Forcemen of 3-1, First Special Service Force, in an M-2 60mm. mortar pit. April 20-27, 1944, Anzio Beach Head, Italy.(rudeerude)

Devil's Brigade

Canadian military came up with a system that effectively put four 20 mm auto-loading cannons into the turret of a tank. It was known as the Skink.

As the marriage of two off-the-shelf technologies- the M4A1 Grizzly tank (a Canadian version of the Sherman tank) and the Polsten automatic cannon, the Skink was a weapon system that saw little action but was a superb proof of concept.

Skink - 20mm Flak Sherman [2]

Forcemen of the First Special Service Force preparing to go on an evening patrol in the Anzio beachhead. April 20-27, 1944, Anzio Beach Head, Italy.(rudeerude)