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Tank #13, otherwise known as the Texas Pride, was an M4-A1 Sherman tank with a crew of five. There was the tank commander, tank driver, assistant driver, the loader, and the gunner. Justino D. Reza was the gunner for his
tank. He was the one who shot the cannon on the Sherman
tank. The tank itself had only one large gun, a 105mm.
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The interesting thing about the Texas Pride was that it was outfitted to carry mine exploders. These mine exploders were huge rollers, disc-shaped apparatuses that when attached to the front of the tank could roll over the mine field and explode them harmlessly. Well, most of the time. There was one instance recorded where the mine got pushed back and exploded underneath a tank, killing one man and injuring the rest.
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