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| − | == M4A5 is not Ram II ==
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| − | M4A5 was the name for the Canadian Grizzly (a Sherman), if it had gone into US service. It never had any connection with the Ram tank series. From Canadian WW2 tank expert H. Skaarup:
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| − | http://silverhawkauthor.com/ironsides-canadian-armoured-fighting-vehicle-museums-and-monuments_268.html
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| − | "The US Army had seven main sub-designations for M4 variants during production: M4, M4A1, M4A2, M4A3, M4A4, M4A5, and M4A6. These designations did not necessarily indicate linear improvement: for example, A4 was not meant to indicate it was better than the A3. These sub-types indicated standardized production variations, which were in fact often manufactured concurrently at different locations. The sub-types differed mainly in engines, although the M4A1 differed from the M4 by its fully-cast upper hull; the M4A4 had a longer engine system that required a longer hull, a longer suspension system, and more track blocks; M4A5 was an administrative placeholder for Canadian production; and the M4A6 had an elongated chassis, but fewer than 100 of these were produced."
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| − | It makes no sense a Ram would be an M4-anything, as it was built up from an M3.
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