M3 Grant Mk I - Battle of El Alamein 1942

Seeing extensive action in the North African desert, the M3 Grant was the British version of the American M3 Lee tank and was introduced in response to the problem of Allied tanks being outgunned by German equivalents. The M3 mounted a 75mm in the right sponson and a 37mm in the turret. Welcome as this was, the tank crews did experience problems with trying to get the vehicle into a hull down position and still be able to fire the 75mm resulting in a very high silhouette.

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