ET / Cairo, Citadel - the Army Museum

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Kuno

And a question: Could anybody tell me who mounted when and why a French turret on the Sherman tank?

Kuno,

Thanks for sharing your photos.

See my webpage on this Sherman variant: http://web.inter.nl.net/users/spoelstra/g104/et.htm. This Egyptian Sherman was based on a Sherman M4A4 hull, which was re-engined with the GM 6-71 twin-diesel engine from the Sherman M4A2. The turret was removed and replaced by the FL-10 turret as fitted to the French AMX-13 light tank. The conversion was designed and built in France.

Regards,
Hanno