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Old 30-01-16, 20:53
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Originally Posted by tankbarrell View Post
Though it seems in Canadian service they were known officially as M4A2E8.
http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...ghlight=m4a2e8
Yes I know, I have a Canadian manual with "M4A2E8" on it as well.
But it's US Ordnance designation was M4A2(76)W HVSS and not M4A2E8 76(w) HVSS or another variation on a theme.
And indeed the British Army called them Sherman IIIAY, but they never used them operationally.
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