![]() ![]() Eventually abandoned on the farm, T24676 has embarked on a new lease of life after a collector found her sitting in paddock. ![]() To lighted the weight of the tank, the turret was removed and disposed of. It was a farmer who bought T24676 for the purpose of using it to clear scrub and other towing duties around the farm. This particular Grant was most probably sold from the wheatbelt town of Nungarin. ![]() All surplus Grants were sold off at disposal auctions state wide. All of these ex British Grants were delivered to Western Australia and that is where they remained for the duration of the war. After the Germans were defeated in North Africa, a number of these British owned Grants were transferred to the Australian army. Originally used by the British army in North Africa, this tank sustained battle damage from German anti tank and small arms fire during it’s tour of duty. Fortunately, a good deal of information on this vehicle is provided in the description on youtube: More than 70 bodies have been interred in the common grave since it was opened Tuesday, according to the Associated Press.This video from late August shows footage of a rather worse for wear looking M3 Grant tank being driven around. Mariupol has suffered at least 8 major airstrikes in the past 48 hours, with a children's hospital and the central fire department among those hit. In Mariupol, the port city of 430,000 in southeastern Ukraine, Russia’s siege of the city entered its ninth day and local authorities were hurrying to bury the dead in a mass grave amid intense shelling. Thousands also hoped to find relief through safe exits on Thursday agreed upon by both sides of the war. ![]() Meanwhile, civilians trapped in besieged or destroyed areas of Ukraine were suffering from electricity outages, food shortages and other vital services. Scott Berrier, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, adding that his agency has "low confidence" in its estimate. Russia likely has had between 2,000 and 4,000 troops killed thus far, said Lt. Those losses, while modest at first glance, are significant for two weeks of fighting. The Pentagon on Wednesday estimated that Russia retains about 90% of the combat power it has deployed in Ukraine, accounting for weapons and vehicles destroyed or made inoperable as well as troops killed and wounded. RELATED: House approves $13.6B for Ukraine aid in huge spending bill ![]()
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