The British designated the M4 the "Sherman", which coined into the tank's name M4 Sherman that it would be known as in history. This tank gives the M4 Sherman the best upgrades possible, with a new . Interested in purchasing something from the War Thunder Store? The American M4A2 medium tank is a variant of the M4 with a diesel engine. All trademarks, logos and brand names are the property of their respective owners. Secondly, the Japanese forces' armoured units were rather inferior to the American tank forces by 1943. Once done - Horizontal Drive and two modifications responsible for accuracy or Artillery Support. The StuG's armour profile is also more complex than the Panzer IV, with less flat areas. With the success of this modification, the Israelis chose the 75 mm SA50 gun to be the new armament for the M4 Sherman inventory. It was one of the first American tanks to be released with the American ground tree in Update 1.45 "Steel Generals". Frontal armour is still inadequate, will get frontally penetrated and knocked out by tanks like Achilles, The best M61 shell struggles to penetrate heavy targets like, Trajectory is curved and velocity is low due to its short barrel, thus distant/moving targets are hard to shoot at, Hull traverse is quite slow, making it sluggish in a turn, Roof armour of 19.5 mm thick is vulnerable to airstrikes with AP cannons. While the Shermans were finally replaced in American service, many other countries that received the Shermans still used them all the way to the turn of the century. For a M4A4, there are 2 apparent bulges on the upper front plate, a penetration through there can guarantee a knock-out most of the times. Earlier deployment of such tanks did not take priority as military commanders did not take the 76 mm gun with much enthusiasm as the 75 mm gun could fire a much better high-explosive round to fight softer targets, which consists of more than half of the engagements the Shermans typically face. The sloped front upper glacis, when angled, also provides good protection against enemy fire. The shell should go in easily and knock out most, if not all of the crew. Another 2,020 units went on sale in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of German Unity. While most tanks in the BR range of the M4 748 (a) are quite capable of destroying the tank through the front, the most worrisome tanks are those that are quite immune to the 75 mm gun on the M4. Its use in the 1967 war was interleaved with the more powerful M-51 Sherman, a similar upgun program with the French 105 mm Modle F1 from the AMX-30 tank. The divisions of the Wehrmacht had several such tanks which survived until Germany surrendered. The Americans did an excellent job recognizing the problems with the M3's main-calibre weaponry being mounted in a side sponson. The M4 748 (a) can alleviate this problem by giving the friendly tank additional support. The increased threat of German tanks in the European theatre also provoked the British to up-gun the M4 Sherman with a more capable gun, resulting in the Firefly. The most important thing about this tactic is to know when to hold back, as enemies will be aware of a rampaging Sherman in the area and will take advantage of it as soon as they get the opportunity. The new turret was based on the T23 turret (used on 76 mm gun armed Shermans), but it had the pistol port removed. Front armour has two protruding areas for driver and co-driver hatches. The suspension, like in real life, also seems to give the vehicle a much smoother ride across terrain, making it easier to acquire targets while on the move due to the stability. This became a contributing factor on the Sherman's reliability on the field, as most of the design flaws were ironed out with the previous tank designs. The gun mantlet and turret are reasonably strong, but avoiding shots is still the best strategy. No, the Sherman was a great tank, and arguably the best tank of the war when you factor in economies, ease of use, crew comforts (being able to move around without bumping into everything), ease of manufacture, and so forth, though an argument can be made for the . While it pales in comparison to the destructive effect of tank guns, it provides the Sherman with some flexibility over other comparable vehicles, who are restricted to their rifle-calibre coaxial machine guns. The tank construction was welded and had a frontal armour plate sloping at a 47 degree angle. It proved much better than the German Panzer IIIs and Panzer IVs, able to eliminate them at distances more than 2,000 yards away. The Sherman was a proven design and was easier to maintain, more mobile, and reliable. The trials showed that the new suspension gave the Sherman a ground pressure that is even less than the heavier Panther, and this model was approved for production in March 1944, beginning in August 1944. After being phased out of American service, many other countries still used the Sherman as their main tank, mainly Israel where they up-gun the tank with the much powerful post-war French 75 mm and 105 mm gun as the M-50 and M-51 respectively (nicknamed "Super Shermans"). The only big distinctive feature of the M4 748 (a) is the paint coat on the tank, which is a combination of the yellow dunkelgelb, red-brown rotbraun, and green olivgrn, in a manner similar to the default scheme of the Panther G. Features on the M4 748 (a) are shared with its counterpart with a 47 front armour plate with a one-piece transmission housing. Criticisms were raised on the Sherman's inability to destroy the heavier tanks with its 75 mm gun, the tendency of catching fire easily when a penetrating round hits an ammo stowage bin scattered in the Sherman interior, and the lack of mobility on the muddy terrain due to the track design. This equipment, if salvageable, are often taken by the occupiers and used for their own purposes. The thickness was from 4 in (101 mm) to 5.5 in (129 mm). 