Tanks to the Front

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Originally posted by centurion
I don't think so unless some one has been very constructive with the hull. It looks more like th Medium T23E3 with the side skirts removed
Sherman NVSS looks like this

"HVSS" refers to the 'Horizontal Volute Suspension System' which is clearly evident in both photos (note also the sprocket and track). "T23" really refers to the turret developed to house the 76mm gun and was applied to the developmental version of the tank; the tank pictured is almost certainly an M4A3E8, which was the service version in the American forces. It's still a Sherman, albeit somewhat heavier with different frontal plate etc.

Canadians had an M4A2E8 which is visually almost identical and which served in Militia units into the 70's. The interesting thing is that when our tankers went to Korea, we swapped out our Achilles' TDs for American-supplied 'A3E8s. Our E8s have only ever seen combat in Israel...