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Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b
Yes, the Sherman name, IIRC, was actually a suggestion from the British. We did name the M-3, though -- the Grant for the American version and the Lee for the British version. (The Lee had a bigger turret because the British wanted to stuff more radios into some of their M-3s.)
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LOL...the Brits named the Grant and Lee, as well as the Stuart, Sherman, Locust, Staghound and Greyhound. Pershing is the only one that was named by the Yanks.
The Lee is the US version and has a turret the same diameter as the turret ring, and is fitted with a coupla on top. It also mounts two .30-cal mgs fixed alongside the driver.
The Grant deletes the coupla and has turret fitted with a turret bustle holding a Brit radio set (moved up from alongside the driver); it also deletes the two fixed machine guns.
Both vehicles started out with the short-barreled M-2 75mm (this is the one with the large counterweight bolted to the muzzle end). This was replaced with the M-3 long-barreled 75mm (same one as fitted to the Sherman).