British Kangaroos

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I would like to suggest a couple more possible units for the British OOB: the Priest Kangaroo and the Sherman Kangaroo. Both were used in Italy from October 1944.

Priest Kangaroo

The British adopted the Priest Kangaroo concept after it was used by the Canadians in Normandy. It is already in the Canadian OOB (spob30) as Unit 195.

A British Priest Kangaroo:



Sherman Kangaroo

The Sherman Kangaroo was a converted Sherman III – without a turret. A wireless set was installed in its hull. It could carry ten infantrymen along with its crew of two. I’m not sure how it was armed. I suspect that it had a 30 cal BMG and an AAMG.

A Sherman Kangaroo:



Sources:

Concord’s British Armor in Italy
Concord’s British Sherman Tanks
British and American Tanks of World War II: The complete illustrated history of British, American and Commonwealth tanks, 1939-1945
And this Link