20112023 Gaijin Games Kft. The M26 Pershing and M4A3E8 served alongside in the tank battles ensuing from August to October 1950. This is a high risk/high reward type of playstyle. This tank gives the M4 Sherman the best upgrades possible, with a new suspension and a high-penetrating 76 mm cannon with access to APCR rounds. Otherwise they're good fun. It was one of the first American tanks to be released with the American ground tree in Update 1.45 "Steel Generals". The Americans received their first Shermans in the next month in Operation Torch. The tank had a welded hull. This tank is the equivalent to the British Sherman Firefly, trading its top-mounted HMG and additional armour for a better main gun: the SA50 L/57 cannon, which is the same gun as the one featured on the well-known AMX-13, providing an interesting perspective to what's coming next in terms of firepower. Between July 1942 and January 1944, 6,748 M4s rolled off the line. And don't discount that .50-cal machine gun! The maximum speed was reduced to 22 mph (35 kph), but the acceleration was still manageable. The Japanese solution against the Shermans, other than with their 47 mm anti-tank guns, were often suicidal tactics ranging from placing satchel charges right onto the tank, using pole-mounted anti-tank mines to reach and destroy the tank or even simply throwing oneself underneath a tank with mine or other explosive and triggering it manually. This means it's preferable to take down enemy gunner first, usually by hitting the right side of the turret. An unusual - and useful - difference is that the upper glacis is sloped at 56 degrees rather than the standard 45 degrees, making it more of a threat and more powerful due to improving the chances of a round ricochet. The problem had to be addressed in the manufacturing plant and Ordnance Department set to work finding a better solution to fix the track flotation for better mobility. Suspension wheels are 15 mm thick, the bogies are 10 mm, and the tracks are 20 mm thick. I had an epiphany earlier today, it started after getting home from work yesterday; I'd had a bad day, as most people have these days, I played some tarkov with a friend, opening up warthunder after he got . However, this feature was controversial among the crew and experiences with it vary. Also the narrow tracks offer poor ground flotation, thus poor off-road capabilities. Firstly, the jungle terrain on most of the islands fought on was unsuitable for the deployment of large-scale armoured units, relegating armour support to light tanks such as the M3 Stuarts. The second machine gun is a general-purpose 7.62 mm M1919A4 Browning machine gun mounted in the coaxial position. Of the 10,000 Shermans the US Army had in 1945, only about 3,202 units were left by 1950 with almost half unserviceable. It was introduced in Update 1.75 "La Rsistance". With the F variant, you can use APCBC to instantly knock out this vehicle with a single shot. As such, exploiting side armour and general weak points of opposing tanks are still a must. M4 748 (a) is a premium gift rank III German medium tank Use manual transmission, as using "Cruise Control 1" will give you a speed that is 1 km/h above the speed the stabilizer works at. The M4A3E2 received a new turret. Shoot that and you are able to knock out the driver, gunner and loader in one go. This is why this tank has an elongated mantlet: to provide space for the long SA50 L/57 cannon. So the 75mm gun is very good at BR up to 3.7 - once you get the APHE round - it fires fast, it has adequate penetration mostly, and it is accurate. It can use its decent armour and gun to support friendlies against enemies, use its mobility to outmanoeuvre and exploit undefended location to reach an unsuspecting area, and a combination of the traits to deal with its contemporary medium tanks with the 75 mm gun with its APCBC and APCR ammunition. With its sloped frontal armour, many low-calibre shells will just bounce off the Sherman, though any actual anti-tank gun you will face at this BR will easily go through this relatively thin armour at medium range. The exterior was changed with the new horizontal-volute suspension system (HVSS), which presented a different bogie system with larger road wheels that allow the usage of a wider track for better mobility cross-country. The HVAP rounds give the tank a much greater firepower boost to fight the tanks at its rank. Captured M4-748 (a) tanks were used by German troops until the end of the war. The upgraded 75 mm and 105 mm Shermans were designated the M-50 and M-51 respectively, both more well known as the "Super Sherman" abroad. Visually, the