Talk:741st Tank Battalion (United States)

Suggestion
G'day, I came across this article while scanning the list at WP:GAN. I only had a quick look but it looks quite good. I have updated its assessment from stub to B class, as I believe that it meets the B class criteria. One suggestion I have is to include mention of the unit's brief existence post war (1949 to 1952) in the "Post war" section. Currently it is mentioned in the lead, but not in the body of the prose, but the lead shouldn't really contain information that isn't in the main section of the article. Anyway, keep up the good work. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 12:11, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

M3 vs. M5
Contributor 70.184.116.25 changed equipment from M5 Stuart to M3 Stuart. That is incorrect and I have reverted the text. By the time 741st deployed to Europe in late 1943, production of Stuarts had rolled over to M5/M5A1 from M3 variants. TO&E 17-25, dated 15 Sep 1943, which controlled the 741st Tk Bn, also specified the M5A1. There were likely some substitutions, especially among units that had already deployed in the Mediterranean Theater, but M3 production ended in October 1943. By D-Day, and through replacement of damaged tanks thereafter, the pipeline would have effectively eliminated any earlier M3 holdouts in the ETO. For a thorough treatment, see Zaloga, referenced in 741st Tk Bn main article, pp 22-23 and 32-33. See also Peter Chamberlain and Chris Ellis, British and American Tanks of World War II: The complete illustrated history of British, American and Commonwealth Tanks, 1939-1945, New York: Arco Publishing Co., 1969, p. 93. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bilhartz (talk • contribs) 04:32, 14 October 2015 (UTC)