SPS-255 - Revision history

U44629479: Edits

2023-12-27T12:35:29Z

Edits

U134631722: /* SPS-255 */ Operation Bodyguard text- Now links to the .wikipedia page of it

2023-12-26T13:51:37Z

‎SPS-255: Operation Bodyguard text- Now links to the .wikipedia page of it

U134631722: /* SPS-255 */ All mentions of the M4A2 replaced by link to the in-game M4 (not M4A2 due to the driver view port) and 75mm M3 replaced by link to the 75mm M3 gun in the warthunder wiki

2023-11-02T08:46:35Z

‎SPS-255: All mentions of the M4A2 replaced by link to the in-game M4 (not M4A2 due to the driver view port) and 75mm M3 replaced by link to the 75mm M3 gun in the warthunder wiki

U136966302: added lots of info, made a few things clearer and more well done

2023-09-12T22:48:38Z

added lots of info, made a few things clearer and more well done

U44629479: Edits

2022-12-21T22:21:40Z

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U90879773: /* Additional Links and Information */

2019-11-24T05:06:12Z

‎Additional Links and Information

U28580205: Created page

2019-01-28T17:29:50Z

Created page

New page

{{DISPLAYTITLE:SPS-255 (Special Purpose Sherman)}}
[[File:Events SPS-255statcard.jpg|framed|right]]

==SPS-255==
[[File:Events SPS-255x-ray.jpg|thumbnail|left|X-Ray view of the SPS-255]]

The Special Purpose Sherman SPS-255 was a special tank added during the [[Unrealistic_Battles|Unrealistic Battles event]] on the 1st April 2015. The tank was constructed of primarily rubber and featured several novel features such as an internal structure made of wooden planks and power provided by 4 bicycles. The tanks primary armament was a Training version of the M4 cannon that fired Potato HE Practice rounds and Carrot High Velocity Target Practice shells. The appearance of this vehicle was based on real-life decoy M4 Sherman tanks used during Operation Bodyguard before D-Day in 1944.

==Additional Links and Information==
* [http://warthunder.com/en/news/2974--en Unrealistic Battles/SPS-255 announcement article]
* [http://coub.com/view/5p72a COUB short video of SPS-255 in action during Unrealistic Battles]

[[Category:April fool's day]]
[[Category:Event vehicles]]

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 [[File:Events SPS-255x-ray.jpg|thumbnail|left|X-Ray view of the SPS-255]]
-The Special Purpose Sherman SPS-255 was a special tank added during the [[Unrealistic_Battles|Unrealistic Battles event]] on 1st April, 2015. The tank consisted of an inflatable rubber skin, painted to resemble the markings and external elements of an [[M4]] Sherman, with the supporting structure made of wooden planks. It was powered by 4 crew members on bicycles in the hull in place of a real engine and drive train. The SPS-255's primary armament was a training version of the [[M4]]'s [[M3 (75 mm)]] cannon, the 100mm M4 cannon. It could fire Potato AP or Carrot HVAP ammunition, both with very low velocities and high arcs, from a "rack" of 200 total rounds. Because the event featured a health system, most critical components of other tanks are not modeled in detail, and thus it also did not have access to Repair Kits, FPE or Crew Replenishment. The appearance of this vehicle was based on real-life decoy [[M4]] Sherman tanks used during [[wikipedia:Operation_Bodyguard|Operation Bodyguard]] before D-Day in 1944.
+The Special Purpose Sherman SPS-255 was a special tank added during the [[Unrealistic_Battles|Unrealistic Battles event]] on 1st April, 2015. The tank consisted of an inflatable rubber skin, painted to resemble the markings and external elements of an [[M4]] Sherman, with the supporting structure made of wooden planks. It was powered by 4 crew members on bicycles in the hull in place of a real engine and drive train. The SPS-255's primary armament was a training version of the [[M4]]'s [[M3 (75 mm)|75 mm M3]] cannon, the 100 mm M4 cannon. It could fire Potato AP or Carrot HVAP ammunition, both with very low velocities and high arcs, from a "rack" of 200 total rounds. Because the event featured a health system, most critical components of other tanks are not modeled in detail, and thus it also did not have access to Repair Kits, FPE or Crew Replenishment. The appearance of this vehicle was based on real-life decoy [[M4]] Sherman tanks used during [[wikipedia:Operation_Bodyguard|Operation Bodyguard]] before D-Day in 1944.
 == External links ==
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 * ''other literature.'' -->
-* [[wt:en/news/2974--en|Unrealistic Battles/SPS-255 announcement article]]
+* [[wt:en/news/2974--en|[Event] Unrealistic Battles]]
 * [http://coub.com/view/5p72a COUB short video of SPS-255 in action during Unrealistic Battles]
 [[Category:April fool's day]]
 [[Category:Removed vehicles]]

