In British Commonwealth service, the tank was called by two names: tanks employing US-pattern turrets were called " Lee ", named after Confederate general Robert E. Lee, while those with …

Nov 28, 2014 · The M3 Lee (US Service) or Grant (British service) was the earliest model of medium tank mass-produced for the Allies.

American medium tank M3 Lee and Grant of World War II. History, development, service, specifications, statistics, pictures and 3D model. Standard M3 in British service where it was …

These three built the British models (soon called “Grant”, after the famous Union general), while the US models (called “Lee”, after his famous confederate antagonist) were produced by the …

The M3A5 Grant with rivetted hull would appear from photographic evidence to be the more common type of diesel engined Grant. There were numbers of M3A3 Grant with welded hull …

The M3A5 Grant will be the diesel model with a riveted hull, and the M3A3 Grant will be the diesel with a welded hull. These were the only types of M3 Mediums built with Grant turrets, and …

Mar 21, 2015 · M3A5 (Grant II). Twin GM 6-71 diesel variant of riveted hull M3. Despite having the original Lee turret and not the Grant one, was referred by the British as Grant II . 591 built.

The M3 with the British pattern turret were known as M3 Grant named after Civil War Union general Ulysses S. Grant. A total of 777 surplus from British ordered M3 medium tanks …

May 13, 2018 · The M3A3 was built as an ordinary American tank, while the M3A5 underwent modernization similar to the Grant I. These modernized tanks were built by Baldwin …

M3A5 Grant: A Diesel Lee, Made For the Brits, with a New Name and Turret A nother welded hull, powered by the GM 6046 Twin diesel with a new bigger turret to house British radios. 591 …