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Old June 16th, 2007, 05:47 AM
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Default Re: Kangaroo?

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Even though the Kangaroo was used solely by the Canadians (according to what I've found) first at Normandy (1st Canadian Armoured Carrier Regiment and 49th Armoured Personnel Carrier Regiment) and then throughout the rest of the campaign in northwest Europe they can be seen as the forerunners of the modern APC.
I've found an interesting site that claims Shermans (and other vehicles) were converted to Kangaroos and that they were used by the British in Italy, so my above information must be inconclusive. There's also some good written detail on the interior of the M7 Kangaroo although the pictures are not very revealing. www.inter.nl.net/users/spoelstra/g104/apckang2.htm



I've also found some pics of the interior of the RAM Kangaroo.....

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