Grizzly I cruiser

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Grizzly I
The Grizzly resembled a Sherman tank, but had thicker armor.
Type	Medium tank
Place of origin	Canada
Service history
In service	1943-45 (Canada) 1945-?? (Portugal)
Used by	Canada  Portugal
Wars	Second World War
Production history
Designed	1941
Manufacturer	Montreal Locomotive Works
Produced	1943-44
Number built	188
Specifications
Weight	29.91 t (30 tonnes)
Length	19 ft (5.816 m)
Width	2.626 m
Height	2.997 m
Crew	5 (Commander, gunner, loader, driver, co-driver/hull gunner)
Armour	75 mm
Primary armament	High Velocity 75 mm M3 L/40 gun
Secondary armament	2 x .30-06 machine gun
Engine	Continental R-975 9-cyl radial gas 400/340 hp (298/254 kW)
Suspension	Vertical volute spring
Operational range	193 km
Speed	24 mph (38.64 km/h)

The Grizzly I was a Canadian built M4A1 Sherman tank with some modifications, it had thicker, more sloping armour, had a longer range, and, most notably was fitted with CPD tracks.

Production of the Canadian built Ram tank was switched to Grizzly production in August 1943^[1] but production of the Grizzly was halted as US tank production by would be sufficient for all the Allies. The production was switched instead to the Sexton self-propelled gun Mk II. The Sexton was designed after the US Priest which used a Sherman chassis. the Sexton Mk II used the Grizzly chassis, the upper hull modified to carry the Commonwealth standard QF 25 pounder gun instead.

Some were planned for conversion to the Skink anti-aircraft tank with a turret mounting four 20 mm cannon.

There are few survivors, the Muckleburgh Collection has one.

Notes and references

External links

• http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/can/Canada.htm
• http://www.wwiivehicles.com/canada/tank-medium/grizzly.asp
• http://www.militaryfactory.com/armor/detail.asp?armor_id=292
• http://www.junobeach.org/e/4/can-tac-arm-can-e.htm

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