M4 748 (a) is identical to the M4A2 Sherman. The 8th rack is large and located in a weak spot: the bottom section of the armour. The German forces also captured Allied tanks as well, mostly fielding them in the Panzer forces to supplement the growing attrition of their armoured forces. [2], The M-50 Sherman was used by Israeli during the 1956 Suez Crisis and the 1967 Six-Day War. Unlike the M4 Sherman model that has the same gun mount, the right turret side does not have a welded piece of applique armour, allowing for a more sloped contour on the 76 mm turret armour. The Shermans were reported to be used in the 14th Panzer Division, 16th Panzer Division, Fallschirmjger Division, and Kampfgruppe Berlin. "Palestinian Armor." By the end of the year, 1,326 tanks were on the ground, of which half were the M4A3E8. This resulted in an increased Allied tank attrition rate of nearly double during the Normandy Campaign than that of the Allies' previous campaigns. Playing as the M4A3 can be tricky since it features armour that can't stop most calibres at its rank such as the German 8.8 cm or the Soviet 85 mm, including the fact that it isn't the fastest tank. The Pz.Kpfw. As others have said, they don't really shine unless top-tiered but they certainly don't suck either. Most of the tanks were marked with an Iron Cross to show they belonged to the German army. Unfortunately, it is currently impossible for a new War Thunder player to acquire this rare tank. It was highly reliable, adequately armoured, and could be produced in a very large number with a dedicated support arm to ensure that all of the ones in the field could be kept operational. The turret has a very robust construction so if there is no faith in penetrating through the front hull easily, don't bother trying to penetrate the turret from the front except for the very small weak point on the gunner's position of the turret. Thus, unlike most Shermans, the French M4A4 SA50 does not have a stabilized gun; this however is more than made up for by the egregious penetration rates of the high-velocity cannon. The M4A3(105) is the first Sherman in the American tech tree of War Thunder. 20112023 Gaijin Games Kft. Given the rather weak penetration of your short 75 mm gun, their hull can be almost impossible to penetrate when angled, hull down or 300 m away. The standard 2 in (50 mm) gun shield had 5 in (127 mm) of armor added to it, increasing both the size and thickness of the mantlet. On the side hull, one distinctive feature of the M4 Sherman was the added appliqu over the sponson ammunition area. The Firefly is one of the moremediocre out of the bunch. It wasn't until the M46 Patton, an upgraded Pershing with improved reliability, that the Shermans were formally replaced in US service. M79 can still wipe a whole crew if you understand a bit of geometry and where to aim, and it's solid shot, so it won't be stopped by engines when you shoot into a tank's back. The Sherman's turret traverse speed was very fast, able to traverse a full 360 degrees in only 15 seconds, which is considerably faster than the traverse speed on most German tanks. 75 mm M3 gun is a competent, well-handling gun for a medium tank. The Shermans first saw combat in the North African Campaign in the Second Battle of El Alamein on October 1942 in the hands of the British. Web. The armor was also increased to 6 in (152 mm) all round, but the area under the rear turret basket was only 2.5 in (63 mm). As long as it is not required to do back-flips and drifting, this chassis does it's job fairly well. In 1945, the equipping of flamethrower Shermans known as M4A3R3, nicknamed "Zippos", were a significant boost to the infantry's firepower in having a very long range of fire compared to the standard infantry-modelled flamethrowers with the benefit of being in an armoured vehicle. Excellent gun depression of -10 plus the angled frontal turret allows it to utilise hills very well, Great penetration and post-penetration damage when using M61 shells; can frontally penetrate and knock out most opponents like the, Great turret traverse speed allows it to deal with multiple threats easily, Capable armour when angled and at a distance, Adequate top speed allows it to get to positions in time, or to do tactical manoeuvres like flanking, Pintle-mounted HMG provides an anti-aircraft defence or anti-tank duty against tanks like, Fitted with a vertical stabilizer, allowing more accurate fire on the move compared to other tanks, as well as better usage of shoot-n-scoot tactics, Large profile and weak side armour; flankers like the Sd.Kfz.234/2 can easily see and penetrate it, Frontal armour is still inadequate, it will get frontally penetrated and knocked out with a single shot by tanks like, The best M61 shell struggles to penetrate heavy targets like, Trajectory is curved and velocity is low due to its short barrel, thus distant/moving targets are hard to shoot at, Hull traverse is quite slow, making it sluggish in a turn. If it shoots the turret side to disable the gun, driver angles the hull so no further rounds pen, he gets his gun back, deletes Cromwell. It was one of the first American tanks to be released with the American ground tree in Update 1.45 "Steel Generals". The 1956 Suez Crisis against Egypt was a curious case as the Egyptians also send their M4 Sherman inventory through a similar uparm program by adding the AMX-13 turret onto their M4 Shermans, giving them their own usage of the 75 mm SA50 gun on the M4 Sherman tanks.