![]() ![]() ![]() Other Allies also received units or converted their own M3 tanks. About 125 T-2 (M31) vehicles were sent to the Soviet Union during WW II. When M31 vehicles were obtained by Britain under Lend-Lease, they were referred to as Grant ARV II. This is similar to the T-2 (M31) but of simpler design. The British converted M3 Lee tanks (called Grant in the UK, with minor modifications) to armored recovery vehicles, known as the Grant ARV I. The T2 (M31) was slowly replaced by the M32 Tank Recovery Vehicle, based on the M4 Sherman tank, starting in 1944. Just over 800 of the Tank Recovery Vehicle T-2 (M31) were produced in all variants, in service through 1945. M31B2 (based on M3A5 with twin GM diesel engines, riveted hull).M31B1 (based on M3A3 with twin GM diesel engines, welded hull).M31 (based on M-3 Lee Medium Tank with Continental R-975-C1 9 cyl.Although this M3-based Tank Recovery Vehicle was initially designated as the T-2, after standardization the nomenclature changed to M31 with these variants: ![]()
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