Duplex Drive tank

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Diagram of a Sherman DD Amphibious Tank showing labeled features including the commander's steering platform, folded-down rubberized canvas screen, and rear propellers, with explanatory text about its role and challenges during the D-Day invasion.

Duplex Drive tank

United States military weapon

Also known as: DD tank

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Sherman tank
…famous variation was the “Duplex Drive,” or DD, tank, a Sherman equipped with extendable and collapsible skirts that made it buoyant enough to be launched from a landing craft and make its way to shore under propeller power. The M4 also was transformed into the M32 Tank Recovery vehicle…
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…famous variation was the “Duplex Drive,” or DD, tank, a Sherman equipped with extendable and collapsible skirts that made it buoyant enough to be launched from a landing craft and make its way to shore under propeller power. The M4 also was transformed into the M32 Tank Recovery vehicle…
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