M3 Medium Tank: The Lee and Grant Tanks in World War II War the 761st suffered heavy casualties

the 761st suffered heavy casualties in the confusion as they cut their way out of the trap

Montgomery's Eighth Army

Aside from new tactical aspects Carbine Fortress also served as the proving ground for new military technology

Streaking grime & Kursk soil wash

to create a small diorama

M3 Medium Tank: The Lee and Grant Tanks in World War II War the 761st suffered heavy casualtiesBy David Doyle The M3 Lee was America's first mass produced combat tank. Its unusual configuration of hull mounted 75 mm gun and turret mounted 37 mm cannon was a result of the rush to get the vehicle in production following Nazi Germany's rapid advances in Europe. Following heavy British tank losses in France, the Commonwealth turned to the US to bolster their tank stocks, and the M3 was adapted, through the use of a different turret style, to fill