Description
THE GRANT M3 TANK | Documentary
Product Details
- UPC: 5022802211274
- Genre: Documentary, War
- Number of discs: 1
- Studio: Pegasus Entertainment
- Release date: 2004
Overview
"The Grant M3 Tank" is a captivating documentary that tells the story of the American medium tank that played a crucial role in World War II. Reports from Europe in 1940 convinced the US that the M2A1 medium tank was obsolete, and their answer was the M3, a medium tank with a 75mm weapon. An astonishing frenzy of building that included co-opting the car industry meant that the US was able to produce more than 6,000 M3s in little more than 15 months.
The documentary features expert analysis and rare archive footage, as well as superb computer graphics that bring the story of the Grant M3 tank to life.
Product Specifications
- Format: DVD
- Region: All Regions, PAL
- Aspect Ratio: 4:3
- Sound: Dolby Digital Stereo
- Run Time: 45 minutes (approx.)
Scene Selection
- Introduction
- A New Policy
- The M3
- Into the Cauldron
- Egypt's Last Hope
- Tunisia
- Rumble in the Jungle - Burma
- Japanese Bunkers
Special Features
- Interactive Menus
- 8 Scene Selections
- Killer Tanks - The Facts
- Excerpts from Other Titles in the Series
Interesting Facts
- The Grant M3 tank was named after American Civil War General Ulysses S. Grant.
- The Grant M3 tank was the first American tank to mount a 75mm gun in a sponson mount in the hull.
- The Grant M3 tank was used in a number of key battles during World War II, including the Battle of El Alamein and the Battle of Guadalcanal.
From Backside:
The story of the most produced, most used and most important US tank of World War Two. Nearly 50,000 of these superb fighting vehicles were built during the war and every allied army used the Sherman in a variety of roles in every theatre of combat throughout the world. Although it was inferior to the best German tanks in armament and protection, in reliability, serviceability and cost effectiveness it was unmatched.
