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A Kangaroo was a Canadian armoured personnel carrier (APC) during the Second World War which was created by converting a tank chassis. Kangaroos were created as an expedient measure "in the field" by the Canadian Army, and were so successful that they were used by other Commonwealth forces, including the British Army.
Infantry of the 53rd (Welsh) Division in a Ram Kangaroo on the outskirts of Ochtrup, Germany, 3 April 1945. The decision to convert redundant tanks into personnel carriers was inspired by Allied experiences during the D-Day landings, where British and Canadian forces experienced much lower casualty rates by leading attacks on German lines with armour than did the Americans, who led with an ...
Kangaroo (armoured personnel carrier) Canada: Loyd Carrier United Kingdom: Wasp United Kingdom: A Universal Carrier with flame-thrower equipment T-16 Carrier United States: Lend-Lease based upon Universal Carrier, used to tow artillery Windsor Carrier Canada: variation of Universal Carrier M3A1 Half-track: Various, United States: M5 Half-track
The Ram's main contribution to the war effort was to fully equip large armoured units formed in Canada and the U.K. with a modern tank it could use to conduct essential tactical training prior to the invasions in Italy and Normandy. The Ram was produced in numerous variants, the most notable being the Kangaroo Armoured Personnel Carrier.
A Ram tank modified as a Kangaroo serves as a memorial to the 1st Canadian Armoured Carrier Regiment in Mill, Netherlands. Ram tanks can also be seen at the Canadian War Museum (the Kangaroo version), in Worthington Park at Canadian Forces Base Borden , in front of the Beatty Street Drill Hall in Vancouver , and at the Bovington Tank Museum ...
The Kangaroo could carry 20 infantry plus a crew of two. A total of 102 were converted between October 1944 and April 1945. The name "Kangaroo" became generic for all conversions of armored fighting vehicles into personnel carriers, including Ram tank conversions. [9] 25pdr howitzer motor carriage T51 M7 fitted with 25 pounder gun in July 1942 ...
The AVGP (Armoured Vehicle General Purpose), later known as the LAV I, [4] is a series of three amphibious armoured fighting vehicles ordered by the Canadian military in the 1970s.
Of these, 289 vehicles were upgraded in the 2000s to the M113A3 & MTVL standard under the Armoured Personnel Carrier Life Extension (APCLE) Program and later designated the Tracked Light Armoured Vehicle (TLAV) series. [110] [111] Only 135 in service as of 2015. [112] Includes 33 M577A3 Command Post vehicles. [113]