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Early Access: M3 Medium Tank Grant/Lee (Patreon)

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2021-05-03 14:47:22
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M3 Medium Tank: A Modern Antique

The M3 Medium Tank Grant/Lee is a bit of an oddball it combines features that are modern and dated at the time it was put into service. Disclaimer: I was invited by the Tank Museum at Bovington in 2017, 2018 & 2019. Check out their Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheTankMuseum/ »» GET OUR BOOK «« » Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon, see videos early (adfree) - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « Fletcher, David; Zaloga, Steven J.: British Battle Tanks: American-made World War II Tanks. Osprey Publishing: Oxford, UK, 2018. Zaloga, Steven: Armored Thunderbolt: The U.S. Army Sherman in World War II. Stackpole Books: Mechanicsburg, PA, USA, 2008. Hunnicutt, Richard Pearce: SHERMAN: A History of the American Medium Tank. ECHO POINT Books & MEDIA: Brattleboro, Vermont, USA, 2015. #M3MediumTank,#M3Grant,#M3Lee

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Sean Tyson

Fascinating video, Bernhard! The M3 doesn't get that much attention compared to the more famous medium, heavy and cruiser models produced by the different sides. Can you say where the M3 might have seen most use, and can you recommend a good book or books on its development and combat record? Thanks!

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thank you! Not entirely sure where it was used the most, I suspect North Africa, the Soviets got around 1300-1600 if I remember correctly. But it could also have been Burma & Co, since some were sent there. I don't think there were numbers given in the operational parts I read, but I only read them rather briefly. Sorry, no recommendation on this one, I only read the three general books listed in the description, two of them deal with the Sherman but included a great "prelude" (Armored Champion from Zaloga and Sherman from Hunnicutt) and the other book was about British Tanks that were produced by the US: Fletcher, David; Zaloga, Steven J.: British Battle Tanks: American-made World War II Tanks. Osprey Publishing: Oxford, UK, 2018.

Ted M Jones

For the US Army the M3 was just practice for the M4, but for the Brits this was an important weapon system. Why they didn't anticipate the need for HE artillery and refused to even provide HE or canister munitions for their two pounder guns (40mm vs the US 37mm) is still a mystery to me. For a short period of time this was the best tank the Brits had in North Africa. It's also worth noting that after the introduction of the M4, many M3s were converted into much needed self-propelled artillery. Similar to the Panzer !I and II only better.