743rd Nov 1944, possibly A-15 seen below when more or less new.  The 743rd did not place much faith in US Armor plate, nearly always supplementing it with sandbags.


4th Armored Dec 1944


743rd Jan 1945


743rd Jan 1945


743rd Tank as seen in spring or summer 1945, based on photos in "The View from the Turret".  The original photo shows that the sandbag armor has been removed as well as the travel lock.  A bracket for supporting the sandbags was still attached, as well as the 743rd's characteristic cable welded to the sponson, presumably to allow the 30th Division infantry to board more easily or possibly to tie the sandbags on used by the unit as additional armor, as seen above, even on the heavily armored M4A3E2.


Unk Jan 1945

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