Osprey - Swimming Shermans: Sherman DD amphibious tank of World War II Tank Whippet II in a wide variety

II in a wide variety of battlefield settings including North Africa

But its hurried development prior to World War II also made it prone to mechanical failure

Yet at the same time

II Forced Reconnaissance with a Tamiya 1/35 scale model kit

Osprey - Swimming Shermans: Sherman DD amphibious tank of World War II Tank Whippet II in a wide varietyBy David Fletcher MBE David Fletcher examines the swimming Shermans, and their successes and tragic failures on the beaches of Normandy. The Sherman DD (Duplex Drive) tank was a brilliant innovation; the design and development of a tank that could float and even 'swim' in water was controversial. Each tank was enveloped in a waterproofed canvas screen, launched at sea from landing craft and then 'swam' to shore, where the screens were deflated,