introduction Hello & some help identifying a picture please !

[ChasM]

Hello,

 

I was given this old picture of my granda in his younger days, and would like to identify the tank in the background, and the significance of the word stencilled on the tank body -- were they given individual names?

 

Very little details I'm afraid, my granda passed away in the 1980s and all I know is he served in the Parachute Regiment

of the British Army in Palestine around 1946 so presumably the picture is taken there.

 

I did some googling and came across this site, I was hoping some of the more knowledgeable members here might be able to help me out.

 

Looking at the "identifying shermans" sticky on here, I think the track running gear in my picture looks similar to that of the M4 Sherman, but it's obviously not one of them. Also the tank body is very angular and seems excessively low, I also can't see any sign of the actual tracks.

 

Any ideas?

 

 

 

Thanks

 

Charlie

Edited August 29, 2014 by ChasM

[g0ozs]

Hello and welcome

 

The pronounced angle along the sides and the relatively large gun barrel suggest M10 tank destroyer (which has Sherman derived suspension) to me - see:

 

http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?34407-Tank-of-the-week-M10-tank-destroyer&highlight=m10+tank+destroyer

 

Regards

 

Iain

[Lauren Child]

Could be M10 Wolverine, Achilles, or M36 Jackson.

[Lauren Child]

It looks like you can see a little bit of lump at the base of the barrel. If so that probably rules out the straight M10. The barrel doesn't look too tapered at the base, so my money's on Achilles. That would tie in with the name as well.

 

Welcome along by the way