M51 Sherman Tank

The stowage configuration on this tank is unique to the M51 Sherman. Many had track links mounted on the turret in front of the smoke grenade generators, two stowage boxes on either side of the hull, and a gun lock (on the rear of the tank) made from tubing rather than steel profiles. Note that the stowage boxes are not the same size. The M51's stowage has a front box similar in size to the box on the M50 but the rear box is shorter than the front box. (Compare with the M50 on the right in this photo.)

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M51 Sherman Tank

The M51 is a modified Sherman with a French 105mm gun (developed from the gun used on the AMX-30 MBT), a diesel engine, and a wide track and suspension. This tank participated in the Six Day War (1967), in the famous battle of the Dotan Valley, as well as the Yom Kippur War (1973).

 
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