M3 Lee [American Medium Tank] (w/ M3 Grant turret+sand shields)

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The M3 Lee, officially known as the Medium Tank, M3, was an American medium tank built in the early 1940s. The British gave it the name "Lee" after Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Although its gun performed well, the tank had many drawbacks, including a high silhouette and the main gun being mounted in a sponson. However, a good mass-produced tank was desperately needed to counter the Axis blitzkrieg, so thousands of M3s were exported to the United Kingdom and Soviet Union. The British called their tanks the "M3 Grant" after American General Ulysses S. Grant to distinguish them from the M3 Lee. The Grant received a new turret that eliminated the machine gun cupola. Most Grants also got sand shields for use in North Africa. After the Germans started mounting more powerful guns on their tanks, as well as the unusual design of the M3, the M3 was gradually phased out by the new M4 Sherman. Following this, the U.S. recalled the M3 Lee from the European theater. Nevertheless, the British continued to use the M3 Grant against the Japanese until 1945.