Sherman Crab T147955 “Avalon” Overloon. Regiment? Damage?

[MicS]

It must be a remanufactured tank, originally built before November 1942 (direct vision hoods). Features typical of remanufactured tanks include the add-on hatch guard armour plates and the gun travel lock.


Michel

[Jakko Westerbeke]

The additional armour plates before the drivers’ hatches were also to be added to tanks without direct vision flaps, because their purpose was to strengthen the armour in general there, not just prevent shots going in through those.

It’s very hard to tell in the photo above whether this particular tank has direct vision or not, though.

[Maurice Donckers]

Yes Yakko , you are right if the driver , and co driver would lift up their arms , we could see it , direct vision didn`t have the periscopes in front of the hatch.

[MicS]

Agreed, but to me the relatively high position of the plates means they can only be welded to Direct Vision hoods.


Michel

[Jakko Westerbeke]

Looking more closely at the photo, the co-driver’s hood seems to project only a little in front of the forward edge of the roof, so it could well be a direct-vision tank.