Armour

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Some photos of Canadian designed and built Ram tanks. The United States Sherman tank took some features from it.

Ram tank in front of British Columbia Regiment's Drill Hall on Beatty Street in Vancouver, BC, Canada. On right is my 1944 Willys MB jeep.


BCR Ram and Willys MB	BCR Ram & Willys MB	BCR Ram & Willys MB

BCR Ram and Willys MB	Ram Armoured Recovery Vehicle (ARV) (Colin Stevens' collection)

There are very few Ram tanks surviving.

BC Regiment, Vancouver BC - Gun tank
CFB Borden, Borden, Ontario - Gun Tank fairly early model, with side doors and 6 Pounder gun. NOT a Ram I as those had 2 Pr gun and no survivors are known.
CFB Borden, Borden, Ontario - Gun Tank later model without side doors
Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Ontario - Gun tank
Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Ontario - ARV (coming soon)
Swords & Plowshares Museum, near Ottawa, Ontario - Two Ram hulls converted to snowplows.
UK - Ram obtained from Holland.
Royal Canadian Artillery Museum, CFB Shilo, Manitoba. - Turret of a Ram salvaged off of a firing range by Dr. William Gregg. Donated to museum in 1985.
There are stories that there MAY be a running Ram appearing at a British military vehicle event.