Accession Number | P05457.017 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Maker |
Unidentified |
Place made | Australia: Victoria, Bandiana |
Date made | c 1942 - 1947 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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An M3 Lee/Grant tank with riveted hull. The vehicle has been painted in a two tone camouflage ...
Description
An M3 Lee/Grant tank with riveted hull. The vehicle has been painted in a two tone camouflage scheme and is armed with a 75 mm gun fitted into a starboard side sponson and a 37 mm gun fitted into a turret on top of the hull. During the Second World War, the Australian army used hundreds of M3 tanks for training purposes.