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15-107 Garand Picture of the Day - US 9th Inf Div, Germany Feb 45
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The Sherman tanks pictured are M4A3E2 "Jumbos". Having been hit hard by Axis tank and anti-tank guns, the allies modified some 254 Shermans into Jumbos between June and July of 1944 to serve as "Breakthrough Tanks". By adding lots of armor, 3.5 inchs in front - doubling their frontal armor to 7 inches - they hoped these tanks would be able to stand up to anything coming their way (to include 88mm).
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Originally Posted by
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By adding lots of armor, 3.5 inchs in front - doubling their frontal armor to 7 inches
That must have been hard on the powerplant, the vehicles we added bolt on to in the recent unpleasantness just about gave up the ghost because if the extra weight...
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Very much so, also fuel consumption. I was glad to turn in my up-armored HUMMV for an MRAP.
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