Question about North African WWll battlefields

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Alright. Detective time. The first photo of the “Raider” Sherman. Notice- how well defined the area around the tracks where the tracks broke through the surface on the right side. Looks like it was stuck a month ago. Notice- the mud covered track on the left side. Wonder- why rain hasn’t washed the mud off the left side track over time? I know I was rained on when I was there. Notice- very nice paint job. Wonder- why is the right side dried mud broken surface detail so well defined? Would it be a lot less defined with years of weathering?
In this photo notice how quickly the desert starts to "absorb the a tank into the environment.

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Wonder why their isn’t more weathering on the vehicle paint? Wondering- where is the right side track?
Thought… What if this was not a combat vehicle. Could this be a museum or display vehicle someone drove and got stuck during Desert Storm?

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I believe that “Lucky” could in fact be “Raiders” with a new livery. “Lucky” is listed in the surviving M4 105 VVSS list, whereas “Raider” isn’t…

http://the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_M4_105_VVSS_Shermans.pdf

H.P.

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Regarding US Armored units in combat in North Africa, aside from the small training task groups sent with the initial shipment of M3 & M4 Mediums to the 8th Army in early 1942, no US Army armored formations fought east of Tunisia. Let alone any serving east of Suez. Tunis to Bagdhad is nearly 2000 miles by air.

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