6 BANNED WW2 Field Modifications Canadian Soldiers Used Anyway

In 1939 Canada had no domestic facilities for producing tanks, but by 1945 its industrial workers had produced more armoured fighting vehicles than the combined total of Italy and Japan. All the automotive plants and locomotive workshops in the country were turned into large industrial bases, producing in huge numbers tanks, self-propelled guns, armoured reconnaissance vehicles, and troop carriers for the Allied forces all over the world. This video covers the complete lineup of armored fighting vehicles designed and built in Canada during the Second World War: Canadian engineering showed great ability in adjusting to the demands of war, as shown by vehicles such as the Ram tank and Grizzly cruiser, as well as the deadly 25-pounder Sexton self-propelled gun. When a change in military policy rendered the Ram gun tank obsolete, the ingenuity of the Canadians led to its conversion into Ram Kangaroos, the world's first operational heavy tracked armored personnel carriers, thus bringing about a revolution in mechanized infantry tactics under Lieutenant-General Guy Simonds during Operation Totalize. We also look at the Universal Carrier, the terrifying Wasp and the Badger flamethrower types, the four-gun Skink anti-aircraft vehicle, the agile Fox, Otter and Lynx reconnaissance vehicles, and the 800,000 Canadian Military Pattern (CMP) vehicles which kept the Allied armies in motion. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Canadas WWII Armored Vehicle Revolution 00:34 - The Ram Tank: Montreal Locomotive Works 01:05 - The Grizzly: Canadas Modified Sherman 01:30 - The Ram Kangaroo: Inventing the Heavy APC 02:18 - The Sexton: Self-Propelled 25-Pounder Artillery 03:00 - Armored Reconnaissance: Fox, Otter, and Lynx 03:40 - Universal Carriers, Wasps, and Flame Tanks 04:20 - The Skink AA Tank and CMP Logistics 05:00 - The Legacy of Canadian Wartime Industry HISTORICAL SOURCES AND FURTHER READING C.P. Stacey (1970), Arms, Men and Governments: The War Policies of Canada, 1939–1945. Department of National Defence, Directorate of History and Heritage. Donald J. Goodspeed (1967): A Century of Achievement in the Armed Forces of Canada, 1867–1967. Directorate of History and Heritage. David Fletcher (1989): The Great Tank Scandal: British Armour in the Second World War. Published by HMSO. Canadian War Museum (CWM) - Wartime Production and Armored Vehicles in the Second World War: https://www.warmuseum.ca/learn/canadian-military-history-timeline/second-world-war/ Project 44 - Historical Canadian Armour & Vehicle Databases: https://www.project44.ca/ ABOUT CANADIANS AT WAR The book Canadians at War is committed to recording and keeping safe the history of Canadian military engineering, tactical innovations, and the sacrifice made during wartime. Please subscribe in order to support independent documentation of Canadian military history. Take part in the discussion by letting us know which Canadian vehicle conversion you believe had the most significant tactical effect on the battlefield—the Ram Kangaroo APC or the Sexton SPG—和你的想法在下面的评论中告诉我。 #CanadianMilitary #WWII #Tanks #MilitaryHistory #RamTank #Sexton #CanadianArmy #HistoryDocumentary #ArmouredVehicles