/Vehicles/Allies/UK/04-InfantryTanks/Mk3-Valentine/Valentine-Mk8.htm | Up-dated: 18-02-2021 |
Similar to Mk.III
but with 6-pdr gun, no coaxial MG, and turret crew reduced. |
Operation
Baytown, VIIIth Army - Salerno, Italy, September 1943. First of the
up-gunned versions. |
DD or Duplex
Drive tanks, nicknamed "Donald Duck tanks" were a type
of amphibious swimming tank developed by the British. DD tanks worked by erecting a 'flotation screen' around the tank, which enabled it to float, and had two propellers powered by the tank's engine to drive them in the water. The DD tanks were one of the many specialized assault vehicles, collectively known as Hobart's Funnies, devised to support the planned invasion of Europe. |
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