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Gigaton, on 15 March 2012 - 02:50 PM, said: Ahem, I did post a PDF page from a previously classified US military document few pages back that states without any doubt that the beak was 254mm (or 10 inches) on M103. Or at very least, it clearly states that both upper and lower front hull were 10 inches thick at some point, which would logically be the area where they join.
The PDF was posted by The Chieftain on US forums few months back. I can PM him about it's exact nature and origin if you wish though (probably from US national archives).
(Edit) But I guess, technically M103 did not have 8" of armour anywhere yeah (except possibly on parts of the mantlet area). It was either below or above that in thickness.