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Yad La'Shiryon
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M51 Sherman Tank
The M51 is a modified Sherman with a French 105mm gun
developed from the gun of the AMX-30 MBT, a diesel engine, and a wide
track and suspension. This tank participated in combat during 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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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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