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| Subject: | Re: British Grant tank |  |
| Date: | Feb 10, 2004 |
| From: | Paul Roberts | |
Gray Ghost wrote:
> "pat g" wrote in news:4027af29@news.track-link.net:
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>>lees and grants in use in burma were olive green.
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> A small number were sent directly to England as training vehivles. These
> appear to have been in US Olive Drab.
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> The Burma tanks were leftovers from North Africa. They went to Indian
> Armored divisiosn. They were mixed, Lees, Grants and Stuarts.
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> While Olive Green sounds likely for Burma I'm willing to bet they got
> pretty bruised up in use from what I've read.
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> Frank
Canada used a number of Lees and Grants in the UK, all painted US OD.
They were replaced in late 1942 as sufficient Rams became available.
Many had the late version stowage boxes plus the mud chutes between the
suspension units.
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Paul Roberts
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