Obscure shermans: The Skink Anti aircraft Sherman

 The Skink

by Sol Mathews

When you think of Sherman platforms you think of this steel beast with a powerful 75-millimeter cannon not a tank with four 20 millimeters. This tank falls into the Obscure Shermans category because only three were ever made. The M4 Skink was created by the Canadians to fill the role of an armored Anti-aircraft role. The Skink was an experimental vehicle which explains why there were only three vehicles made.

The Skink was built on the original M4 cast hull with a modified turret to house the four 20-millimeter automatic cannons.

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