Correction Appended. Earl Hindman, the actor known to millions as the odd neighbor barely seen as he peeks over the backyard fence in the long-running television situation comedy ''Home Improvement,'' died yesterday at Stamford Hospital in Connecticut.A Stamford resident, he was 61.efore ''Home Improvement,'' he was Detective Lt. Bob Reid for 16 years on the ABC daytime drama ''Ryan's Hope,'' until it ended its run in 1989. Earl Hindman was born in Bisbee, Ariz., and started acting in high school. He studied it at the University of Arizona in Tucson before setting out for New York.
M4A3E8 Furyâsergeant Wardaddy's tank from the movie Fury. A British version of the American M4 Sherman tank, developed in early 1944. It differed from the U.S. version by having a more powerful 17-pounder gun, different placement of the radio and ammunition, no bow gun, and no driver's assistant position.
In the early part of the war, the T-34 was the best tank in the world, despite drawbacks already mentioned, such as the 2 man turret. It may have been surpassed in firepower and armor by the Panther and Tiger tanks-- which were designed in response to the T-34 and KV tanks-- but was upgraded to the T-34-85.nferior sometime, but allied tanks were certainly not crap. They were, in general, more reliable mechanically than German tanks. It's easy to be awed by the gun and armor of the Panther, but it was a maintenance nightmare throughout its career.