GRANT in Tuscany, Summer 1944

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by Attilio
In the legend of the figure is described as Grant tank
It is a strange Grant because the main gun on the hull is not visible and the gun of the turret is bigger than the 37 mm

Attilio, this is a Grant Command tank in use with 6th South African Armd.Div., if I recall correctly. It had both its guns removed, and a fake 75-mm gun barrel fitted in place of the 37-mm gun so it looked somewhat like a Sherman. Some even had their hull front altered with sheet metal to look like a Sherman tank even more. The Grant was liked better as a command tank because it had more room inside.

Note the Sherman style bogie fitted backwards!

HTH,
Hanno