speed Tractor
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_183222-Allis-Chalmers-M4-1942.html
Rename all of the rest (M4s) to "M4 High-Speed Tractor" as the model
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=Allis-Chalmers&model=M4&
Rename model to "M50 Ontos"
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=Allis-Chalmers&model=M50&
This is misidentified. The M51 was a dump truck, and also wasn't built by AM General. I would say move this to International Harvester M54, that's the basic cargo truck. You could also be pedantic and go with International Harvester M61, which was the basic chassis that all trucks of this family were based on, since this is a cartoon and it has some pretend thing on the back.
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_1072397-AM-General-M-51.html
All of these should have the dash removed from their name. M109, M151, M275, and so on.
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-109&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-109+A3&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-151+A2+27&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-275&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-292&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-35&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-35+A2&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-35+A3&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-36&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-44&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-49+A2C&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-543&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-621&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-809&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-813&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-814&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-816&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-817&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-818&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-916&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-923&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-925&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-927&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-928&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-929&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-931&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-934&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-936&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=AM+General&model=M-939&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on