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Tango01  | 25 Sep 2019 12:39 p.m. PST |
"Many Russian publications give the Medium Tank M3, known in the USSR as M3Sr (sredniy – medium) a poor evaluation. It is often dubbed "a grave for six brothers". Indeed, reviews of the M3 were the least favourable compared to most tanks that arrived in the USSR in large batches, but the infamy it holds today is not deserved. Let's try to objectively evaluate this American tank using reports from the proving range and the battlefield. The Red Army GABTU had more information about American medium tanks than light ones before the war. Significant amounts of information were obtained about the Medium Tank M2. Even more information was obtained in July of 1941, after which it was concluded that the Red Army has no interest in this tank. As for the main character of this story, the information on it was somewhat muddied. The Soviet military learned of the Ram I first, which was called "Canadian M-3" in correspondence. The description of a cast hull indicates that this was actually the Ram. This design, developed by British engineer Carr, was a characteristic of the Canadian vehicle. The M3A1 with a cast hull appeared much later…"
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