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Vehicles · United States · 1942-1945

M4 Sherman

medium tank

First blooded by Eighth Army at Second Alamein, the Sherman became the backbone of Allied armoured forces for the rest of the war on sheer numbers, reliability and ease of production. It remained outgunned by late-war German tanks, but its mechanical simplicity kept it in the field through Italy's mud and mountains.

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top speed39 km/h
crew5
armour51 mm (hull, max)
armament75mm M3 or 76mm M1 main gun, 3x MG
produced49,234

Mediterranean and North Africa, Western Europe, Pacific, China, Burma and India

M4 Sherman tank Cougar, Arnhemseweg 120 6711GP Ede NL
M4 Sherman tank Cougar, Arnhemseweg 120 6711GP Ede NLJoost J. Bakker · CC BY 2.0 · source
Official US Army photo - 8th Armored Division M4A3(76)W tank in the town of Pilzen in a Victory Parade, 1945.
Official US Army photo - 8th Armored Division M4A3(76)W tank in the town of Pilzen in a Victory Parade, 1945.US Army · Public domain · source
A Sherman tank of 8th Armoured Brigade in Kevelaer, Germany, 4 March 1945. Sherman tank of 8th Armoured Brigade in Kevelaer, 4 March 1945.
A Sherman tank of 8th Armoured Brigade in Kevelaer, Germany, 4 March 1945. Sherman tank of 8th Armoured Brigade in Kevelaer, 4 March 1945.Hutchinson (Sgt), No 5 Army Film & Photographic Unit · Public domain · source

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