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 [[File:Events SPS-255x-ray.jpg|thumbnail|left|X-Ray view of the SPS-255]]
-The Special Purpose Sherman SPS-255 was a special tank added during the [[Unrealistic_Battles|Unrealistic Battles event]] on 1st April, 2015. The tank consisted of an inflatable rubber skin, painted to resemble the markings and external elements of an [[M4]] Sherman, with the supporting structure made of wooden planks. It was powered by 4 crew members on bicycles in the hull in place of a real engine and drive train. The SPS-255's primary armament was a training version of the [[M4]]'s [[M3 (75 mm)]] cannon, the 100mm M4 cannon. It could fire Potato AP or Carrot HVAP ammunition, both with very low velocities and high arcs, from a "rack" of 200 total rounds. Because the event featured a health system, most critical components of other tanks are not modeled in detail, and thus it also did not have access to Repair Kits, FPE or Crew Replenishment. The appearance of this vehicle was based on real-life decoy [[M4]] Sherman tanks used during Operation Bodyguard before D-Day in 1944.
+The Special Purpose Sherman SPS-255 was a special tank added during the [[Unrealistic_Battles|Unrealistic Battles event]] on 1st April, 2015. The tank consisted of an inflatable rubber skin, painted to resemble the markings and external elements of an [[M4]] Sherman, with the supporting structure made of wooden planks. It was powered by 4 crew members on bicycles in the hull in place of a real engine and drive train. The SPS-255's primary armament was a training version of the [[M4]]'s [[M3 (75 mm)]] cannon, the 100mm M4 cannon. It could fire Potato AP or Carrot HVAP ammunition, both with very low velocities and high arcs, from a "rack" of 200 total rounds. Because the event featured a health system, most critical components of other tanks are not modeled in detail, and thus it also did not have access to Repair Kits, FPE or Crew Replenishment. The appearance of this vehicle was based on real-life decoy [[M4]] Sherman tanks used during [[wikipedia:Operation_Bodyguard|Operation Bodyguard]] before D-Day in 1944.
 == External links ==

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 [[File:Events SPS-255x-ray.jpg|thumbnail|left|X-Ray view of the SPS-255]]
-The Special Purpose Sherman SPS-255 was a special tank added during the [[Unrealistic_Battles|Unrealistic Battles event]] on 1st April, 2015. The tank consisted of an inflatable rubber skin, painted to resemble the markings and external elements of an M4A2 Sherman, with the supporting structure made of wooden planks. It was powered by 4 crew members on bicycles in the hull in place of a real engine and drive train. The SPS-255's primary armament was a training version of the M4A2's 75mm M3 cannon, the 100mm M4 cannon. It could fire Potato AP or Carrot HVAP ammunition, both with very low velocities and high arcs, from a "rack" of 200 total rounds. Because the event featured a health system, most critical components of other tanks are not modeled in detail, and thus it also did not have access to Repair Kits, FPE or Crew Replenishment. The appearance of this vehicle was based on real-life decoy M4 Sherman tanks used during Operation Bodyguard before D-Day in 1944.
+The Special Purpose Sherman SPS-255 was a special tank added during the [[Unrealistic_Battles|Unrealistic Battles event]] on 1st April, 2015. The tank consisted of an inflatable rubber skin, painted to resemble the markings and external elements of an [[M4]] Sherman, with the supporting structure made of wooden planks. It was powered by 4 crew members on bicycles in the hull in place of a real engine and drive train. The SPS-255's primary armament was a training version of the [[M4]]'s [[M3 (75 mm)]] cannon, the 100mm M4 cannon. It could fire Potato AP or Carrot HVAP ammunition, both with very low velocities and high arcs, from a "rack" of 200 total rounds. Because the event featured a health system, most critical components of other tanks are not modeled in detail, and thus it also did not have access to Repair Kits, FPE or Crew Replenishment. The appearance of this vehicle was based on real-life decoy [[M4]] Sherman tanks used during Operation Bodyguard before D-Day in 1944.
 == External links ==

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 [[File:Events SPS-255x-ray.jpg|thumbnail|left|X-Ray view of the SPS-255]]
-The Special Purpose Sherman SPS-255 was a special tank added during the [[Unrealistic_Battles|Unrealistic Battles event]] on the 1st April 2015. The tank was constructed of primarily rubber and featured several novel features such as an internal structure made of wooden planks and power provided by 4 bicycles. The tanks primary armament was a Training version of the M4 cannon that fired Potato HE Practice rounds and Carrot High Velocity Target Practice shells. The appearance of this vehicle was based on real-life decoy M4 Sherman tanks used during Operation Bodyguard before D-Day in 1944.
+The Special Purpose Sherman SPS-255 was a special tank added during the [[Unrealistic_Battles|Unrealistic Battles event]] on 1st April, 2015. The tank consisted of an inflatable rubber skin, painted to resemble the markings and external elements of an M4A2 Sherman, with the supporting structure made of wooden planks. It was powered by 4 crew members on bicycles in the hull in place of a real engine and drive train. The SPS-255's primary armament was a training version of the M4A2's 75mm M3 cannon, the 100mm M4 cannon. It could fire Potato AP or Carrot HVAP ammunition, both with very low velocities and high arcs, from a "rack" of 200 total rounds. Because the event featured a health system, most critical components of other tanks are not modeled in detail, and thus it also did not have access to Repair Kits, FPE or Crew Replenishment. The appearance of this vehicle was based on real-life decoy M4 Sherman tanks used during Operation Bodyguard before D-Day in 1944.
 == External links ==

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