The Sherman DD wasn’t the first tank to be fitted with the unique Duplex Drive (DD) system
The Nicholas Straussler idea was initially tried on a number of British tanks during its development from 1941
Many of the US, Canadian and British Sherman DD crews on D-Day had trained initially with Valentine DD tanks
By 1944 it was decided that the Sherman was a more suitable tank for conversion to the DD system
The first full-scale use of the Sherman DD in action occurred during D-Day
The Sherman DD tanks were designed to be released from the landing ships two miles off shore and swim to the landing beaches to arrive with or before the first waves of infantry
Contains 1x Sherman DD Tank