[1]. It could climb a 60% slope, cross a 76 (2286 mm) trench, climb a 24 (609 mm) vertical wall and ford 36 (914 mm) of water. This configuration also caused the hatch to protrude from the hull's sloping contour, resulting in the interruptions in the slope that compromises the sloped armour's overall effectiveness. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Design of the M4 began in 1941, and by July 1942 it was ready for full-scale production. During the M3 medium's development, the designs of the 75 mm armed vehicle were being drawn up and submitted by the Ordnance Department. It will punch holes in AA trucks and armored cars. These opinions changed with the Battle of the Bulge, where the German offensive with large numbers of their heavy tanks such as the Panthers and Tiger IIs decimated armoured units stationed in the Ardennes. The "HVSS" indicated the usage of the horizontal-volute suspension system on the tank. For more information, please see our Up to 6,748 M4A1s were produced from July 1942 to January 1944, out of the 49,234 total Sherman units produced in the war. They were obtained from the British, French, and scrap yards across Europe. The only drawback in this action would be an unexpected encounter with another enemy trying the same manoeuvre, which would be an enemy tank class of equal to the M4 or lower so a good engagement against them could let the M4 continue its merry way. Between August 1944 and May 1945, 1,217 M4A3E8 (76) Ws were produced. A more effective method was to have metal armour welded on in improvisation, and an official project was made for such "assault tanks" that ended with the M4A3E2 "Jumbos" with 254 made for the fighting in Europe. Don't get flanked if at all possible and don't present your sides to a known enemy position - virtually anything can kill a Sherman from the side and, if hit, it's usually a OHK. The M4 748 (a) is a very versatile weapons platform that can be used in multiple roles and tactics. Hull-down positions are especially strong in the M4 Sherman, as it has a good 10 degrees of gun depression. The M4 was the most widely-used American tank ever developed, originally meant for World War II, but seeing service far after 1957, when the US retired them, with its latest retirement nation being Paraguay in April 2018. As a result, manoeuvrability not only did not decrease, it actually enjoyed an uptick. While the stabilization was only done for the vertical plane, it kept the gun stable enough to be able to shoot on the move effectively, with a study showing a 70% hit probability on an enemy 300 to 1,200 yards away when moving at a speed of 15 mph. The turret top features a spotlight on the front loader's position with his oval hatch while the commander has a usual split hatch with an M2 Browning machine gun for him to use. The M4 Sherman Jumbo has more armor than the regular M4 Sherman while looking similar, so it can . Outside of the wall are two more filler ports for the fuel tanks on both sides. Web. Nevertheless, the new Sherman, dubbed the M4A3 (76) W HVSS Sherman on papers and shortened as the M4A3E8, was considered the best overall Sherman design with its new upgrades. WordPress, 12 Jan. 2011. Weak ass armour at that BR and but good gun is the firefly the Brit one though you don't get the apds round like the other 76 mm Sherman's. Use it as a glass cannon. It was available only for pre-order during the Closed Beta Test of Ground Forces during the period before Update 1.41. No matter what game you find yourself in, you should be able to do something. While the Sherman was adequate against what little Panzer III and IVs the Germans have left and against infantry and fortifications with the 75 mm gun, the Panthers and Tigers were in much large quantity than expected, and proved better in armour and firepower to the Shermans. The Shermans were also reported to play a role as armour-recovery vehicles rather than tanks due to Sherman's great power-to-weight ratio and reliable design that allows for the ability to tow the heavier German vehicles reliably. About 2,000 of them were delivered to the Soviet Union under the Lend-Lease program. Are Sherman 105s actually god? With good overall characteristics, this vehicle can play many roles on the battlefield. The long barrel 75 mm gun will easily penetrate the Sherman from the front. Note that their guns are equally weak against you, so wiggle around to disrupt their aim while you reload, you have a good chance of bouncing some shells. Even if your armour is not the best, it should block most incoming rounds which will have lost most of their penetration power at those ranges. While a 75 mm gun was available for use, a turret able to mount the gun was not. It still can be used to ping targets as a rangefinding help or to mow down minor obstacles blocking your line of sight. The Sherman's turret was not made for such a huge gun. The German captured M4 Sherman's most notable combat performance was in the Ardennes Offensive in December 1944, the Baltic Offensive against the Soviet Union in