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piet71


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TinCanTadpole


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The top picture shows an interesting rounded-top dustbin cupola on top of the roof ventilator - has anyone ever seen a photo of a real St Chamond wearing such an addition? Anyone know if it is actually a cupola?

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Paul Bonnett


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I think Steve Zaloga called it a dummy cupola in an article published in the December issue of " Military Modelcraft International "
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CharlieC


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There is an image on this forum (I think). If my memory has failed (quite possible) then it's on the French 14-18 forum of a Saint-Chamond with the dummy cupola.

Again from memory the dummy cupola was tested by a single tank unit for a short period of time - the trial was not repeated and the dummy cupola not

generally adopted.

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Pierantonio


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It was a dummy cupola seen on char Chantecoq (#62473) which is one of the two Takom version

www.chars-francais.net/new/images/stories/galery/1916_st-chamond/62473%20chantecoq%2001.jpg

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-- Edited by Pierantonio on Friday 5th of December 2014 08:54:16 PM

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CharlieC


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Extracted digit - there is an image of another AS31 Saint-Chamond tank in the thread - http://landships.activeboard.com/t39728217

"Tanker" points out in this thread that the dummy cupola was trialled by AS31 during the Laffaux attack 17 May 1917 - the cupola

was not used again.

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TinCanTadpole


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Paul, Pierantonio, Charlie - très bien, messieurs, merci beaucoup!

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