late 1944, and the Battle of Berlin. While the Japanese Type 95 Ha-Go tank was comparable to the M2A4 Light Tank, the Shermans out gun these tanks by a large margin. Creation of a smoke screen in front of the vehicle, Reduces the swing of the gun in one plane while moving. For the tier II it might be worth a risk to go for M61 shot first, as its such a significant improvement over the stock shell. The Shermans, when deployed, were superior to most of the Japanese anti-tank equipment and often were essential to some of the Marines advances on some of the island assaults. It was one of the first American tanks to be released with the American ground tree in Update 1.45 "Steel Generals". So while the turret and tank design underwent development, the 75 mm would be mounted on the stopgap M3 Lee tank in a sponson mount. A variant of the M4A3 Sherman, the M4A3E2 has a new T23 style turret and extra armour clapped on nearly every . The armour protection of these tanks was often supplemented with spare treads. The M4A2 at 3.7 and the disgusting M4A4 (china shouldnt be in the game) are the best all round medium shermans with a good balance of firepower, armor and armament. In April 1942, the first M4A2 prototype was tested, and the tank was put into production. The prototypes were designated M4E8, M4A1E8, M4A2E8, and M4A3E8. Armor is useless in both, unless you get deranked to 2.7 in the 75mm. While this does provide minute protection, they also serve as highlights for the enemy to aim for an ammo rack destruction. 500 units were also for sale during the 5th Anniversary event. The turret, constructed the same way with cast steel in all 75 mm M4 medium variants, used an M34A1 gun mount for the 75 mm M3 gun; a change from the M34 gun mount in that the M34A1 used a combination of an M55 telescopic sight and an M4 periscope with an M38 telescopic sight in it. Here's how you make them . Despite the time of production, the distance of the Atlantic Ocean between the American factories and Europe cause the delivery time of the first batch of the new models to be three months, meaning they would not see service until December 1944 the soonest. They have thicker hull armour, at 80 mm, which will be much harder to penetrate with the APCBC over 500 m. Luckily the turret armour remains the same at 50 mm. Experienced Sherman commanders will like this tank as it drastically increases this old boy's lethality. Chad. Bogies had two paired wheels, and the supporting rollers were attached to the side of the hull. Dont since the nerf to the br's their about as far from user friendly as you can get, they require alot of skill to do wellthx to the snail (Gaijin). Reduces the swing of the gun in one plane while moving. These used a vertical-volute suspension system (VVSS), but the added weight of the gun inhibited the M-50's flotation and mobility, so this was shifted to use the HVSS and the Cummins diesel engine. Despite these losses, the mass production of M4 Sherman back in the United States ensured that enough tanks were available for the Allied Forces as they spearhead through France, plus the lack of any other capable tanks meant they had to use the Shermans for the time being. This video is intended to assist newer players who are unfamiliar with this vehi. Can only reach its top speed on paved or hard surfaces, Roof armour of 19.5 mm thick is vulnerable to aircraft strafing runs with AP rounds. In Italy, the Shermans proved much more mobile than the German Panzers, able to travel cross-country on the hilly terrain with ease. These two tanks featured armour that proved impenetrable when fired at the front, and with guns that could take out the Shermans from farther than the Sherman's effective combat range. I like the mobility of my M4A1. In this scenario, go around the enemy through another angle while the teammate keeps the enemy busy. It can easily dominate the field (especially against tanks of a lower BR) when you employ the right tactics; keep a good distance from your enemy and use your own cannon to penetrate them from any range. It has the decent firepower and armour to handle enemy light tanks that are expected to also rush towards points, and so it could last for some time capturing and defending the zones. It is played like any other M4 Sherman as a mobile tank with adequate armour and gun. The fielded Shermans in the German army was given the designation M4-748(a). Carrying30-rounds, I can afford to take shots at distant targets while on the move. 20112022 Gaijin Games Kft. The Pressed Steel Car Company kicked off production of the first M4 tanks in July 1942. The least important module to research is the M89 shell due to its extremely situational use. With the G variant, it is more reliable to use AP at ranges over 500 m to ensure penetration. However better the Shermans were to the German tanks at the time, the Allied armoured units still suffered casualties against the German tanks and anti-tank guns, most notably in the Battle of Kasserine Pass. While not as fast as some of the lighter tanks at the BR, the M4 748 (a)'s upgraded mobility makes it usable as a vehicle to run towards the objective and capture the zone. . Reveal hidden contents 105mm - The 105mm M4 howitzer. 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